Reminiscencia Explained
Reminiscencia |
Artist: | Rafael San Juan |
Year: | 2018 |
Medium: | Steel |
Metric Unit: | cm |
Imperial Unit: | in |
Weight: | 4 t |
City: | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
Reminiscencia is a steel sculpture by Rafael San Juan, installed near Matute Remus Bridge, in Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The 9m (30feet) tall bust depicts a woman wearing a crown of flowers.[1] It weighs 4t and it cost Mex$2.08 million. It was planned in 2015 and it was inaugurated on 26 September 2018 by then-municipal president, Enrique Ibarra Pedroza.[2] It was named reminiscence after its slogan "knowledge is to remember".[3] The sculpture honors Jalisco women.[4]
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Notes and References
- Web site: New sculpture appears on prominent GDL bridge. live. 18 September 2021. Guadalajara Reporter. 18 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210918022643/https://theguadalajarareporter.net/index.php/news/news/guadalajara/51998-new-sculpture-appears-on-prominent-gdl-bridge.
- Web site: Inauguran la escultura 'Reminiscencia' de Rafael San Juan. es. Cabecera. 26 September 2018 . 10 October 2021.
- Web site: 'Reminiscencia', la nueva gigante urbana. es. 1 June 2018. Informador.mx. 10 October 2021. 2 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180602032829/https://www.informador.mx/cultura/Reminiscencia-la-nueva-gigante-urbana-20180601-0020.html. live.
- Web site: El Espejo: Reminiscencia, la mujer tapatía hecha escultura. Ángel. López. 27 September 2018. La Crónica Jalisco. 10 October 2021. es.