sculpture garden

Over the years, the messmer foundation has acquired works that can be viewed in the sculpture garden at the foot of the museum premises. The view of the sculpture garden is also offered by the Café Evard terrace, where you can enjoy coffee specialties and cakes.

Giorgio Zennaro: Concrescenta involute

Giorgio Zennaro’s (1926 – 2005) “Concrescenta Evolvente” from 1973 replaces Marc Reist’s “Globo Uovo” in the sculpture garden of the messmer art gallery. The artistic addition is a dynamic work that stretches almost three meters in height. Despite its stately size, the stainless steel sculpture conveys the impression of dynamic lightness and almost dancing elegance.

Bernd Luz: Space Night

The latest addition to the kunsthalle messmer’s sculpture garden is the design of the oversized wall on the slope of the Michaelsberg. Bernd Luz (1966*), a master of pop art, transports us into the infinite expanse of space with his artwork “Spacenight”. With bold colors and dynamic shapes, Luz captures the magic and mystery of the cosmos.

Jörg Bollin: Emotions

Jörg Bollin’s (*1944 in Freiburg) sculpture “Emotions” replaced Otmar Alt’s “Large Garden Flower” in February 2019 and now adorns the entrance to the messmer art gallery. Emotions are also what the 35 individual segments of the cast stone sculpture projecting forwards and backwards convey. In various shades of blue, the almost 3 m high sculpture conveys dynamism and speaks to the viewer’s spirit.

Gottfried Honegger: Monoform 13

With the sculpture “Monoform 13” by the internationally renowned Swiss artist Gottfried Honegger (*1917 in Zurich, †2016 in Zurich), the kunsthalle messmer’s sculpture garden received a top-class addition in January 2014.
The black granite sculpture is 184 cm high and weighs 550 kg. The sculpture impresses with its clearly defined, geometric design language and its noble material.
Honegger was an important representative of concrete-constructivist art. He lived and worked in Zurich.

Roland Phleps: Squares Pair, Dynamic

The Kunsthalle has acquired a large stainless steel sculpture by the Freiburg steel sculptor Roland Phleps (*1924 in Sibiu/Hermannstadt, Romania). It was installed in June 2013 with the help of a crane in the museum’s sculpture garden in the presence of the artist.
The sculpture “Quadrate-Paar, Dynamisch” is part of the Concrete Art style. It consists of two diagonally rounded squares whose brushed surface shimmers depending on the incidence of light.