"The ephemeral as a strategy of intervention" - Conference "Monumental Developments" in Johannesburg

8 November 2023

Photo: SARChI, University of Johannesburg

Johanna Spanke presents her paper "The ephemeral as a strategy of intervention: Aesthetic reframings of the Columbus Monument in Madrid" at the Conference “Monumental Developments: Contemporary Approaches to Commemorative Public Art” (November 8−11, 2023), organized by the SARChI Chair in South African Art and Visual Culture, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Date: 2023, November 8-11

Further information about the conference can be found here.

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