
Upcoming Webinars
Friday, October 20th at 1:00pm EST – The Conservation of Divisive Monuments
Webinar Details:
The Angel of Independence, or El Ángel de la Independencia, was erected in 1910 to celebrate the centenary of the commencement of the War of Independence. A series of protests in 2019 brought greater awareness to the growing rate of violent crimes against women, or feminicide. Although it is not innately oppressive, its presence and significance in Mexico City was transformed by the intervention of protestors. After the multifaceted monument had been graffitied on August 16th, city government officials campaigned to restore it and erase the messages left by protestors. In response, the conservation community unionized to deny any attempts at restoration until their demands were met towards the recognition of feminicide by the city government. This theme introduces a unique instance of the “in-situ” aspect of the Monuments Toolkit, as well as the recontextualization of El Ángel in a transformative public space.
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Future Webinars
Tuesday, November 21st at 3:00pm EST – Centering Oppressive Spaces with Digital Media II
Wednesday, December 7th at 2:00pm EST – Grassroots Projects in Public Spaces