Press Release
SCULPTURE BIENNIAL MÜNSTERLAND 2003

29 June, 2003 is the starting date for the Sculpture Biennial Münsterland, which features ten art projects by contemporary artists of international renown. Curated by Saskia Bos of the Netherlands, the Biennial in Warendorf County demonstrates how the artists' projects explore the unique landscape of the Münsterland. It is precisely this link to the region that is the strength of the Münsterland Biennial. In the dialogue between art and both the idyllic, parklike countryside and the surrounding industrial towns of Warendorf County, one first realises how surprising and exciting a sculpture can be when it consciously accentuates its special environment. Since the artists come from twelve different nations, their individual points of view play an essential role in the exploration of the Münsterland landscape and the realisation of their works for it.

The Sculpture Biennial Münsterland is conceived as a lasting community project. Each individual work in the rural (non-urban) space can be regarded as an addition to the concept of the Münster sculpture shows, which have been taking place every ten years in the urban public space since 1977. The Sculpture Biennial Münsterland 2003 in Warendorf County is the third of four "segments" (Coesfeld County, 1999; Steinfurt County, 2001; Borken County, 2005). These shows fill the gap of time until the next Münster Sculpture Project in 2007.

Participants in the Sculpture Biennial Münsterland are: the counties of Borken, Coesfeld, Steinfurt and Warendorf, the Förderverein Kloster/Schloss Bentlage e.V., the Galerie Münsterland e.V., the Koordinationsbüro Regionale Kulturpolitik bei der Aktion Münsterland e. V., the Kunstakademie Münster, the Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe, the Stadtmuseum Beckum, the KunstVerein Ahlen and the Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen.

To accompany the Sculpture Biennial Münsterland, a German-English catalogue will be published by modo Verlag, Freiburg.

Opening: 29 June, 2003, 11 a.m., Martkplatz Beckum 
Press conference: date to be announced.
Press and public relations: Marietta Clages 
marietta.clages@gmx.de or cell phone: 0171-6904527

List of Artists:
Darren Almond
Katinka Bock
Monica Bonvicini
Jeroen Doorenweerd
Elmgreen & Dragset
Shirazeh Houshiary / Pip (Philip) Horne
Ann Veronica Janssens
Niek Kemps
Mathieu Mercier
Dan Peterman
Mira Schumann
Simon Starling
Thomas Stricker
Apolonija Sustersicč
Pascale Marthine Tayou