
Thomas Hirschhorn, one of the few Swiss artists of world renown, often touches on social wounds with his provocative works. In 2013, Hirschhorn built a monument for Italian philosopher and communist Antonio Gramsci in a public housing project in the Bronx. The contentious artist collaborated with neighborhood residents whose everyday life is impacted by poverty, unemployment and crime. Conflicts and misunderstandings are bound to arise as Hirschhorn’s absolute devotion to art is confronted with the resident’s lack of prospects and fatalistic outlooks. The «Gramsci Monument» becomes a summer-long experiment where diverse worlds collide: blacks and whites, the art elite and street kids, party people and poets, politicians and philosophers. A nuanced film about art, politics and passion.
Thomas Hirschhorn
Himself

Entheogen: Awakening the Divine Within
Entheogen: Awakening the Divine Within

Bronx, New York, November 2019
Bronx, New York, November 2019

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema

Anarchism in America
Anarchism in America

The Shelter
The Shelter

MAU WAL - Translated Encounters
MAU WAL - Translated Encounters

Näkkälä
Näkkälä

Tawai: A Voice from the Forest
Tawai: A Voice from the Forest

The Knowledge of Healing
The Knowledge of Healing

Soeurs
Soeurs

Iraqi Odyssey
Iraqi Odyssey

Head Transplant and the Non-Existence of the Soul
Head Transplant and the Non-Existence of the Soul