Ferencvaros Municipality’s public art competition will continue next year, to which the region previously owed an ill-fated BLM statue and an equestrian statue without a horse, nicknamed Fingó the Brave. Pest boys He was really upset on Thursday In one of the winning works, which will depict how the legendary Turul picks up a Mercedes G-Class SUV. In response to our question, the deputy mayor of the region, Susanna Dohm, wrote that the sculpture will already be on display, and can be seen for two weeks from April 22. She also added that she is happy that Pesti Srácok has been advertising for work for half a year now.
Posted on the district website In minutes The statue has already been mentioned, whose creator has already written that the Mercedes G-Class, originally designed for military purposes, is nowadays associated with the Russian mafia, the wealthy and the oligarchs of the world, and is also somewhat sacred, because II . Pope John Paul II’s bulletproof car of this type was also designed. It is also mentioned in the description that the Turul refers to another piece of sculpture from the region, the Fradi eagle. According to the interpretation of the ruling party newspaper, this means that he is kicking all those involved at the same time, i.e
Even before its presentation, one of the various interpretations that the creator would like to give place was born through the Turul-G sculpture.
Of course, Pesti Srácok did not start a discussion on this topic early because they are passionate about contemporary art, or because they believe in the dialogue with local communities, which the sculptures created as part of the competition aim to spark. The newspaper asked the leader of the Fidesz faction in Ferencvaros, who questioned the artistic value of the works and also considered it difficult for politicians not to have a say in the decision regarding the tender. Pesti Srácok also explained that Deputy Mayor Zsuzsanna Döme’s chief of staff “for some mysterious reason” was present when the professional jury shared its proposals with the representative of the office, that is, him.
Dom wrote to Telex that he was glad that Pesti Srácok was announcing the work half a year before it was shown, and added that a day earlier Fidesz representatives had specifically said that “the public should not be overburdened with contemporary art.” He noted that the far right and László Toroczkai also participated in the social dialogue regarding the BLM statue, and although some of the installations were disliked, they are waiting for their ideas to be tendered, which can therefore be evaluated by a professional jury. Independent from the municipality.
According to the plans, this is what the statue will look like – Source: Ferencvaros.hu
According to Döme, people can hardly encounter contemporary genres as well as commemorative politics and kitsch sculptures. The Lektorátus that supports street art and public art was liquidated by 2013, and fine art resources are shared only by the NKA, and from 2013 by the MMA. As for For public works, the aesthetic and professional aspects have the least influence on politicians’ decision-making. As he wrote, works related to the spaces and problems of Ferencvaros, the topicality of issues affecting a particular community or society as a whole, can be submitted to competition in a non-binding genre.
