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title: "Artist Talk on the new outdoor sculpture “Parliament” by Olaf Holzapfel"
date: 2026-08-10
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# Artist Talk on the new outdoor sculpture “Parliament” by Olaf Holzapfel

![Portrait of a man with blue eyes sitting gently lit among plants, wearing a purple shirt.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Schirn_Presse_Olaf-Holzapfel_Portraet.jpg)

Portrait Olaf Holzapfel

Olaf Holzapfel

We cordially invite you to the ARTIST TALK with OLAF HOLZAPFEL at the SCHIRN.

**Speaker** Olaf Holzapfel, Artist
Kathleen Reinhardt, Director of Georg Kolbe Museum

**Welcome**
Sebastian Baden, Director of Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt

**Opening remarks**
Antje Conzelmann, Chairwomen of SCHIRN FREUNDE
Friedrich Gräfling, Board member of SCHIRN FREUNDE

For the temporary location of the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt in Bockenheim, the artist Olaf Holzapfel has created the outdoor sculpture *Parliament* (2026), which will be opened on August 26, 2026, at 7 p.m. with an artist talk.
Olaf Holzapfel and expert Kathleen Reinhardt will discuss his new work.
The event will feature opening remarks by Dr. Sebastian Baden, Director of the Schirn, as well as welcoming remarks by Antje Conzelmann, Chairwoman, and Friedrich Gräfling from the board of SCHIRN FREUNDE.
Free admission, no registration required.