The statue of Charles Fourier erected at Place de Clichy in Paris in June 1899. PHOTO:

Essays Placing a statue in its proper place

In 1969 the Situationist group re-installed a copy of a statue of Charles Fourier on an empty plinth at Place Clichy in Paris as a gesture of commemoration of the events in May-June 1968 in Paris. The article will discuss the event and use it in an analysis of the ongoing monument wars that took off in the summer of 2020.

Published in the printed edition of Baltic Worlds BW 2023:4, p 69-74
Published on balticworlds.com on December 11, 2023

abstract

In 1969 the Situationist group re-installed a copy of a statue of Charles Fourier on an empty plinth at Place Clichy in Paris as a gesture of commemoration of the events in May-June 1968 in Paris. The article will discuss the event and use it in an analysis of the ongoing monument wars that took off in the summer of 2020.

KeyWords: Situationist International, Charles Fourier.

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The article is part of a theme in the printed journal 2023:4, “Monuments, new arts and news narratives” with guest editor Cecilia Sjöholm>>.

Mikkel Bolt Rasmussen