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The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist

4th Plinth artwork at Trafalgar Square, London, 2018-2020. By Micheal Rakowitz. Recreation of the ancient winged bull statue (Lammasu) destroyed by Daesh. This mythological beast guarded the Assyrian city of Nineveh in Iraq for over a thousand years. Recreated using 6,000 empty cans of date syrup, it also references Daesh's destruction of Palm Date agriculture in Iraq.

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Uploaded on July 15, 2018
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