Public Sculpture

Abstract Barbecue

Besökarna, Bo01, Malmö, SE
arranged by Konstfrämjandet in collaboration with the city of Malmö
2006

temporary sculpture
material: steel, plastic, concrete
dimensions: ca. 3 x 5 x 6 m
Artistic Coordinator: Robert Moreau
Project manager: Eva-Lena Tholin

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B01 is a newly built residential area at the shore of the Baltic Sea in Malmö. Due to the fancy architecture and the many recreations that the neighborhood offers it has become a popular spot for visitors from other parts of town, preferably for those from the less fancy suburbs.

A large abstract sculpture in the tradition of public artworks of the sixties is placed on a lawn near the sea. It appears to be a modernist sculpture, but is actually a giant barbecue meant to be used by visitors and inhabitans. Abstract Barbecue is a Trojan horse, a social sculpture in the disguise of a non-referential monumental sculpture.