Dienstag, 20. August 2002

Spanish sculptor Eduardo Chillida died Monday afternoon in his home at Mount Igueldo in San Sebastián, after a long illness that had him hospitalized the past month of March. Chillida had Alzheimer’s disease, which had him hidden from the public’s view just after the inauguration of the Chillida-Leku museum in October 2000. The body of the sculptor will be cremated later Tuesday and his ashes will be taken to the Chillida-Leku Museum (ArtDaily The first Art Newspaper on the net). In Berlin gibt es meines Wissens zwei Skulpturen von Chillida. "Gudari" von 1957 ist eine der Außenskulpturen der neuen Nationalgalerie, und "Berlin" von 2000 steht vor dem Bundeskanzleramt. Gegenwärtig findet eine Ausstellung der Spanier Chillida und Tapies in der Deutschen Guggenheim statt. 7:38:54 PM    comment []