A virtual oasis: Trafalgar Square’s Arch of Palmyra

Burch, S ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8293-1850, 2017. A virtual oasis: Trafalgar Square’s Arch of Palmyra. International Journal of Architectural Research: ArchNet-IJAR, 11 (3), pp. 58-77. ISSN 1938-7806

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Abstract

This paper considers the destruction of the Arch of Palmyra in Syria in 2015 and its temporary reconstruction a year later in London’s Trafalgar Square. Attention is paid to an adjacent pedestal known as the Fourth Plinth, with a particular focus on a proposed monument by the Iraqi-American conceptual artist, Michael Rakowitz (born 1973). His works provide the basis for a discussion of public memorials and art’s commemorative function; the preservation, destruction and politicisation of heritage; the role of technology for the purposes of documentation and reconstruction; notions of authenticity; ethics and legal issues surrounding the global trade in cultural artefacts.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	International Journal of Architectural Research: ArchNet-IJAR
Creators:	Burch, S.
Publisher:	ArchNet
Date:	22 November 2017
Volume:	11
Number:	3
ISSN:	1938-7806
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.26687/archnet-ijar.v11i3.1401 DOI
Rights:	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Arts and Humanities
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	27 Nov 2017 11:14
Last Modified:	27 Nov 2017 11:14
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/32087

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