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The Eduardo Chillida Chair that the Etxepare Basque Institute supports at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität in Frankfurt began its academic program this week with sculpture expert, Nina Schallenberg in charge. The program will run from October 16-February 27 and includes a workshop scheduled for January. 

Frankfurt, Germany.   According to a note from the Etxepare Institute, the main theme of the Chair is, “The Politics of Sculpture in Public Spaces,” allowing focus on the extent of street sculptures by Chillida in Germany and around the world. Schallenberg will teach courses to both graduate and undergraduates.  The first will discuss “The Theory of Abstract Sculpture,” and the following courses will discuss “Abstract Sculpture in Public Spaces.  A Story of Rejections.”

A workshop is also being planned for 2017, including international guests.  This workshops, carried out in cooperation with the Städelschule (Fine Arts Academy) in Frankfurt, will also focus on sculptures in public spaces.  In addition, this theme fits very well with the exhibit of sculptures that is held every 10 years in Munich, Germany.

The Eduardo Chillida Chair began in 2013 and aims to promote specialized study and research.  This year the course taught by Nina Schallenberg, who has ample experience in the fields of sculpture and theory of modern sculpture and post-war, both as historian and curator.