Exhibition "Art and Football at the German Parliament"

On the occasion of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™, the German Parliament will present the exhibition "Art and Football at the German Parliament". The exhibtion will be shown at the Art Space of the German Parliament at the Marie-Elisabeth-Lueders-House from June 1st to July 10th, 2006. It will be opened by the Vice President of the German Parliament, Wolfgang Thierse, with the attendance of the President of the World Cup Organising Committee Germany, Franz Beckenbauer, on June 1st 2006 at 6 p.m.

The show will feature a previously unpublished portrait of Franz Beckenbauer made by the Swiss photographer and video artist Annelies Strba. Franz Beckenbauer will unveil the portrait at the opening on June 1st. The portrait shows Beckenbauer in the early years of his staggering career and is based on a photography taken of Beckenbauer during the 1974 FIFA World Cup, when Beckenbauer's team won the World Cup Trophy. Strba's portrait stands in line with Andy Warhol's Beckenbauer image of 1977.

The Strba portrait has been issued in a limited edition. The revenues of the edition will go to the Franz Beckenbauer Foundation whose purpose is to provide financial and ideal aid to persons who are mentally or physically disabled or who have come in need guiltlessly. For more information on the Foundation, please visit www.beckenbauer-stiftung.de.

For the exhibition "Art and Football at the German Parliament", the German Parliament has invited artists from the six Football Confederations who have made works on football to participate. Works by the following artists will be shown:

ANDREAS AMRHEIN (Germany)
TIM AYRES (Great Britain)
NORBERT BISKY (Germany)
MICHAEL CRAIG-MARTIN (Great Britain)
ANDREAS GURSKY (Germany)
CHRISTIAN HAHN (Germany)
LUO BROTHERS (China)
MARKUS LÜPERTZ (Germany)
JESS MACNEIL (Australia)
BEATRIZ MILHAZES (Brazil)
SARAH MORRIS (USA)
OWUSU-ANKOMAH (Ghana)
TOBIAS REHBERGER (Germany)
ANNELIES STRBA (Switzerland)
HISASHI TENMYOUYA (Japan)
ROSEMARIE TROCKEL (Germany)
DAVID WADELTON (Australia)

The majority of the works shown have been made for the series "Official Art Poster 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™" and were selected by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter for the series. The exhibition presents photographies, paintings, installation works and video art that illustrates the relevance of football in the various World cultures.

Visitors of the Parliamentary Area can view the exhibition free of charge at the Art Space of the German Parliament at the Marie-Elisabeth-Lueders-House between the Reichstag and the Chancellor's Office. Guided tours are offered in German and English.

Art and Football at the German Parliament
June 1st to July 10th, 2006
Art Space of the German Parliament
Marie-Elisabeth-Lueders-House
Schiffbauerdamm, 10117 Berlin
Tuesday - Sunday 11a.m. to 5 p.m.
Entrance via Spree-Uferpromenade
opposite the Reichstag Building

The "Official Art Poster 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™" are a contribution to the Cultural Programme of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™.

For more information on the exhibition and the opening, please contact

Brands United GmbH - Art Marketing Agency
Kurfuerstendamm 115 b
D-10711 Berlin
Tel. +49 30 895 40 245
Fax +49 30 895 40 247
e-mail: info@artfootball.de
Ms. Bauer oder Ms. Rueck.

Additional Information and Artworks (media):

Please ask for username und password at info@artfootball.de.

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is owner of exclusive copyright of the images. The images may be published in the media with the poster footings and reference to www.fifaworldcup.com/ArtPoster only.