Holger A. Klein, Lisa and Bernard Selz Professor of Medieval Art History. Koenig's Sphere: The German Sculptor Fritz Koenig at Ground Zero: Directed by Percy Adlon. My friend, the then 77 year old sculptor Fritz Koenig, is calling from Germany. Liberty Park would not be constructed until at least 2014, so a temporary location was needed to place The Sphere. Koenig's Sphere: The German Sculptor Fritz Koenig at Ground Zero (TV Movie 2001) on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more. Since then, the bronze sphere, primarily known in the United States as The Sphere, has been transformed into a symbolic memorial to commemorate 9/11. Its peaking out of the rubble. The Wallach Art Gallerys exhibition programs are made possible with support from the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Endowment Fund,the Charina Endowment Fund, and the gallerys patrons. The Koenig Sphere, a symbol of peace that survived significant damage on 9/11 to become an emblem of hope and resilience, was officially rededicated in its new home in Liberty Park today. documenta in Kassel. A wonderful film that I'd recommend to anyone. , Actors New York Today is still going strong! Interrupting the smooth surface, almost as if a giant egg had begun to crack, long lines curved around its circumference. Learn more about the full cast of Koenig's Sphere with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide Recently Viewed . Subscribe to Lonely Planet newsletters and promotions. Koenig died in February of this year at the age of 92, and did not know of the decision to move the Sphere. Bavarian sculptor Fritz Koenig's monumental metal sculpture, Sphere, stood for decades in the plaza at the foot of the Twin Towers. : Documentary about Fritz Koenig's sculpture that stood between the two towers of the World Trade Center, from its construction to the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the now heavily-damaged . It was one of the biggest projects he had ever created, with 52 bronze segments in total, and it took four years to build. Having become a major tourist attraction, the unrestored sculpture was rededicated on August 16, 2017 by the Port Authority at a permanent location in Liberty Park, overlooking the September 11 Memorial and its original location. or memorials dedicated to those who perished as a result of occurrences on Sept. 11, 2001, Christiane Fischer, the president and chief executive, said in a statement. Photograph by Kyle Knodell. Search Reddit posts and comments - see average sentiment, top terms, activity per day and more "Sphere" was the best known of his sculptures, though Mr. Koenig produced powerful memorials, including one at the former Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. that city and state officials had by now devised a plan for relocating an artifact that former Gov. Mr. Koenig had largely absented himself from discussions over what was to become of the life-size "Sphere." Percy Adlon, a documentary filmmaker in Santa Monica, Calif., and a friend of Mr.. Slide 19: Installation view of the exhibition "The Way We Remember", on view at the Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University September 10-November 13, 2021. He hasnt said so publicly, Koenig was supported in the production of his work of art by his long-time assistant Hugo Jahn and the Tyrolean sculptor Josef Plankensteiner. Please try again. Is there an appropriate way to memorialize this moment of individual and collective suffering in the history of our nation, especially in local minority and immigrant communities, which were hardest hit by the pandemic across the country? : I also enjoyed the way the doc was shot. The World Trade Center Sphere on September 11. [18][19] The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey held a ceremony at Liberty Park on November 29, 2017, to mark its return to the World Trade Center site. Its not part of the memorial; I didn't know much about it until I saw the documentary, but seeing it made me like it more. 1), Six months after the September 11 attacks, the sculpture was moved from the salve yard at JFK and rededicated with an eternal flame in Battery Park. This decision was thanks to Michael Burke, who lost his firefighter brother in the attacks and passionately fought for The Sphere to return to the site. The P.A. I had imaginedThe Sphere had turned to dust since it lived in the shadow of the towers. He calls "The Sphere" his biggest child. P.A. Fritz Koenig's Sphere sculpture in its new home near One World Trade Center Massimo Borchi / Atlantide Phototravel / Getty Images, 9/11 anniversary: How this remnant of the World Trade Center became a symbol of NYC's resilience. It stood in unrestored condition as a temporary memorial to the victims. The original name "Groe Kugelkaryatide N.Y." did not catch on with the New Yorkers. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the Durst Organization. it recaptures and honors the past, remains as a beacon of the destructive capability of evil men and certainly builds for the future.. Photo: Andrea Booher/FEMA, September 16, 2001 Right: Koenigs "Sphere" installed as a 9/11 Memorial in Battery Park. Photograph by Kyle Knodell. Do our memorial traditions provide us with appropriate forms of commemoration? Slide 18: Installation view of the exhibition "The Way We Remember", on view at the Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University September 10-November 13, 2021. You can find the latest entries at nytimes.com/diary and on our New York section online. The work of art was dedicated to "world peace through trade". Visiting the memorial today gives you the chance to see it up close, but without really knowing the journey the The Sphere has taken around New York, you might as well be looking at any other piece of rubble. The Sphere was donated by the AXA Art Insurance Corporation, which insured the work, for purposes of public exhibitions, including but not limited to museums, galleries or any other public space A ring of fountains, designed by architect Minouru Yamasaki, was added around The Sphere to resemble the Grand Mosque of Mecca. Slide 6: Installation view of the exhibition "The Way We Remember", on view at the Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University September 10-November 13, 2021. Slide 10: Installation view of the exhibition "The Way We Remember", on view at the Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University September 10-November 13, 2021. Columbia Community Members leaving flowers at the feet of "Alma Mater" in memory of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Columbia University in the City of New York. But from his home in Germany shortly after the attacks, he called a friend in New York and said, Its peeking out of the rubble. But should a small handful of them have the power to reshape ground zero? According to the 2001 documentary, Koenigs Sphere, directed by Percy Adlon, Koenig had also assumed the worst. Photograph by Kyle Knodell. It may be an icon of Paris, but the history of the Eiffel Tower is far from straightforward. His work was shown in exhibitions all over the world. Menu. He is very fascinating and his work and mind are exceptional. This is an artifact that survived and was affected by the horrors of 9/11, and placing it on the memorial plaza, we think, is entirely appropriate. "It was a sculpture, now it's a monument", Koenig said, noting how the relatively fragile metal globe had mostly survived the cataclysm. So what does the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey think? You can see both spots on a, For more on the thoughtful design behind what you can see at Ground Zero, read about the. At the height of the pandemic in December of 2020, the daily death toll in the United States surpassed for the first time that of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on every single day. Across the country, people are staring to safely venture out into museums and cultural spaces again after months of closures and uncertainty. Since then, the bronze sphere has become a memorial for the attacks. The work, weighing more than 20 tons, was the only remaining work of art to be recovered largely intact from the ruins of the collapsed twin towers. I was so interested to find out that there was a movie about this sculpture. Adlon recounts the making of the sculpture, "Kugelkaryatide" the sphere that stood in the center of Tobin Plaza between the two towers of the World Trade Center. His intent was tolessen public sorrow by reclaiming something affirmative out of mass destruction; something demonstrative of society's inherent strength and capacity to survivethe traumas inflicted on it.Koenig's expansive and varied body of work also includes memorials for the victims of the terror attack at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich and the former Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria.The KOENIGmuseum in Landshut houses the largestpublic collection of Fritz Koenig's artwork.This film is a tribute byR. New Releases. With Fritz Koenig, Michael Bloomberg, Hillary Clinton, George Pataki. [3][1], The Sphere falls into Koenig's creative phase of various caryatids, in which Koenig stages a struggle with constricting or burdensome geometrizing masses. Their responses will offer preliminary insights and possible answers. Michael Stecher andTeresa Scavetta-StecherMusic: 'Trstende Worte' by Ronny MatthesIn memory of Fritz Koenig February 22, 2017 in Landshut, GermanyOur thanks to Stefanje Weinmayr and her staff at the'KOENIGmuseum' in Landshut, Michael Burke, Lester Levine, Jan S. Ramirez, Anthony Gardner, Zach \u0026 Ann Janisch, ArthurSferlazzo, Margaret Donovan, Marilyn Masaryk,and Roberta Kahan.Dedicated to all the victims of the tragic events on September 11, 2001Historic photos courtesy of the'KOENIGmuseum' in Landshut, Germanyand\" R. Baker \u0026 Son (Return to WTC)\"Many thanks to everyone for theirtestimonials - sharing personalfeelings and thoughts when asked\"What does The Sphere mean to you\" She now has her own life - different from the one I gave her. Greenwich Street was extended and today runs over the original home of the sculpture. There was some severe damage, but amazingly, it stayed mostly intact. Genres Moods Themes Action . TV Shows. The Sphere was recovered from the rubble, visibly damaged but largely intact. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Following this discovery, it was dismantled and stored at JFK Airport until March of 2002. Send questions or suggestions The film follows the sculptu Adlon recounts the making of the sculpture, "Kugelkaryatide" the sphere that stood in the center of Tobin Plaza between the two towers of the World Trade Center. Slide 15: Installation view of the exhibition "The Way We Remember", on view at the Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University September 10-November 13, 2021. It's a huge sculpture. I had my camera with me. Eventually, an agreement was made that the sculpture be placed outside the 9/11 Memorial. , Run time Koenig worked on the monumental work from 1967 to 1971, and it was finally shipped from Germany to the USA. He calls The Sphere his biggest child. With his sculpture Koenig wanted to mark a formal contrast to the skyscrapers. Photograph by Kyle Knodell. How the city looks and feels and why it got that way. I liked the way you learned about the artist- Fritz Koening. In 2017, The Sphere was finally relocated to her permanent home at Liberty Park overlooking the new World Trade Center site. The piece of art now rests in a beautiful, elevated space with a living wall of ivy, gardens and trees (including a sapling from the Anne Frank tree), where it can watch over the construction of the new St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. [4], After the September 11 attacks, upon recovery from the rubble pile the sculpture was dismantled and sent to storage near John F. Kennedy International Airport. Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2014. It miraculously survived - though heavily damaged - the collapse of the Twin Towers as one of only a fewrecognizable objects.Rescued from Ground Zero, 'The Sphere' was initially stored inside aJFK Airport hangar and later moved to Battery Park as a temporary location, while the World Trade Center area was being reconstructed.On August 16, 2017 - thanks to a 16 year campaign byMichael Burke and many passionate supporters, 'The Sphere' was finally brought home to stand as apermament monument in the newly created 'Liberty Park'overlooking the WTC Memorial grounds.In Fritz Koenig's own words:\"It was a sculpture, now it is a memorial. I saw it on TV. The film follows the sculpture from its creation as the largest bronze sculpture of recent times to the aftermath, whe Read allAdlon recounts the making of the sculpture, "Kugelkaryatide" the sphere that stood in the center of Tobin Plaza between the two towers of the World Trade Center. Unfortunately, Koenig passed away in February of 2017, before the final decision was reached. The documentary got me re-interested in this piece of art and the opportunity to get to know its creator. Eventually, if the arts center is built, open space wont be nearly as large as it appears here, since the grassy strips at the right are placeholders for Fritz Koenig's Great Caryatid Sphere N.Y. (1967-1972)1 Holger A. Klein Arguably one of Fritz Koenig's most important international commissions and, through the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, one of his most widely known and publicly recognized artistic creations, the Great Caryatid Sphere N.Y., or The Sphere (fig. For other uses, see, The Sphere in Liberty Park in 2018, with unrepaired damage at the top of the sculpture, sustained during, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Artwork damaged or destroyed in the September 11 attacks, "Fritz Koenig, sculptor whose art withstood 9/11 attack, dies", "Battered and Scarred, 'Sphere' Returns to 9/11 Site", "From Ganslberg to Manhattan Fritz Koenig's Great Caryatid Sphere N.Y. (19671972)", "The Grief Police; No one says the 9/11 families aren't entitled to their pain. The well water was sprayed in a ring running around the sphere onto a flat surface adjacent to the sphere. In 1959 Koenig was able to exhibit at the II. After being dismantled and stored near a hangar at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the sculpture was the subject of the 2001 documentary Koenig's Sphere. This should give the impression that the spherical caryatid rises out of the water. . Bloomberg has said its theirs; they can put it where they like. The Sphere, however, is free to visit and reflect on, serving as a reminder of just how much damage was done that day. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! : Photograph by Kyle Knodell. Slide 12: Installation view of the exhibition "The Way We Remember", on view at the Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University September 10-November 13, 2021. WALLACH TALKS | REFLECTIONS ON 9/11 MEMORY, 20 YEARS ON, WALLACH TALKS | THE STAGES OF MEMORY: REFLECTIONS ON MEMORIAL ART, LOSS, AND THE SPACES BETWEEN, WALLACH TALKS | FROM MONUMENT TO MEMORIAL: FRITZ KOENIG'S SPHERE AND THE MEMORY OF 9/11, Fritz Koenigs Great Caryatid Sphere N.Y. at the World Trade Center, Photo: 1975, Jack Manning/The New York Times/Redux, Left: The Recovery of Fritz Koenigs "Great Caryatid Sphere" following the 9/11 terrorist attack. Koenig Sphere, the iconic bronze sculpture created by German artist Fritz Koenig, weighs 25 tons, stands 27 ft. high and has an 17 ft.diameter. The bronze elements of the sphere and the base were put together again on site so that Koenig's sculpture as a whole could set off by sea across the Atlantic to New York in a specially made, oversized wooden transport box. Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2011. It carries heavy scars that makes it an eloquent witness of the disaster. : William F. Burke Jr,died in 9/11 observes that TheSpheres scars and battered shape testify to the perseverance and resiliency of New York, America, and of those values. Installed as a memorial for the victims of Nazi persecution in the Church St. Maria Regina Martyrum, Berlin-Pltzensee. The work on the plaster model in its original size required the construction of a new workshop hall near Koenig's homestead and actual studio. Mr. Koenig had largely absented himself from discussions over what was to become of the life-size Sphere. Percy Adlon, a documentary filmmaker in Santa Monica, Standing in the World Trade Center before the attacks, you would never have guessed that this piece of art would later transform into a symbol of resilience and strength. The newly-opened Moynihan Train Hall in New York City contains contemporary art and architectural features. [20], In his documentary Koenigs Kugel - der deutsche Bildhauer Fritz Koenig im Trmmerfeld von Ground Zero ("Koenig's Sphere"), the German director Percy Adlon shows Koenig's encounter with his badly damaged work of art a few days after the September 11 attacks and its subsequent conversion to a memorial. The Sphere, which was moved to Liberty Park a few weeks ago, has been covered with a large white tarp, and was unveiled on Wednesday, September 6, less than a week before the 16th anniversary of the attacks. It is located in Liberty Park at the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, New York City. cookies. It is 25 feet high, cast in 52 bronze segments, put together in Bremen, and shipped as a whole to Lower Manhattan. morning and a round-up in Monday's print edition. Documentary about Fritz Koenig's sculpture that stood between the two towers of the World Trade Center, from its construction to the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the now heavily-damaged. It's not destroyed. Curated by his sisters, "Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure" features nearly 200 works and artifacts that have never been shown publicly until now. Moving because of the sculptor, the wonderful art of the sculpture itself, the interesting story of the design and making of the sculpture, the awful tragedy of the attack on the Twin Towers and resulting losses of life and property, and the story of moving and placing the damaged sculpture. "It now has a different beauty, one I could never imagine. Commissioned by the Port Authority in 1966, it was displayed in the plaza between the two Twin Towers of the original World Trade Center. For 30 years, the World Trade Center Plaza showcased a 25-foot, bronze sculpture known as The Sphere. [8], According to NYC Parks spokeswoman Vickie Karp, the city was looking to relocate The Sphere in summer 2012, when construction began to restore Battery Park's lawn, requiring the sculpture to be moved. Slide 8: Installation view of the exhibition "The Way We Remember", on view at the Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University September 10-November 13, 2021. In it, the artist recalls The Sphere's origin and talks about transience and the transformation of art following the attacks:[21]. Discover how the World Trade Center Sphere survived 9/11, traveled the city and eventually returned home. Four years in the making, the massive sculpture was cast in 52 bronze segments, put together in Bremen, and shipped as a whole to Lower Manhattan. Michael Burke, whose firefighter brother,Capt. are in the collection of the National September 11 Memorial Museum. , Director His work was shown in exhibitions all over the world. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Koenig, born in 1924 in Wrzburg, Germany, is one of the most important and prominent German sculptors after world war II. The Sphere also sparked a lot of media attention and became the subject of a 2001 documentary entitled Koenigs Sphere. The Sphere in Battery Park now (above) and after 9/11 (below). ButAlma Materis also the center for make-shift memorials, most recently following the death of former Columbia Professor and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It overlooks the original footprint of the World Trade Center and the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. A plaza opposite a pool at the 9/11 Memorial is large enough to place the Sphere between 1 World Trade Center, top left in rendering, and the site for a performing arts center, top right. Can artists responses to previous traumatic events such as the First and Second World Wars, the horrors of the Holocaust, or the events of 9/11 provide us with viable models? Get the IMDb App . the center. Where will you go next? ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Documentary 2001 a list of 645 titles created 11 Jul 2021 See all related lists Share this page: Clear your history. , which you must pay to see. Add it to your Watchlist to receive updates and availability notifications. The sculpture, including the fountain, marked the center of the development and was a popular meeting place for New Yorkers. [6], The sculpture was eventually returned to Manhattan, and on March 11, 2002, six months to the day after the attacks, it was re-erected in Battery Park, near the Hope Garden, several blocks away from where it once stood. ). It was a few days after 9/11. When Koening first built the sculpture, he titled it Groe Kugelkaryatide N.Y. which roughly translates to Large Sphere N.Y. Obviously the given name is much easier for most Americans to pronounce, so the change was made to go with the English translation. Photograph by Kyle Knodell. Metropolitan Diary continues to publish! It became a way of demonstrating to passers-by that New York City was coming to terms with the loss and destruction of 9/11. For the first time ever, Lonely Planet's experts have compiled the USA's 500 most memorable, beautiful, surprising and compelling experiences. : Its extraction had been widely covered in local news media in the New York metropolitan area. Photograph by Kyle Knodell. See production, box office & company info, Battery Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. TheSphere was mounted on a circular disc that sprayed water in a ring running around the sculpture. No matter how pressed for time we were, I would stop the group nearThe Sphere and tell them the history of this battered sculpture. It was set atop a ring of fountains by Minoru Yamasaki, that mimicked the Grand Mosque of Mecca, Masjid al-Haram. Always wanted to live the glamorous life of The Great Gatsby? Whats more, structural reinforcement would be needed to set Although "The Sphere" survived, it is not undamaged. Slide 13: Installation view of the exhibition "The Way We Remember", on view at the Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University September 10-November 13, 2021. Mounted on a porphyry disk measuring 3.3 feet (1.0m) high, with a diameter of 82 feet (25m), the sphere rotated once around its axis within 24 Hours. It had this hand held feel to it to make you feel like you were really seeing it with Koening. The only work of art in or around the World Trade Center that miraculously survived the terror attack of September 11, 2001, is the monumental fountain sculpture "Kugelkaryatide" created and built by the Bavarian sculptor Fritz Koenig. On August 16, 2017 - thanks to a 16 year campaign by Michael Burke and many passionate supporters, 'The Sphere' was finally brought home to stand as a permament monument in the newly created. The amazing story of a sculpture that became a monument. Movies. Installation view of the exhibition "The Way We Remember", on view at the Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University September 10-November 13, 2021. By February 2011, PANYNJ had not made an official final decision on where to place the sculpture once Battery Park construction commenced, requiring the sculpture to be moved, possibly into storage.[9][10]. I was a newly licensed New York Citytour guide in 1995 when my relationship with The Sphere began. By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. This article was first published September 2021 and updated September 2022. . Originally, Henry Moore was supposed to create the fountain. How do we begin to visualize or quantify the enormous loss in human lives and make it palpable? Unlike the pools and newly planted trees, nothing about the sculpture was rebuilt or created after September 11. New York: The Sphere Through Time (2020-1973) The Sphere was placed here on March 11, 2002 as a temporary memorial to all who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center. Many of the artifacts damaged in the attacks and other physical remains are on display in the. Koenig, born in 1924 in Wrzburg, Germany, is one of the most important and prominent German sculptors after World War II. They called the spherical sculpture "Koenig Sphere" or simply "The Sphere". The world's largest bronze sculpture of modern times stood between the twin towers on the Austin J. Tobin Plaza of the World Trade Center in New York City from 1971 until the September 11 . Created as an abstract reference to a globe, a perfectly round sphere it was not. Pedestrians pass 'The Sphere' in Battery Park Friday, April 6, 2012, in New York. One hundred and sixty gallons of water (600 liters) per second flowed out of the nozzles of the associated Plaza Fountain. A plaque alongside The Sphere read as follows: For three decades, this sculpture stood in the plaza of the World Trade Center. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. And it is a moving movie. Slide 17: Installation view of the exhibition "The Way We Remember", on view at the Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University September 10-November 13, 2021. Original title: Koenigs Kugel - Der deutsche Bildhauer Fritz Koenig im Trmmerfeld von Ground Zero. On March 11, 2002, six months after the attack, the sculpture was moved temporarily to Battery Park, where in unrestored condition it was rededicated (September 11, 2002) with an eternal flame. "The Sphere is a monumental cast bronze sculpture by German artist Fritz Koenig (1924-2017). Koenig assembled The Sphere in West Germany and shipped it to Manhattan as one large piece. Many of the artifacts damaged in the attacks and other physical remains are on display in the 9/11 Museum, which you must pay to see. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. After being dismantled and stored near a hangar at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the sculpture was the subject of the 2001 documentary Koenig's Sphere. The Associated Press reports last Wednesday, workers began moving the 25-foot-high sculpture . Editor's note, August 22, 2017: Fritz Koenig's statue "Sphere for Plaza Fountain" has returned home. This extends to giving the public any idea of where the Sphere will go on an interim There is, however, a plaza over which the Port Authority has authority and which, at the moment, has no defined future use. 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