CinemaOSMovie · 2015 · 1h 34m

Thomas Hirschhorn – Gramsci Monument

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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.

Directed byAngelo A. Lüdin

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 34m
Language
EN
Released
January 29, 2015
Studios
SRFSRG SSRsoap factory

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1 credited
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Thomas Hirschhorn

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Directed by
Angelo A. Lüdin
Written by
Angelo A. Lüdin
Produced by
Frank Matter
Frank Matter

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