Skulptur Projekte Münster 07

There are books about motherhood that reassure, and there are books that tell a or the truth. Motherhood belongs to the latter.
Skulptur Projekte Münster 07 documents an exhibition that takes place every ten years in Münster, Germany, where artists create work in direct relation to the city. The projects are not placed in galleries, but embedded in public space—along sidewalks, in parks, near bus stops—so encountering them becomes part of daily life.

The catalogue reflects that. It includes essays on the history and context of the exhibition, alongside focused entries on each artist and project, with photographs that show how the works exist in place—not in isolation, but in relation to the people moving through them.

One of my favorite projects connected to Skulptur Projekte Münster is by Jeremy Deller. His work, Speak to the Earth and It Will Tell You, began in 2007 and unfolded over a decade, concluding in 2017. Like much of Deller’s practice, it expands over time—shaped by participation, conversation, and context rather than a single fixed form.

This catalogue is in my library because it holds onto something that is otherwise difficult to keep: how art lives in the world.