• THOMAS SCHÜTTE Bishop, 2026

    THOMAS SCHÜTTE
    Bishop, 2026

    Patinated bronze
    Approx. 108 x 42 x 37 cm / 42 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 14 5/8 in
    Steel base 100 x 60 x 45 cm / 39 3/8 x 23 5/8 x 17 3/4 in
    Edition 1 of 6

  • Thomas Schütte’s multifaceted practice offers a profound reflection on themes of cultural memory, existential struggle, and the fraught power of monuments and memorials. Working in a variety of mediums, including sculpture, architecture, printmaking, and drawing, Schütte constructs real and invented forms that range from fantastical creatures and towering abstractions of humanoids, to imposing busts of famous, forgotten, or anonymous figures. 

     

    ‘Bishop’ is an imposing hieratic figure which comes from a series of characters who seem to exist somewhere between royal and religious, threatening and benevolent.

     

    Schütte will have a major solo exhibition at K21, Düsseldorf, 14 November 2026–11 April 2027.

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