Antimonumenta (Banca Roja)
 The anti-monument in 2020 | |
 Location | |
| 20°40′38.5″N 103°20′48″W / 20.677361°N 103.34667°W | |
| Location | Guadalajara, Mexico |
|---|---|
| Designer | Feminists |
| Type | Antimonumenta |
| Material | Metal |
| Opening date | 25 November 2020 |
| Dedicated to | Victims of violence against women in Mexico |
An antimonumenta was installed in front of the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, in Guadalajara, Jalisco on 25 November 2020, the date commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, during the annual march of women protesting against gender violence.
The sculpture is symbolically named Antimonumenta and it was subtitled "Banca Roja" to distinguish it from the anti-monument of the same name placed in the city's Plaza de Armas, installed during a similar protest on the same day.
Background and installation
As part of a global campaign, red benches are installed to denounce gender violence as they symbolize those who were and those who will come.[1] In 2019, a bench was installed at the University of Guadalajara.[2]
During the annual march of women protesting against gender violence on 25 November 2020, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, feminists installed two antimonumentas in honor of women who have suffered from violence in Mexico. The first one was the traditional Antimonumenta, which was installed in the Plaza de Armas. The other being a red bench, which was placed in front of the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres.[3] It occurred amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico in which 240 women had been killed.[4]
In the middle of the bench, there is a plaque with a message that reads "In memory of all the women murdered by those who claimed to love them or just because they were women."[a]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Antimonumentos" [Anti-monuments]. Milenio (in Spanish). 1 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Instalan 'Banca Roja' En Paseo del Lago CUCosta" ['Red Bench' installed at Lake CUCosta's stroll]. Tribuna de la Bahía (in Spanish). 26 November 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Ruiz, Josefina (25 November 2020). "Colocan antimonumenta en memoria de mujeres asesinadas en la Rotonda". Milenio. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Cuevas, Monse (25 November 2021). "Colocan antimonumento en memoria de mujeres asesinadas en Jalisco" [Anti-monument placed in memory of murdered women in Jalisco]. Quadrantín Jalisco. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Rodríguez, Daniela (25 November 2020). "Ponen antimonumento para recordar feminicidios" [Anti-monument placed to recall femicides]. Meganoticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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 The anti-monument two days after it was installed | |
| Location | Guadalajara, Mexico |
|---|---|
| Designer | Feminists |
| Type | Antimonumenta |
| Material | Metal |
| Height | 3.8 m (12 ft) |
| Weight | 300 kg (660 lb) |
| Opening date | 25 November 2020 |
| Dedicated to | Victims of violence against women in Mexico |
An antimonumenta was installed in the Plaza de Armas, in Guadalajara, Jalisco on 25 November 2020, the date commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, during the annual march of women protesting against gender violence.
The sculpture is symbolically named Antimonumenta and it was inspired by the anti-monument of the same name placed in Mexico City a year prior.
History and installation
The Antimonumenta was installed on 25 November 2020 in the Plaza de Armas, in the historic center of Guadalajara, Jalisco. It was placed during the annual march of women protesting against gender violence on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. It occurred amid the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico in which 230 women had been killed between January and September of that year and 39 of them were investigated as femicides.[1]
It was the third Antimonumenta to be erected in the country; the others being the one installed in Mexico City and the other one in Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico. Although similar in shape, the anti-monuments have different inscriptions.[2]
The installers also symbolically renamed Plaza de Armas to "Plaza Imelda Virgen".[3] Imelda Josefina Virgen Rodríguez was an academic and the first woman to be killed after the approval of femicide as a crime in Jalisco. According to the prosecutors, in September 2012 her husband hired two others to rape and kill her. Her husband was charged with parricide and the others with first-degree murder; none were charged with femicide. In 2017 her husband received a sentence that was appealed and the trial had to be re-tried. During the process, Virgen's mother died. By November 2020, the second trial was appealed and was awaiting a new trial.[4]
Description
The sculpture is made of metal; it is 3.8 meters (12 ft) high and weighs 300 kilograms (660 lb).[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Instalan la Antimonumenta, parte de la lucha feminista, en Plaza de Armas" [Antimonumenta, part of the feminist struggle, installed at Plaza de Armas]. Notisistema (in Spanish). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ a b Flores, Siboney (25 November 2020). "Instalan antimonumenta en Guadalajara; exigen justicia para víctimas de feminicidio" [Antimonumenta installed in Guadalajara; justice for femicide victims demanded]. Informador.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ Orozco, Mariana (25 November 2020). "Instalan Antimonumenta y renombran Plaza de Armas como 'Plaza Imelda Virgen' durante el 25N en Guadalajara" [Antimonumenta installed and Plaza de Armas renamed 'Plaza Imelda Virgen' during 25N in Guadalajara]. Debate (in Spanish). Jalisco. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ Ramos Ponce, Guadalupe (13 November 2020). "Las tres muertes de Imelda Virgen" [The three deaths of Imelda Virgen]. SEM México (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2021.
External links
Media related to Antimonumentos en Guadalajara, Jalisco at Wikimedia Commons
Category:2020 establishments in Mexico Category:2020 sculptures Category:Anonymous works Category:Anti-monuments in Mexico Category:Centro, Guadalajara Category:Feminist art Category:Feminist protests Category:Feminism in Mexico Category:Monuments and memorials in Mexico Category:Outdoor sculptures in Guadalajara