MONUMENTO

1999

Pan American Clipper Hanger

Miami, FL. - VIDEO

The “Monumento” exhibit took place in an abandoned airplane hangar in Coconut Grove, Florida that had once served as the terminal of the Pan American Airways, circa 1933. The Pan American Clipper hangar is also the same location where the captured Bay of Pigs veterans were processed upon returning to the U.S. in 1963. In the five days the exhibit was open to the public over 3000 individuals attended. On the fifth day “Monumento” was open, it was vandalized and the majority of the artwork destroyed.

ELEMENTS:

The elements comprising the exhibition included: A thirty foot helium inflatable, model scale replicas of every plane involved with the Bay of Pigs invasion in 3/16 scale, grand-stand seating and a refrigerated vehicle similar to that used in transporting captured soldiers.

IMAGE CREDIT:

1. 1)Installation: East view into Airplane hangar
   

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3. 3)Installation of floating Pig / Trailer / Airplane Installation

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4) Detail of Inflatable

5) Detail of Inflatable

6) View of models of every plane flown and bombed during the Invasion. From the U.S. invasion forces, including the CIA trained Cuban Americans and the Cuban planes on the Island.

7) View of models of every plane flown and bombed during the Invasion. From the U.S. invasion forces, including the CIA trained Cuban-Americans and the Cuban planes on the Island.

8) Refrigerated Trailer: Same make and model as the trailer used to transport and suffocate prisoners captured during the invasion.

9) Interior with images of the captured and fallen soldiers. Brigade 3506

10) View of inflatable, grandstand seating & the artist father