Kaiserring 2025: Katharina Fritsch revolutionizes sculpture!

Kaiserring 2025: Katharina Fritsch revolutionizes sculpture!

There will be a lot going on in the art world in 2025, especially in Goslar! On October 14th, the Kaiserring will be awarded to the celebrated sculptor Katharina Fritsch in its 50th anniversary year. This is a significant award in modern art, which has already been bestowed on numerous greats such as Joseph Beuys and Christo. The jury emphasized that it was almost incomprehensible that Fritsch had not received this award before. As [art-in.de](https://www.art-in.de/ exhibition.php?id=10044) reports, Fritsch's work has been exhibited primarily internationally since 1986 and has firmly established itself in the art scene.

The artist, born in Essen in 1956, now lives in Düsseldorf and Wuppertal. She redefined the term sculpture and was already an important part of the Düsseldorf art scene in the 1980s, which significantly shaped the art of that time. Fritsch's works are known for their impressive sculptures, which often take on large dimensions and radiate a strong aura through their simplicity and painterly quality. As Goslar.de adds, her works such as “Rattenkönig” and “Tischgesellschaft” are among the most outstanding examples of her art.

The Kaiserring and the exhibition

The awarding of the Kaiserring will take place on October 11th in the Kaiserpfalz in Goslar, followed by an exhibition in the Mönchehaus Museum. The exhibition lasts from October 11, 2025 to January 18, 2026. On this occasion, Fritsch will present works that not only illustrate many facets of her creativity, but also address social issues such as role distribution, existential fears and individual loneliness. In 1987, the artist exhibited a life-size, yellow plastic version of the Lourdes Madonna in Münster city center, which received mixed reactions and became one of her most famous works. According to Weltkunst.de, Fritsch's art testifies to an exciting relationship between closeness and distance.

Fritsch completed her studies at the Düsseldorf Art Academy in 1984 and has been impressing the international art scene ever since. Her breakthrough came in 1984 in the exhibition “From Here” in Düsseldorf. Since then, she has created numerous important works, including large-scale sculptures such as the legendary “Elephant,” which made history. Her sculptures are not just individual pieces, but invite the audience into a dialogue, which gives her work a special intimacy.

A look at the jury and the artist community

The jury, including Marion Ackermann and Penelope Curtis, recognized Fritsch's outstanding contribution to contemporary art and thereby confirmed that she is one of the most important artists of our time. This is reported by Weltkunst.de. Goslar's mayor Urte Schwerdtner also emphasized the artist's enormous importance and found appropriate words for her work: "One of the most important contemporary artists." This makes it clear that Fritsch's work is very popular not only in Germany but internationally.

We can therefore look forward to the opening of the exhibition, which will shed light on Fritsch's diverse work. Her sculptures and installations, often consisting of motifs such as men, Madonnas, tables and beds, are sure to captivate visitors.