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Weak monument : architectures beyond the plinth = Nõrk monument : pjedestaalialused arhitektuurid

Title
Weak monument : architectures beyond the plinth = Nõrk monument : pjedestaalialused arhitektuurid / edited by Tadeáš Říha, Laura Linsi, Roland Reemaa.
Publication
Zürich : Park Books, 2018.

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  • Říha, Tadeáš.
  • Linsi, Laura.
  • Reemaa, Roland.
  • International Architectural Exhibition (16th : 2018 : Venice, Italy)
Description
96 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), plans; 24 cm
Summary
Monuments represent power: explicitly and simply, but not universally. In Estonia, the classical notion of a monument is a strange appearance. Its presence is marginal, its tradition nonexistent and its form tormented by an apparent cultural displacement. The statue on a square never claimed the central position so common in Western Europe. This semantic void directs attention to other, less exceptional pieces of architecture. Sometimes a stairway marks a politically charged location, or a pavement becomes symbolic. Instead of explicit meanings inscribed in marble and bronze, an implicit charge is revealed that might be weaker yet more relevant, for it cannot be openly questioned what is only implicit. 'Weak Monument' explores the blurred line between a monument's explicitly political form and the architecture of everyday. It juxtaposes classical monuments with seemingly insignificant architectural objects and public space in a collection of images and drawings, archival as well as newly commissioned ones, alongside essays and brief texts. Exhibition: Estonian Pavilion, 16th Architecture Biennale, Venice, Italy (26.05. - 25.11.2018).
Alternative Title
Nõrk monument : pjedestaalialused arhitektuurid
Subject
  • Monuments > Political aspects > Exhibitions
  • Monuments > Estonia > Exhibitions
  • Monuments
  • Monuments > Political aspects
  • Estonia
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs.
Note
  • Catalog of the Estonian Pavilion at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia, May 26 - November 25, 2018.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Language (note)
  • Parallel texts in English and Estonian.
ISBN
  • 3038601152
  • 9783038601159
OCLC
  • on1031919816
  • 1031919816
  • SCSB-9163392
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries