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Can the panther be a sin?
1937 Penzing Air Base – 2016 Inselbad Landsberg
Panel discussion on dealing with 20th century art
An event as part of the project “The Panther in the Inselbad”.
Lecture and panel discussion
Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 7:00 pm
Meeting room of the Landsberg am Lech district administration office
Participants in the panel discussion
Colonel Daniel Draken – Commodore of the Air Transport Wing 61
Norbert Köhler – Member of the Board of Stadtwerke Landsberg am Lech
Manfred Deiler – President of the European Holocaust Memorial Foundation
Dr. Joachim Zeller – historian and author of “Wild Modernity”
Wolfgang Hauck – Artist and project developer
Karla Schönebeck, journalist, moderation
Background
Wolfgang Hauck’s art project began in 2014 with information from journalist Karla Schönebeck about a panther sculpture in the municipal Inselbad swimming pool in Landsberg am Lech. Almost everyone in Landsberg should know this black panther in the Inselbad. But how did such a work of art end up in a municipal outdoor pool? How old is it and why is it there?
On this evening, the current and new results will be presented for the first time. The path of the panther was traced geographically, historically and politically, drawing circles that nobody had even begun to suspect. This “Panther” brings together a wide variety of themes with contemporary references that span a broad arc between history, public art and the past.
In addition to artists, journalists and historians, this socio-cultural project also involves young people and refugees who have entered into this debate with an open mind. The first part of the project was dedicated to historical research, the second part will be the artistic realization. Against this background, a public and open exchange is necessary and desirable.
On this evening, in addition to the exciting and surprising facts about the history of the Panther, the discussion will also focus on the topics of colportages, rumors, assumptions and which paths are conceivable for a new culture of remembrance. The question of opportunities for a contemporary culture of remembrance for the town and district of Landsberg am Lech will also be discussed.
DOWNLOAD
Flyer 2016 Panther podium discussion
Poster 2016 Panther podium discussion
FUNDING
Bavarian State Ministry of Education and Culture, Science and the Arts (Kulturfonds Bayern)
Fonds Soziokultur, Bezirk Oberbayern, Rotary Sozialfonds Greifenberg-Schondorf. e.V.
WEBSITE
www.derPanther.org