Vostell, WolfGerman, 1932–1998Berlin - Design for the Potsdamer Platz
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Berlin - Design for the Potsdamer Platz” now? Collection: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Cambridge, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 2022.325
In the catalog
Sources
- Harvard Art Museums
- Image: Harvard Art Museums — © President and Fellows of Harvard College
In the life of Vostell, Wolf
The whole life1989
The fall of the Berlin Wall in more than 50 works
Vostell documents and processes the fall of the Berlin Wall in more than 50 works — from the 6-metre-wide triptych “9 November 1989”, inspired by graffiti and street art and made with spray paint, to smaller pieces.
1992
A major retrospective in Cologne at six venues
The city of Cologne honours Vostell with a major retrospective spread over six venues: the Stadtmuseum Köln, the Kunsthalle Köln, the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn, the Kunsthalle Mannheim, Schloss Morsbroich in Leverkusen and the Städtisches Museum Mülheim an der Ruhr. Under the artistic direction of David Vostell, the documentary “Vostell 60 – Rückblick 92” is made.
1992
Becomes an honorary professor in Berlin
He is named honorary professor in Berlin.
late 1993
Considers the museum complete
By the end of 1993 Vostell regards the construction of the museum in Malpartida as complete; its inventory includes some fifty of his works from four decades: sculptures, reliefs, paintings, drawings and installations.
