Keeping History Messy
Robert Bevan speaks to Tribune about his new book ‘Monumental Lies’ – a sweeping account of the recent conflicts over statues, monuments, and built heritage.
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Eddie Blake is an academic and architect. He is the director of architecture and research practice at London's Studio Palace.
Robert Bevan speaks to Tribune about his new book ‘Monumental Lies’ – a sweeping account of the recent conflicts over statues, monuments, and built heritage.
Berlin’s reconstructed Humboldt Forum, built to resemble an old Prussian palace which was replaced by a modernist icon, is a monument to the nostalgia driving the revival of right-wing sentiment across Europe.