ARTHI 6C Lecture 19: After 911 Memorials and Monuments
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Future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty. Memorializing: finding ways to come to terms with the recent past and/or historical past. Counter-memorial: memorial made in protest to the original memorial. Monument: a statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a notable person or event. Characterized as proceeding from instinct rather than intellect. Related to catharsis - process of releasing and providing relief from strong emotions. Action of understanding the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present. Memorial: structure, statue, sculpture, etc. intended to serve as a. Commonly associated with death and observation of loss. Monument: structure, statue, sculpture, etc. which commemerates an important historical event/notable person. Commonly associated with celebration and recognition of the life of the person/importance of the event. Ideas borrowed from minimalism; interchangeable forms and repetition. Rejects minimalist ideas such as lack of personal/expressive content "
