Günther Förg

The ‘28 October’ Children’s Holiday Camp, Marina di Massa

1986

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Artist
Günther Förg 1952–2013
Original title
Colonia '28 ottobre', Marina di Massa
Medium
Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper
Dimensions
Image: 1800 × 1200 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Presented by Janet Wolfson de Botton 1996
Reference
T07174

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The 'colonie', or holiday camps, depicted in these photographs were all located in seaside resorts. Chiavari, Calambrone and Marina di Massa are all holiday destinations on the west coast of Northern Italy. It is common in Italy to name schools, roads and other municipal structures after important historical dates. 28 October, the name given to the 'colonia' depicted here at Marina di Massa, was the date of the famous March on Rome in 1922. This resulted in the newly formed Fascist party, led by Benito Mussolini, being given authority to form a new government which held power until its fall in 1943. The 28 October consequently became one of the most important dates in the Fascist calendar.

Gallery label, September 2004

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