This week UNI Global Union was honoured to receive a stunning mural of \u2018Evita\u2019 by celebrated Argentinian artist, Alejandro Marmo, in recognition of UNI\u2019s work to build power for women workers worldwide.<\/p>\r\n
The two-meter-high artwork of Argentinian icon Eva Peron \u2013 who defended workers\u2019 rights and led the drive for universal suffrage in Argentina – has been donated by Marmo\u2019s \u2018Art in the Factory\u2019 foundation. The artist joined UNI Global Union staff for the installation of the piece at UNI\u2019s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on 30 May.<\/p>\r\n
The mural is a sister work to the towering Evita silhouettes that grace the North and South facing facades of the Ministry of Social Development on 9 de Julio Avenue \u2013 a main street in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires.<\/p>\r\n
Marmo believes that Evita\u2019s cultural legacy in fighting for women\u2019s rights and championing the\u00a0poor transcends politics: \u201cEvita set a course in the defense of gender issues, albeit within the\u00a0limitations of her time, but she was a symbol. She was the woman who left that struggle\u00a0impregnated in the hearts of the people.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
It\u2019s why the artwork is an appropriate gift for UNI, says Marmo, which today fights for the rights\u00a0for women and men workers around the world: \u201cIt\u2019s not my work that is going to be inaugurated\u00a0at the UNI headquarters, but it\u2019s your work: the work of women. I think the artwork is\u00a0already done by you. Not because you have made the piece to be installed, but because your\u00a0work is what gives it value and meaning.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
UNI Deputy General Secretary, Alke Boessiger, said:<\/p>\r\n
\u201cWe are delighted to have been given this magnificent mural of Evita, who is the embodiment of the struggle for women\u2019s rights and equality. Our thanks go to Alejandro and his foundation for this generous donation on behalf of all our members.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
Alejandro Marmo specializes in producing art made from scrap metal in collaboration with people excluded from society. It was his work with the marginalized in Buenos Aires led to his friendship with the Pope. Marmo\u2019s two sculptures \u2018Christ as a Worker\u2019 and \u2018Our Lady of Lujan\u2019, made from recycled materials with the help of youths with drug problems, are exhibited in the Museums of the Vatican.<\/p>\r\n
His most recent series called \u2018El Abrazo\u2019, can be found in public areas across Argentina and Latin America, as well as in cities Tokyo, Rome, Milan, Vienna, Madrid and Barcelona.<\/p>\r\n
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