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Far-right activists have boarded up a newly inaugurated rainbow-colored Black Lives Matter statue of liberty on Ferenc Square in Budapest’s IX district.
The municipality of Ferencváros announced a sculpting competition last August, the winners of which would have their creations placed around the district’s streets. Six winners were picked, among them Péter Szalay’s rainbow colored kneeling Statue of Liberty representing the Black Lives Matter movement.
One of the winners of a public art contract in the 9th district (Ferencváros) will deal with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Although no other details have been revealed about the statue, it has already drawn criticism from right-wing circles against the opposition-backed independent mayor of the district, Krisztina Baranyi, and her deputy Zsuzsanna […]Continue reading
Budapest BLM Statue: Sculptor Believes His Work Might be Destroyed
The kneeling rainbow colored Statue of Liberty, a winning sculpture of the Ferencváros public art competition, is receiving threats of destruction before it has even been exhibited. Péter Szalay, designer of the work, says that he foresaw the backlash.
Budapest’s IX District, Ferencváros, recently held an art competition organized by Zsuzsanna Döme, mayor Krisztina Baranyai’s deputy and a politician of the satirical Two-Tailed Dog Party. The goal of the tender is to recreate the traditions of public art which she believes the government has overlooked. One of the winners of this competition, Péter Szalay’s kneeling Statue of Liberty sculpture, has sparked significant controversy. Many on the right believe this sculpture should not be put on display due to its support of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, and have threatened to destroy it.