Riverside Sculpture Park
Map and Concept
Background
The Artistic Concept
The Riverside Sculpture Park takes up Jean Arp's idea of integrating art into life and nature.
Jean Arp, „Unsern täglichen Traum“, Zurich 1955, p. 81“Concrete art wants to transform the world and make it more bearable. It wants to liberate people from the most dangerous madness, vanity, and simplify human life. It wants to integrate it into nature.”
Jean Arp took part in one of the first public art projects in Spoleto, Italy, in 1962 with his large-format bronze sculpture Bewegtes Tanzgeschmeide. This brought art into the public space. The sculpture has stood in front of Rolandseck station since1970. As a landmark of the Künstlerbahnhof, it forms the link between the museum and the Riverside Sculpture Park, and the installations and works on the Riverside Sculpture Park are intended to be experienced by a broad public on an everyday basis, thereby allowing an open encounter with art. The participating artists were invited to install existing works at locations of their choice or to develop works on site.
By Bike
Art per (Rhine) Kilometer
You can explore the works of art on the Riverside Sculpture Park by bike in an equally relaxed and active way in the fresh air. The route takes you 14 km on a flat stretch along the banks of the Rhine in Remagen, one of the most beautiful sections of the Rhine Valley with views of the famous Drachenfels, the Siebengebirge or the Erpeler Ley. We also offer guided bike tours for groups, during which you will be introduced to the individual sculptures in a knowledgeable and entertaining way. If you do not have your own bike, you can hire our orange Arp bicycles designed by the artist duo SCHUH/VOLKMER.