ARTH 3539 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Convention Center, Hammering Man, Alison Lapper
13 Apr 2017
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Drop and plop - - statues that can go anywhere, signal culture (i. e. outside of the back of vac) Andrew verrocchio colleoni 1480s v traditional. Last bronze roman statue (they were all melted down) The great elector fredrick willem ruler. Wilde pferde (wild horse) 2008 ignes idess (an art collective, two members) Replicated the great elector horse and put it in the town square w/o a rider. Need the ruler/other statue context to know what this stands for democracy, anyone can get on the horse. Public art: tells you the values of a place the history. Cuba st martique abstracted equestrian statue- out of the rock, breaking free from the binds, gesturing to the public follow me . 10 m high largest equestrian statue world wide. Controversy: the subject was cruel to indians, they questioned why he should have a public statue. Jonothan borofsky hammering man frankfurt 1990 21 m. Shows denver is a place of contemporary art.
