Monument of the Thessalian Farmer (Mimis Yentekos)
Category: Visual Arts > Public space
| Artist: | Mimis Yentekos |
|---|---|
| Year: | 1981 |
| Genre: | Sculpture | Monument | Relief |
| Place: | Larissa |
Censorship incidents
| 1981 | Intervention of the leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture to remove disturbing elements from the “Monument of the Thessalian Farmer” by Mimis Yentekos
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Description
The relief sculpture of the “Monument of the Thessalian Farmer” was commissioned from the Thessalian sculptor Dimitris (Mimis) Yentekos. In the original relief sculpture, the farmers were portrayed in a state of rage, brandishing sickles and other sharp farming tools. After the intervention of the leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture in 1981, the scythe and other sharp tools were removed from the relief that had been approved and installed at the Kileler Monument; they were replaced by “gentle” agricultural tools, such as a stick and a sack, and by wheat stalks.
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Sources – Bibliography
- Anthis Yentekos, interview to Eleni Kouki.
- Christos Bechlivanos, interview to Eleni Kouki.
CIVIL Publications
- Kouki E.,“Monument to the Thessalian farmer or Monument to the Killerer uprising? Political confrontations, censorship and self-censorship in the Thessalian plains, 1981-1997”, Archeiotaxio 22 (November 2020).
