GÜNTHER UECKER

Art can make a difference in that it can function as a useful tool or utensil. Or something sharp and penetrating that can stimulate dialogue, sometimes halting, sometimes touching… With my artwork, I am able to produce concrete objects that can’t be overlooked and which in the best-case scenario can also stimulate dialogue. That, I believe, is what art can achieve. It can’t possibly do more.

—Günther Uecker

Günther Uecker
Feld (for Ezra Pound)
1999
Nails and black paint on wood
15 3/4 x 11 13/16 x 4 1/8 inches (40 x 30 x 10.5 cm)
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn