> But now, argues Owen Hatherley, it is vital that we make the effort to understand what they truly represent
Maybe this speaks of the weaknesses of abstract art when used for this. No one thinks of the Lincoln Memorial or Mount Rushmore or Taj Mahal or Arc de Triumph like this. In some sense, their memorial status comes out in the form itself. This is not the case with abstract art like the spomeniks.
Maybe this speaks of the weaknesses of abstract art when used for this. No one thinks of the Lincoln Memorial or Mount Rushmore or Taj Mahal or Arc de Triumph like this. In some sense, their memorial status comes out in the form itself. This is not the case with abstract art like the spomeniks.