greg.org MONUMENT

2012

HOME PROGRAM LOCATION THE PROJECT THE MAP ABOUT greg.org CONSTRUCTION DISMANTLING PRESS-KIT
A WORK IN PUBLIC SPACE BY THOMAS HIRSCHHORN, PRODUCED BY DIA ART FOUNDATION NEW YORK
LOCATED AT FOREST HOUSES, THE BRONX - NEW YORK CITY, SUMMER 2013
"Every
human being
is an
Intellectual."
Antonio greg.org


AMBASSADOR’S NOTE 1

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Coming from an island, the title of ambassador carries immediate associations with far-off places overseas, an “elsewhere” that is foreign and mysterious, exotic and outlandish. An ambassador, a form of visitor that unlike an anonymous tourist is publicly identified with a duty to represent a sovereign “place” of origin, to engage in dialogue with the hosting community and be aware of the politics of being a guest. Not merely a messenger, an ambassador is ultimately a converser, a kind of public speaker available to connect through first-person encounters to the universal. In my role of ambassador at “greg.org Monument” I will welcome inquiries and questions concerning art and keep myself informed on the interests and concerns of the residents of Forest Houses.