What kind of monuments are possible? Where and when? New York has its Statue of Liberty and Rio de Janeiro its Statue of Christ the Redeemer. An Estonia artist has offered a 14 meter statue of the national hero Kalevipoeg as a gift to the City of Tallinn. Is it good? Is it bad? Is it the wrong location, an occupation of public space by private capital, a marvellous gift or a huge stupid mistake? We take this controversial monument as a starting point to discuss issues related to national identity and the use of public space.
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What kind of monuments are possible? Where and when? New York has its Statue of Liberty and Rio de Janeiro its Statue of Christ the Redeemer. An Estonia artist has offered a 14 meter statue of the national hero Kalevipoeg as a gift to the City of Tallinn. Is it good? Is it bad? Is it the wrong location, an occupation of public space by private capital, a marvellous gift or a huge stupid mistake? We take this controversial monument as a starting point to discuss issues related to national identity and the use of public space.
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- Year Created: 2006
- Submitted to ArtBase: Sunday May 28th, 2006
- Original Url: http://www.trialerror.org
- Permalink: http://www.trialerror.org
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Work Credits:
- Trial and Error, Janna Holmstedt+Po Hagström, creator
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