#marker – @nickkahler on Tumblr

Space was now homogenized, absolute war had become a reality, and the monolith was its monument. A new geography was created with the concrete shelters as its markers. From one end of Europe to the other a new synectics saw the light.

Paul Virilio, Bunker Archaeology, 1975

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Christopher Derek Bruno, Temporary Installation 6: Bits Left Behind, Lagoa das Furnas, 2015

#christopher derek bruno #temporary #installation #art #sculpture #architecture #marker #mark #bit #lagoa das furnas #portugal #color

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A monument can be an artwork, but it doesn’t have to be. It has to perpetuate memory and have a commemorative function. It’s everything from a marker in the ground to the triumphal arch in Washington Square Park.

Jonathan Kuhn, "Monuments to the Famous or Forgotten," 2014

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Historical Marker of Tomochichi's Grave, Savannah, GA, c. 2000

#historical marker #tomochichi #grave #savannah #georgia #marker #monument #history #native american #past #creative destruction