Memory laws are the wrong way for Europeans to remember and debate their difficult pasts, argues Claus Leggewie and Horst Meier. Europe needs a pluralism of memory policies. That is why 23 August is a good candidate for a truly pan-European day of remembrance.
We spoke to the artist Urs Lüthi and the art historian Doris Krystof, curator of the Vienna Kunsthalle, in Lüthi’s Munich apartment: about intention, authorship, and the genesis of his work over the course of 35 years of creativity. Marco Meier led the discussion.