Mosaic - "No to Nuclear Weapons" - Chisinau

Unknown1986-1991?

Description

The mosaic on a facade in Chișinău shows two stylized hands breaking apart a black missile, set against a white tile background with the inscription “HET!” in Russian (“NO!”) above and framed in the larger tiled facade. Constructed from ceramic tiles, the panel belongs to the late Soviet-era anti-nuclear campaign that intensified after the Chernobyl disaster and during glasnost. The mosaic is in excellent condition.

Details

Category
Art
Typology
Mosaic
Period
Socialist Modernist
Country
Moldova
Region
Moldova
City
Chișinău
Address
strada Albișoara
Coordinates
47.0357, 28.8422
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