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THOMAS HIRSCHHORN-GRAMSCI MONUMENT

by Angelo Alfredo Lüdin

synopsis

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.

international title: Thomas Hirschhorn-Gramsci Monument
original title: Thomas Hirschhorn-Gramsci Monument
country: Switzerland
sales agent: Soap Factory GmbH
year: 2015
genre: documentary
directed by: Angelo Alfredo Lüdin
film run: 94'
cinematography by: Pio Corradi
film editing: Mirjam Krakenberger
music: Fidelio Lippuner
production: Soap Factory GmbH, SRF - Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, SRG SSR
distributor: Cineworx Gmbh

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