Thomas Hirschhorn – Gramsci Monument

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.

Main Cast

Thomas Hirschhorn

Himself

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Sound Designer	Peter von Siebenthal
	Sound Editor	Peter von Siebenthal
	Sound Mixer	Peter von Siebenthal
	Location Sound Recordist	Olivier Jeanrichard
	Original Music Composer	Fidelio Lippuner
Camera	Director of Photography	Pio Corradi
Production	Producer	Frank Matter
Editing	Color Grading	Peter Guyer Ueli Müller
	Editor	Mirjam Krakenberger Fidelio Lippuner
Directing	Director	Angelo A. Lüdin
Writing	Writer	Angelo A. Lüdin
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