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In an effort to understand how memory is made in culture, Contemporary Commemoration seeks to apprehend and analyze contemporary commemorative phenomena while considering a broad range of approaches and cultural implications.

29/05/2019
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The Monument Quilt is the first public monument dedicated to survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence. Come to the National Mall May 31-June 2 to witness survivors’ stories.

21/08/2017
All Monuments Must Fall: A Syllabus

All Monuments Must Fall: A Syllabus

This is a crowd-sourced assemblage of materials relating to Confederate and other racist monuments to white supremacy; the history and theory of these monuments and monuments in general; and monument struggles worldwide.

15/06/2016
The Sea Cemetery

The Sea Cemetery

Built in memory of thousands of refugees who lost their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean.

08/03/2016
The Anti-Violence Movement

The Anti-Violence Movement

"Don't forget that March 8th is International Women's Day. We keep fighting back!"

11/01/2016
Here's a List of All of the David Bowie Tributes Taking Place in NYC

David Bowie commemorative studies could be its own field.

As news spread this morning that David Bowie's latest, fantastic album Blackstar was in fact his last — a haunting parting gift that proved his genius through the very end — the world erupted in collective mourning. New Yorkers on their way to work and unsure of what else to do began leaving...

21/11/2015
U.S. Holocaust Museum Condemns Treatment Of Syrian Refugees

Such important conversations taking place right now. We cannot ignore our institutions of historical memory.

"While recognizing that security concerns must be fully addressed, we should not turn our backs on the thousands of legitimate refugees."

14/11/2015
Circle Of Hope: How A Raw Reaction Became A Sign Of Solidarity

Circle Of Hope: How A Raw Reaction Became A Sign Of Solidarity

When Jean Jullien learned of the Paris attacks, the French artist dashed off a pen-and-ink mash-up of the Eiffel Tower with a peace sign. That symbol has since become a worldwide icon of the tragedy.

19/10/2015
Death Row Inmates Imagine Their Own Memorials

Death Row Inmates Imagine Their Own Memorials

From a certain angle, the premise seems almost cruel: invite prisoners on death row to design their own memorials — ways for them to be remembered after they’ve been executed.

06/08/2015
Krzysztof Wodiczko | More Art

Rekindling my deep love of this amazing artist!

For Abraham Lincoln: War Veteran Projection, Krzysztof Wodiczko engaged with dozens of American war veterans and their family members to explore the traumatic consequences of war. The artist interviewed a total of fourteen participants, recording conversations about war experiences, the difficult re…

21/07/2015

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09/02/2015
Teen Artist Fights To Replace Cosby Tributes With Naked Statues

Teen Artist Fights To Replace Cosby Tributes With Naked Statues

A 15-year-old sculptor is on a quest to replace two public statues honoring Bill Cosby, including one in Walt Disney World, with his own creation intended to shame the disgraced comedian. Rodman Edwards' proposed artwork is a bronze statue called...

04/06/2013
FORCE: Upsetting R**e Culture

A national monument to sexual violence survivors is in the works. What do you think?

FORCE: Upsetting R**e Culture is an art and activist effort to upset r**e culture and create a culture of consent.

25/03/2013
Can Frank Gehry’s Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Be Saved?

Can Frank Gehry’s Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Be Saved?

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial would take up much of a four-acre plot across the street from the National Air and Space Museum, which itself sits on the increasingly cluttered National Mall, and would be dominated by four eighty-foot metal curtains showing scenes from Eisenhower’s life. It has ma...

01/12/2012

World Aids Day today, folks.

Today is World AIDS Day and Day Without Art. We are remembering the day through Félix González-Torres's "Untitled (The End)". This work is one of his earliest stack pieces where through removing a piece of paper visitors can reduce the artwork to nothing, functioning as a metaphor for the body and mortality.

The work is now on view in "Color Bind: The MCA Collection in Black and White". You can learn more here: http://bit.ly/Yg42X2



Image:
Félix González-Torres
"Untitled (The End)"
1990
Offset prints on paper
22 x 28 x 22 in. (55.9 x 71.1 x 55.9 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, restricted gift of Carlos and Rosa de la Cruz; Bernice and Kenneth Newberger Fund, 1995.111
© The Félix González-Torres Foundation. Courtesy of Andrea Rosen Gallery. This image may not be reproduced without permission.
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

20/07/2012
Report: Paterno Statue To Be Removed

fascinating, although i could do with much less twitter-citing.

The fate of the bronze statue of Joe Paterno standing outside of Beaver Stadium on the Penn State campus has become a key point of contention ever since former F.B.I director Louis Freeh released his damning 267-page report concluding that the former head football coach and key university administra...

01/07/2012

Getting this baby up and running. Patience is appreciated! Reaching out to memory-minded folks first but spread the word if you like. Will be focusing on, surprise, contemporary commemoration, but also a lot of art, news articles, culture in general. You get the picture.

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