Deborah Schamoni

FOXY PARK brings together artists who have made a name for themselves with their distinctive and playful approaches to sculpture. We are excited to present new works specially developed and produced for the exhibition and the 8th edition of Various Others.

London-based Nicole Wermers (b. 1971) explores how urban structures can influence human behaviour. In the gallery's garden, a newly produced outdoor version of her iconic Kusine is on display—a three-metre-high metal sculpture supported by a square concrete pedestal. With its clear form and colour, the slender sculpture cuts through the garden. Evoking memories of modernist sculptures, such as those by Constantin Brancusi, as well as industrial design, it creates a dynamic interplay of seduction and control. 

Nils Norman (b. 1966) lives and works in Amsterdam and Munich. His projects humorously question the function of public art and its effectiveness within conventional urban planning. Utopian alternatives merge with contemporary urban design—evident in his oversized, highly functional Palm Lamp, a hybrid of elegant Italian industrial design and colourfully varied palm fronds that inspire fascination.

The Düsseldorf- and New York-based artist Jonas Monka (b. 1986) explores questions of power structures related to desire and gender. His physical, sculptural approach transforms personal bodily experiences into hybrid beings between human and animal. In the Christian Middle Ages, Pan—originally the ancient god of the forest and nature—was reinterpreted as a symbol of the devil, shifting from ecstasy to sinful lust. Sensuously reclining and waiting, the queer body reveals itself in the gallery’s garden. 

Moving in an invisible curve between modernism and urban planning, Judith Hopf (b. 1969) presents a sculpture reminiscent of a car tyre. With this latest outdoor piece, the Berlin-based artist eloquently demonstrates that the remarkable complexity of our society would be inconceivable without the invention of the pneumatic tyre. Hopf grants the humble tyre the attention it deserves. Dynamically tilted to the side, its angle suggests the sudden evasive movement of a car that has lost control and is skidding off course.

Photos: choreo