The uncertain future of Olu Oguibe’s Documenta Obelisk
After months of negotiations, the city of Kassel has opted to remove Olu Oguibe’s obelisk “Monument to Strangers and Refugees,” commissioned for last year’s Documenta 14. Earlier this year, Hyperallergic reported that Oguibe’s monument had been politicized by the City Council under pressure from the rightwing anti-immigrant party, Alternative for Germany (AfD). The work, designed as a site-specific piece for Königsplatz…