In 1991, the city of Pulheim, Germany initiated an unusual ongoing art project: the Synagogue Stommeln Project. Outstanding contemporary artists were invited to realize a work of art, entering into a dialogue with the synagogue: as historical site, as a physical space, and as architecture. That same year, Jannis Kounellis--of "arte povera" fame--laid the cornerstone for this amazingly successful exhibition series, followed by Richard Serra, Georg...