The following can be read about the sculpture “Inverted Colas and Tie”, which has stood on the forecourt of the DZ Bank on Mainzer Landstrasse since 1994: “The discreetly striped tie is almost twelve meters high, weighs 7 .5 tons and is made of plastic. Seemingly fluttering slightly upwards in the wind, it is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the collar-and-tie-wearing passersby who roam the nearby financial district mornings and evenings.”

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February 6, 2025

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The sculpture, made by the artist couple Coosje van Bruggen (1942–2009) and Claes Oldenburg (1929–2022), was erected in front of the DZ BANK in 1994. It is unmistakably in the …

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