Equestrian statue of Alexander the Great (Dimitris Kalamaras)
Category: Visual Arts > Public space
| Artist: | Dimitris Kalamaras |
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| Year: | 1958 |
| Genre: | Sculpture | Monument |
| Place: | Florina |
Censorship incidents
| 1958–1993 | Cancellation of the installation of the statue “Equestrian statue of Alexander the Great” by Dimitris Kalamaras
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Description
The “Equestrian statue of Alexander the Great” (1958) was the first monumental work that the Municipality of Florina awarded to the distinguished sculptor and Athens School of Fine Arts professor, Dimitris Kalamaras. The work was never installed in public space in Florina, since the depiction of Alexander the Great was considered “nationally degrading” by the local authorities. The absence of a “robust” or “heroic” element did not satisfy their aesthetic criteria. The constant interventions on the part of Bishop Augustine Kantiotis of Florina were decisive in the statue ultimately not being installed.
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Sources – Bibliography
- Ethnos 16/1/1993.
- Thessaloniki19/2/1993.
- Makedonia 26/6/1998.
- Anna Moschona-Kalamara, «Kalamaras Dimitris» in P. Petsini and D. Christopoulos Dictionary of Censorship in Greece: Cachectic democracy - dictatorship - metapolitefsi, Athens: Kastaniotis 2018.
