The Monument - ACE363.4

The Tate, Liverpool, September 1996. Assembling Whiteread’s work Shedding Life (1996). Lord Gowrie, Chairman, The Arts Council of England, making a speech at the opening of the exhibition. Whiteread’s VO talking about a delay to the opening of the memorial a model of which is on display. At Judenplatz, Ariel Muzicant, Vice President, Israeli Cultural Community, describes the controversy. Newspaper articles, some of which suggest there should be no memorial at all. Muzicant simply says the memorial should not be put on top of the old synagogue. The excavation site. Sylvie Liska, Monument Jury Member, describes some of the arguments, and suggests they may be being exploited for political purposes. London, September 1996. Whiteread and Schlieker in a meeting to discuss the situation. Schlieker is on the telephone, trying to find out what the issues are, and hearing that if the Mayor, Häupl, loses the forthcoming elections, the project is likely to be abandoned. Schubert tries to persuade Whiteread to raise her profile in Vienna by giving a presentation there. She agrees, provided they can place some related press articles. Newspaper reports of Far Right successes in Austrian elections. Schlieker’s VO pointing out that the memorial’s "enemies" are increasing in number.