A board game-like object in a slipcase documenting a public installation by the German artist Erika Hock on the façade of the Institute for Urban History, Recklinghausen in Germany.

Sometimes a detour is the better way to reach your destination. Unexpected vistas and unplanned encounters are possible on an unforeseen routeâsometimes the journey even ends somewhere completely different than expected. In any case, the detour has a worse reputation than it deserves. This can be seen impressively in Erika Hockâs work Detours on the façade of the Institute for Urban History:...