Gunter Demnig
LE PIETRE D’INCIAMPO

Description

The “Pietre d’Inciampo” (stumbling blocks) are a widespread and participated monument of the German artist Gunter Demnig for Europe. To remember the victims of Nazi fascism, the artist produces small brass plaques placed on stone cubes that are set into the pavement in front of the last home freely chosen by the victim. The Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin, after having accepted the candidacy by the Museo Diffuso della Resistenza della Deportazione, della Guerra, dei Diritti e della Libertà of Turin, conferred the title of “Academician of Honor” on Gunter Demnig on 12th January 2022. This volume contains the acts, speeches and essays produced on the occasion of the ceremony and as a reflection on the artistic project.