On the occasion of the 100th birthday of the German modernist sculptor Fritz Koenig on June 20, the exhibition celebrates the preeminent artist with a focused spotlight on his most famous and lasting work in New York City, namely his Great Caryatid Sphere for the World Trade Center. Commissioned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in 1968, the show presents the story of Koenig’s ‘Sphere’ from its conception and manufacture in the artist’s studio at Ganslberg near Landshut, its installation in New York and life as a fountain sculpture, to its destruction in the 2001 terrorist attacks, subsequent rebirth as the first 9/11 Memorial in Battery Park, and eventual return to the site of the World Trade Center in 2017.

The exhibition is presented by 1014 in collaboration with the KOENIGmuseum, Landshut, and The Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University in the City of New York. The exhibition will run for three days only at 1014 Fifth Avenue and will be the last before the renovation of the space for ideas.

Curated by Dr. Holger A. Klein, Lisa and Bernard Selz Professor of Medieval Art History, Columbia University.

Join 1014 for the opening night of the exhibition Monument & Memorial: Fritz Koenig’s Sphere at the World Trade Center and its Legacy at 1014 Fifth Avenue.

Date and Time: Opening Night: June 27th from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Location: 1014 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York

More Information: https://www.1014.nyc/events/fritz-koenig-100