Vía parque, parque monumento / [textos: Felipe Leal [and others]].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leal, Felipe, writer of added commentary.

Museo Experimental El Eco, issuing body.

Fundación ICA, issuing body.

Language:

Spanish

Subjects (All):

City planning--Mexico--Mexico City--History--20th century.

City planning.

Historic preservation--Mexico--Mexico City--21st century.

Historic preservation.

Monumento a la Madre (Mexico City, Mexico).

Paseo Urbano Monumento a la Madre (Mexico City, Mexico).

Mexico City (Mexico)--Buildings, structures, etc--Conservation and restoration--Case studies.

Mexico City (Mexico).

Physical Description:

208 pages : illustrations, plans ; 25 cm.

Edition:

Primera edicion.

Place of Publication:

Ciudad de México : Cultura UNAM, Museo Experimental el Eco : Fundación ICA, 2024.

Language Note:

In Spanish.

Summary:

The work compiles a series of studies that analyze the origin and current situation of the Paseo Urbano Monumento a la Madre (Urban Walk Monument to the Mother). The demolition of the Train Station Colonia (or Sullivan) started in 1939 as part of a plan developed by the urban planner Carlos Contreras Elizondo. The station was an entry point to the heart of Mexico City. In the forties, the Monumento a la Madre (Monument to the Mother) was constructed in its place. A park was placed on the railroad tracks, today popularly known as the Jardín del Arte. The Monument was the result of a controversial contest in the forties. Its promoters sought to exalt the traditional role of women to quell incipient demonstrations of the feminist movement in the country. In 2017, the complex suffered considerable damage as a result of the earthquake of September 19. It was restored, but, although it recovered its original luster, its meanings had changed. Almost seventy years after its inauguration, the role of women had changed. Today, every March 8th, contingents gather here to go out to the Zócalo to commemorate the International Women's Day (IWD). The Monument functions as a device to reflect on the complicity of art, architecture and public space in setbacks and social conquests. This book is a compendium of reflections, images and documents on the physical and semiotic transformations of these spaces over time.

Notes:

The second word "Parque" in title is upside-down.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786073099103

9786079828844