Counter-Non-Anti-Remembrance. The Anti-monumental Practices by TIST Collective
In the recent decades, monumentality has been significantly reconsidered with its symbolic materiality and agency in public spaces. Counter-, non-, and anti-monumental practices have emerged on the scene of contemporary art as a new, critical mode of commemorative and social ritual. While addressing...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Bologna
2024-12-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes |
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| Online Access: | https://cpcl.unibo.it/article/view/17246 |
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| Summary: | In the recent decades, monumentality has been significantly reconsidered with its symbolic materiality and agency in public spaces. Counter-, non-, and anti-monumental practices have emerged on the scene of contemporary art as a new, critical mode of commemorative and social ritual. While addressing the well-known query on whether monumentality can still be considered a valid tool able to synthesize and keep the collective memory, the current paper investigates the remembrance practices by TIST collective (Italy). In the last two years TIST implemented a series of artistic actions in the urban space designed to address the emergence and endurance of a commemorative community and the possibility of remembrance as a public ritual. |
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| ISSN: | 2612-0496 |