The Monument - ACE363.2

Model of Rachel Whiteread’s Holocaust memorial; VO by Simon Wiesenthal describes it as being a memorial to the 65,000 Austrian Jews killed by the Nazis, and as "a warning to the murderers of tomorrow". Vienna, April 1996. Rachel Whiteread’s VO over scenes of her planning the memorial, describes this as an emotional subject and talks of her interest in "the layering of history". Map of Vienna showing the location of Judenplatz, where her work will sit on top of a former synagogue. Drawings and models by the other artists competing for this commission. Whiteread’s VO says she didn’t think she would win. Whiteread’s plans. Her VO describes the work as "the cast of the inside of a library" based on the proportions of rooms in the houses on the square, with the names of concentration camps around the outside. Thomas Klestil, President of Austria, addressing gathering at the Herbert von Karajan Centrum where the award was announced. Karsten Schubert, Art Dealer, says in VO that the President’s imprimatur on the project gives it a special strength. Reception. Schubert’s VO talking about Hitler and anti-Semitism in Vienna. Whiteread’s VO saying she believes the Viennese are now trying to admit to their past. Judenplatz Excavation Site. Wiesenthal’s VO describes the Judenplatz as the first ghetto which, in 1321, housed 1000 Jews; VO continues, saying that 180 Jews burned themselves to death in the synagogue. Whiteread visiting Simon Wiesenthal, Historian, at the Simon Wiesenthal Centre. He wants to ensure she includes the name of a camp recently discovered at Hartheim, and tells her about the inmates. The files in Wiesenthal’s office compared to the "books" of Whiteread’s memorial