B1|A40 THE BEAUTY OF THE GRAND ROAD

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GATEWAY TO <strong>THE</strong> WEST Dückerweg, located at the Bochum-Wattenscheid motorway exit, could be ascribed a quasi-utopian ambiance: dotted with megastores selling take-away furniture or sports car components and various fast-food outlets, this part of the motorway looks like the ultimate Americanized non-place. The urban conglomerate has been separated from the motorway by high noise barriers, and is a meeting-place popular with car tuning enthusiasts due to its wide open spaces. Accordingly it also hosted the contest for the most beautiful car of the Ruhr region, an initiative established for the car tuners in 2010 within the framework of the exhibition <strong>B1|A40</strong> The Beauty of the Grand Road. During the exhibition of 2014, the motorway neighborhood offered them another special feature: Gateway to the West. The Gateway is a car wash created by the Berlin art collective KUNSTre- PUBLIK which amplifies the utopian character of Dückerweg by introducing the question of actual utopias. Projected as a “welcoming facility” for people arriving from abroad, the Gateway to the West focuses on subjects such as migration, integration and naturalization in Germany. The car wash, which could actually be used for the cleaning of cars during fixed opening hours, at first glance gives the impression of a fortress. Its stark exterior design using a red-and-white bar pattern is a collage made from silhouettes of gates and other architectural elements surrounded by small custom-shed-like houses. The silhouettes draw upon a multitude of portals, towers and gates from around the world, yet also include local architectural features such as a Gelsenkirchen church or the Dortmund TV tower. The universal gate built by KUNSTrePUBLIK is a symbol of transition, offering a backdrop for reflexion. The LED display inside the car wash plant greeting the arriving cars with a “cordial welcome” in various languages suggests that all this is not merely about the washing of cars. A special radio station broadcasting on a local frequency accompanies the washing of the cars with a medley of welcoming songs, written and played by the Berlin band Die Türen. “Wer will kommen – wer ist willkommen?” (Who wants to come – who is welcome?) is a line from the song Die Erlösung (The Salvation), while the song Akzeptanz (Acceptance) goes “Mir bräucht’ es keine Liebe, denn mir reicht die Akzeptanz” (I don’t need no love, acceptance is all I need). The songs are blending welcoming statements and subtle criticism, reflecting voices, quotes and stereotypes of conflicts emerging in the course of immigration. The work Gateway to the West refers to local issues and insecurities, in particular the immigration of large numbers of Romanians and Bulgarians to Duisburg since 2008. Work permit or work prostitution? The social status of the immigrants, who are frequently arriving in Germany via the so-called Autoput, a synonym for the Balkan overland route, in their new home country is problematical. Referring to the misunderstandings, fears and difficulties arising between the native residents and immigrants in the course of integration, the Gateway to the West provides a tangible symbol of mutual acceptance, a landmark of visibility and festiveness in the face of this situation of socio-political conflict. One reference and model is provided by the Willkomm Höft, a facility for the welcoming of ships in the port of Hamburg which welcomes and bids farewell to arriving and departing ships by playing their individual national anthem. A decisive factor is the conscious interaction with arrivals and departures; the car wash accompanied by reflective songs has adopted this attitude, and also invokes, in the progressive cleansing of the cars, aspects of holiness, ritual, attentiveness and of the conscious transition from one place or situation to another. The artistic work of KUNSTrePUBLIK is marked by social and political concerns and a pervasive questioning of infrastructural forms. KUNSTrePUBLIK consists of Matthias Einhoff, Philip Horst, Markus Lohmann and Harry Sachs. Since 2006 the team has initiated artistic interventions in public space, focusing on site-specific projects. At the same time, its thinking is globally-directed, both with respect to subject matter and the places all over the world where the art collective is staging its interventions. CHRISTINA IRRGANG 174
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DÖRNERHOF One could start out by a
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TRAMPELPFADE - EINE WANDERAUSSTELLU
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THE BEAUTY OF THE GRAND ROAD “Peo
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... FLIEG VOGEL FLIEG ... CHRISTINE
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sich im besten Sinne Volkskultur un
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einer Bank gehängt. Dadrauf stand:
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BUTTERFAHRT Zahlreiche Bustouren f
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AUS DER LANDSCHAFT DER EIGENSTÄNDI
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gab ihnen als gebautes Zeichen wäh
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start an action to save the village
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