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| view of marathonweg 37 with two granite reliefs by kees smout, 1932 |
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| view of marathonweg 65 with two granite reliefs by ram katzir, 2006 |
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| the first two runners are on a winning streak. one of them casts an eye back over his shoulder. |
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| the second relief shows the loser, gasping for breath, bending over in agony at the corner of achiles street. |
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| title board, matching the official street name board. |
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marathon man , monument for the
unknown loser, 2006
two granite reliefs,
70 x70 x 20 cm (each)
marathonweg 65
amsterdam oud zuid,
the netherlands
in 1928 the olympic games took place in amsterdam . next to the entrance to the olympic stadium heroic figures of athletes were erected on top of stone pillars. two such columns were left untouched for 75 years. marathon man is a monument for the anti hero, it presents an ode to the unknown loser who never made it to the headlines.
SKOR
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