Der Rufer

Der Rufer
  • The Caller
  • The Cryer
 (English)
Picture of sculpture in Bremen, taken in June 2007
Bremen, before moving to new headquarters
Picture of sculpture in Northbridge, Perth, Western Australia
Perth, before moving to rooftop Sculpture Walk of art gallery
Picture of sculpture in Aachen
Aachen
Picture of sculpture in Berlin
Berlin
The original and casts, shown in order of erection
ArtistGerhard Marcks
Year1966 (1966)
Location

Der Rufer ('the caller', 'the cryer') is a bronze sculpture created by Gerhard Marcks for Radio Bremen in 1966. The sculpture is of a barefooted man in a robe, cupping his hands to his mouth as if shouting. Casts of the original sculpture were erected in Perth in 1982, Aachen in 1986, and Berlin in 1989.

History

The original commission was for a statue outside a telecommunications building in Bremen.

In 1982, a version of the statue was presented to the Art Gallery of Western Australia in Perth by CSR Limited. The Perth cast was dedicated to victims and survivors of torture in 1998. This cast was moved from the art gallery forecourt onto the roof as a feature in the Sculpture Walk that opened there in 2021.

Shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall, a cast of the statue was installed near the Brandenburg Gate in Tiergarten in Berlin. The inscription contains a message of peace.

References

  1. ↑ "'Der Rufer', Gerhard Marcks, 1989". Berlin Wall Foundation. 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Schellhass, Jens (22 November 2007). "Der 'Rufer' steht nun an der Weser: Umzug der Bronzeplastik von Gerhard Marcks". Radio Bremen (in German). Archived from the original on 25 November 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Der Rufer (The Caller), Perth Cultural Centre". Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Torture Victims & Survivors ( "Der Rufer ") | Monument Australia". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Hauser, Kitty (8 January 2015). "Public works". The Australian. p. 11.
  6. ↑ Wynne, Emma; Trilling, Joanna (6 November 2021). "WA's state art gallery reopens with new rooftop space, improved lighting and hundreds of new commissions". ABC News. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "AGWA Rooftop: Sculpture Walk". Art Gallery of Western Australia. 2026. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  8. ↑ ""Der Rufer", Gerhard Marcks". Berlin.de (in German). 20 November 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Berlin - Der Rufer". Statues.vanderkrogt.net. 10 August 2013. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.