Gramsci Monument

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Gramsci Monument is a 2013 site-specific public art installation by Swiss artist Thomas Hirschhorn, created in a Bronx housing project as a temporary community space inspired by the ideas of Italian Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public artwork
site-specific public art installation
temporary art project
aimsTo activate Gramsci’s ideas in everyday life
create a new form of public space
engage residents of public housing
commissionedBy Dia Art Foundation NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Thomas Hirschhorn NERFINISHED
describedBySource art criticism
exhibition catalogues
duration temporary
genre community-based art
relational aesthetics
socially engaged art
hasPart bar
children’s workshop area
exhibition space
internet corner
lecture space
library
newspaper production area
radio station
stage
hasWorkLocation public housing project
inception 2013
inspiredBy Antonio Gramsci NERFINISHED
Italian Marxist philosophy
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Forest Houses housing project NERFINISHED
New York City
New York State NERFINISHED
The Bronx NERFINISHED
mainSubject Antonio Gramsci NERFINISHED
Marxism NERFINISHED
community building
cultural theory
public space
movement contemporary art
partOfSeries Thomas Hirschhorn monument series NERFINISHED
precededBy Bataille Monument NERFINISHED
Deleuze Monument NERFINISHED
Spinoza Monument NERFINISHED
use artistic workshops
community gathering
cultural events
educational programs

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Thomas Hirschhorn notableWork Gramsci Monument