"We are giving faces to them all," she said of the work, which was also designed to be a collective artistic hug for murdered trans singer and retired s*x worker Karla La Borrada, who lost her life at the age of 67 in 2016.
Mexican artist Teresa Margolles
/r/transgenderUK discuss: https://old.reddit.com/r/transgenderUK/comments/1fjsucq/londons_fourth_plinth_artwork_aims_to_unite_trans/
The Guardian Art Review: 4 Stars!
Her sculpture for the fourth plinth takes its form from a gruesome Aztec masterpiece, a 15th-century tower of skulls known as the Huey Tzompantli that was excavated in Mexico City. More than 600 skulls have been found cemented into it, a spectacular reminder of Aztec power and ferocity.
But this is by no means an instantly readable political artwork you praise or condemn in a tweet.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
the fourth plinth is always used for stuff like this, it is a plinth for a rotating selection of cringey modern art displays. before this it had whipped cream on it to represent death or something
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Next month: Toby Fox lives up their covered in bath foam to prolong development of next DELTARUNE update
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context