Baroque and Neo-Baroque "The Hell of the Beautiful" 3 October 2005 - 8 January 2006 www.ciudaddecultura.org in various spaces around the Neo-Baroque city Salamanca. fig.: Thomas Schütte "Grosse Geister 5" + "Grosse Geister 4". 1997. Polished Aluminium 246,5x187,5x112 cm. De Pont Museum of Contemporary Art, Tilburg, NL

Mostly all states in Europe have been involved in wars during the time of Baroque (1600 - 1770). The beauty of the art of this time was perfectly made to escape from this reality. The ghosts of Thomas Schütte look like warriors, cyborgs from another time, in a metallic material which can change their form ... next>>>