"Monument" (Indianapolis, Indiana)

USA / Indiana / Indianapolis / Indianapolis, Indiana
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"Monument" (2015) makes formal reference to civic monument archetypes, with the twist of being modernized by color, material, and separation from a building. The lending library supports an 1894 Mark Twain quote that was written during the same period as the construction of the Soldiers’ and Sailor’s Monument, where the piece was originally installed from 2015 to 2019. The quote suggests that books and libraries offer a more durable monument to society and culture than the stone edifice, and this implication strongly correlates to the free exchange of literature and ideas made possible by the Public Collection project. The work was reinstalled outside the Central Library in 2023.
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Coordinates:   39°46'42"N   86°9'26"W
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