‘Once in the XX Century’ (2004) by Deimantas Narkevicius. Found footage of Lenin’s monument being pulled down, edited in a reversed way; Lenin comes flying onto the pedestal.
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Goddess of Democracy
The Goddess of Democracy was a 10-meter-tall (33 ft) statue created during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 in Beijing, China. The statue was constructed in only four days out of foam and papier-mâché over a metal armature. The constructors decided to make the statue as large as possible so the government would be unable to dismantle it. The government would either have to destroy the statue—an action which would potentially fuel further criticism of its policies—or leave it standing. Despite these efforts, the statue was destroyed by soldiers clearing the square of protesters, but has been copied a number of times.
Pierre Huyghe
Pierre Huyghe, ‘Recollection’ (2011)
For Frieze Projects 2011 in London, artist Pierre Huyghe created an installation, Recollection, that included an aquarium filled with sea life. One of the sea creatures in the aquarium was a hermit crab who dwelt in a Brancusi-style head.
Danh Vo
‘We The People’ (2011-2013) by Danh Vo.
A full scale replica of the Statue of Liberty in New York, built in a workshop in Shanghai. The statue has not been welded together, but has been split into approximately 400 fragments that have been scattered across the entire world.
Thomas Geiger
‘Handperformances’ (2013-ongoing) by Thomas Geiger
A series of videos that show Geiger’s hands re-enacting situations he’s been in or things that he has seen.
