Thomas Hirschhorn – Gramsci Monument
2015•1h 34m•Released
Documentary
Thomas Hirschhorn, one of the few Swiss artists of world renown, often touches on social wounds with his provocative works. In 2013, Hirschhorn built a monument for Italian philosopher and communist Antonio Gramsci in a public housing project in the Bronx. The contentious artist collaborated with neighborhood residents whose everyday life is impacted by poverty, unemployment and crime. Conflicts and misunderstandings are bound to arise as Hirschhorn’s absolute devotion to art is confronted with the resident’s lack of prospects and fatalistic outlooks. The «Gramsci Monument» becomes a summer-long experiment where diverse worlds collide: blacks and whites, the art elite and street kids, party people and poets, politicians and philosophers. A nuanced film about art, politics and passion.
Director
Angelo A. Lüdin
Writer
Angelo A. Lüdin
Languages
German, English
Studio
SRF
Cast
Thomas Hirschhorn
Himself
Production
Company
SRF
Company
soap factory
Company
SRG SSR
Producer
Frank Matter
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