>>And given a description plate for *why* it was moved. History is important. Erasing it doesn't go well. If people could attach a reason why X is bad to the art they hate, then they have a better chance of others knowing *why* it was bad and avoiding the same mistakes.<<
I agree. This is also a good solution for leaving old monuments where they are, just changing the context. Imagine if things got updated every 50-100 years, then people could read history and its interpretations from beginning to current. I've seen a few examples of this and it is awesome.
>>But I don't know how easy it is in most places for people to get statues moved that they don't like.<<
Very easy in some places, difficult or impossible in others. And that gives us a range of examples to study what works and what does not. I am firmly on the side of the handful of cities that have been working this problem for decades and pretty much solved it by updating their public art a little bit at a time. People get used to that and don't fuss much over it now. So far the high-water mark goes to Richmond, Virginia. \o/
>> I imagine it's a lot easier with things that are still glorified, because people in power to move those who also *like* them probably won't want them destroyed, but might protest the addition of any description plate on why it was moved. <<
You can't please everyone, and right now the fight over statues seems to be pleasing no one. :/
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Date: 2017-08-18 10:46 pm (UTC)I agree. This is also a good solution for leaving old monuments where they are, just changing the context. Imagine if things got updated every 50-100 years, then people could read history and its interpretations from beginning to current. I've seen a few examples of this and it is awesome.
>>But I don't know how easy it is in most places for people to get statues moved that they don't like.<<
Very easy in some places, difficult or impossible in others. And that gives us a range of examples to study what works and what does not. I am firmly on the side of the handful of cities that have been working this problem for decades and pretty much solved it by updating their public art a little bit at a time. People get used to that and don't fuss much over it now. So far the high-water mark goes to Richmond, Virginia. \o/
>> I imagine it's a lot easier with things that are still glorified, because people in power to move those who also *like* them probably won't want them destroyed, but might protest the addition of any description plate on why it was moved. <<
You can't please everyone, and right now the fight over statues seems to be pleasing no one. :/