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On Day of German Unity, City of Kassel Removes Artist’s Monument for Refugees

Avatar photo by Dorian Batycka October 3, 2018

The city removed Olu Oguibe’s “Monument to Strangers and Refugees,” at dawn on the national holiday celebrating Germany’s reunification after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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After Dispute with Documenta Artist, City of Kassel Demands Removal of Monument for Refugees [UPDATED]

Avatar photo by Dorian Batycka October 1, 2018October 3, 2018

The City of Kassel has decided to indefinitely remove Olu Oguibe’s public sculpture, “Monument to Strangers and Refugees,” commissioned for last year’s Documenta.

Olu Oguibe, "Das Fremdlinge und Flüchtlinge Monument" ("Monument for strangers and refugees," 2017), concrete, Königsplatz Kassel (photo by Mathias Voelzke; courtesy Olu Oguibe and KOW, Berlin)
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Dispute Erupts Over Artist’s “Monument for Strangers and Refugees” in Germany

Avatar photo by Dorian Batycka May 31, 2018May 31, 2018

The city fo Kassel wants to relocate Olu Oguibe’s public sculpture, commissioned for last year’s Documenta.

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