The Dia Foundation in New York City commissioned a Swiss artist to create a monument to an Italian Communist philosopher, and site it in the middle of a Bronx public housing project. With this compelling set-up, the film unspools the unpredictable dynamics between artist, audience, residents, and art lovers.
Co-Presented with the Consulate General of Switzerland, San Francisco
Panelists
James Rojas
Urban Planner/Artist
Ron Sundstrom
Professor of Philosophy, USF
Brian Weiner
Professor Political Science, USF
Films
Thomas Hirschhorn: The Gramsci Monument
USA | 2015 | 94 mins. | Directed by Angelo A. Lüdin
From idealistic conception in Paris to the struggles of implementing Lüdin’s vision together with locals and residents of Forrest Houses, a public housing project in the Bronx, this documentary takes us behind the creation of the Gramsci Monument.
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