From the sandstone torsos of Schwerin's “Green Valley” to memorials for the victims of the death marches, Schmiedel's sculptures are public testaments to human tragedy
Hbk, 9.5 x 11.5 in. / 260 pgs / 113 color / 18 bw. | 7/28/2026 | Awaiting stock $70.00
Published by Hatje Cantz. Edited by Tom Schmiedel, Heide Kathrein Schmiedel. Text by Astrid Nielsen, Norbert Eisold, Teresa Ende, Arie Hartog, Antonio Roselli.
Sculptor Wieland Schmiedel (1942–2021) left behind a powerful body of work inspired by and dedicated to German memorial culture after World War II. Give Signs is a comprehensive reassessment of his work through the lenses of ideology, victimization and commemoration.
