Fenster - Windows, Grossmünster Zürich

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"The great German artist Sigmar Polke (1941-2010), known as "the Alchemist" for his love of working with and combining unconventional materials, completed a large cycle of extraordinary windows for Zürich cathedral--his last great work--just prior to his death this past June. We are fortunate that the entire project has been published in the new monograph Sigmar Polke, Windows--Fenster, Grossmünster Zürich. The window cycle is astounding, because in addition to five figurative stained glass compositions, Polke also designed seven entire windows with agate, using thin slices of this transparent, semi-precious stone. Moreover, the stained glass windows devoted to Old Testament subjects each explore different glass techniques, producing independent visual experiences. The overall effect of these images in stone, glass, and light is otherworldly, immaterial, and unique in the history of window design, requiring a beautifully described creative edge during design and fabrication"--ISC book reviews