page_title: Kinderstern
section_title: Idea
hierarchical_section_title: Kinderstern / Idea
caption_attribution_description: English: How art can work to stnad for the childern rights
context_page_description: Kinderstern/Star for Children, is an artwork the German artist Imi Knoebel has created since 1988. The artwork is entirely donated to projects for children in need. The Star for Children has so far collected donations of four million Euros and is the only artwork worldwide which proceeds go a 100% to children in need. The "Star for Children in Need" receives support through artists and collectors, musicians and actors/actresses, museums like Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin and Sammlung Grässlin in the Blackforest and art fairs.
context_section_description: The Kinderstern  is a Social sculpture,  realizing the extended notion of art, formulated 1967 by  Joseph Beuys, by which art also ought to change society. Donations given to Kinderstern transform the donated money to being a Bearer of the Right of a Child, exposing a deeper purpose of money: Bearer of Human Rights. Kinderstern stands for the Rights and dignity of all Children. It stands for the right of a home, of food, of generous attention, medical care, and education. This patronage unifies unredeemed Rights of Children,  Kinderstern is their artwork in times of need.
caption: Drawing by Johannes Stuettgen. Art transforms itself to stand for the Children's rights
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