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The Frankfurter Kunstverein invited Frankfurt based artist duo Wolfgang Winter and Berthold Hörbelt to create the site-specific installation „Die Große Illusion“ (The Grand Illusion) on the occasion of the celebration of the new old town. The sculpture—specially designed for the exterior of what is now the oldest house in the new Altstadt—overlooks the new Dom Römer neighborhood and will be publicly accessible to the area’s visitors for half a year.

Artists Winter/Hörbelt are internationally known for their projects in public space, which make use of industrial materials and methods. Their …