[MGSA-L] Parthenon and Documenta Kassell

June Samaras june.samaras at gmail.com
Fri Jul 7 14:51:51 PDT 2017


Artist Creates Replica of Parthenon from 100,000 Banned Books

By Jessica Stewart on July 6, 2017

Conceptual artist Marta Minujín created a replica of the Parthenon from
100,000 banned books in her The Parthenon of Books installation.

This is not the first iteration of The Parthenon of Books. Minujín first
realized the piece in 1983, when she erected 25,000 books banned by
Argentina's military junta in a square in Buenos Aires. The new incarnation
has been under construction since October 2016, with the official opening
in June 2017. It's possible for visitors to become part of the artwork by
checking the list of banned books and bringing along a text for inclusion
in the work, which will be on display until September.

“In her mass-participation projects, Minujín rediscovers the initial value
of a collective treasure; she melts shared capital back down into cultural
currency without remainder. She lays down the verticality of public
edifices that embody confiscated cultural knowledge and a hidebound
heritage,” writes curator Pierre Bal-Blanc. “She dilapidates the fortune
these myths represent. By literally tilting these symbols, Minujín not only
gives new meaning to these monuments, she offers them a new sensuality.”

USE THE LINK TO SEE ALL THE PICTURES

http://mymodernmet.com/marta-minujin-parthenon-books-documenta/


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