GRAMSCI MONUMENT

2012

HOME PROGRAM LOCATION THE PROJECT THE MAP ABOUT GRAMSCI CONSTRUCTION DISMANTLING PRESS-KIT
A WORK IN PUBLIC SPACE BY THOMAS HIRSCHHORN, PRODUCED BY DIA ART FOUNDATION NEW YORK
LOCATED AT FOREST HOUSES, THE BRONX - NEW YORK CITY, SUMMER 2013
"Every
human being
is an
Intellectual."
Antonio Gramsci

FIELDWORK

Fieldwork is the preparatory work, the specific on-site visits I did alone, with my attempts to encounter residents and present them my project. I tried to find residents who would agree to host my project, in order to do the “Gramsci Monument” in ‘co-operation’.


Fieldworks documents will be posted here:













- Meet and Greet Event at Forest Houses, May 4, 2013: Flyer / Pictures

- Thomas Hirschhorn and Erik Farmer at Dia's office, New York City (Photo: Yasmil Raymond)/ Picture

- New York City, August 2012: Debriefs / Visit at «Forest Houses»: Pictures

- Visit to the Fondazione Instituto Gramsci in Rome, Sept 2012: Debrief / Pictures

- Visit to the Casa Museum Gramsci, Ghilarza (Italy), Nov 2012: Debrief / Map

- New York City, December 2012 : Debrief

- Handwritten Debriefs: PDF