Unveiling restored Chilean mural Osdorpplein Amsterdam

The restored Chilean mural 'Chile Vencerá' ('Chile will conquer') in Osdorpplein in Amsterdam has been unveiled in the presence of Chilean ambassador Jaime Moscoso, Daily Director Amsterdam Nieuw-West District Nazmi Türkkol, artists Jorge Kata Núňez and Juan Heinsohn and developer MRP. The mural was recovered in 2018 after demolition work and has now been restored after 41 years. The work appears to have been created in 1981 by Jorge Kata Núňez and the Chilean artist collective Brigada Ramona Parra. The restoration of the mural was initiated and organized by MRP and made possible in part by Kroonenberg Groep and the municipality of Amsterdam.

From left to right Jaime Moscoso (Ambassador of Chili), Jorge Kata Núñez, Guillermo Fernández (Consul General of Chile),, Fridjof van den Berg Annemieke Witteveen (MRP), Nazmi Türkkol (Municipality ofAmsterdam)

Chile Vencerá mural unveiled

During the preparatory construction work in 2018 for the new construction project The Hub (93 homes, the new Stadsloket and District Office and a commercial plinth), the mural 'Chile Vencerá', 20 meters long and 3.40 meters high, was discovered. The work is by the Chilean artist collective Brigada Ramona Parra, which expressed its ideologies for democracy and equal rights among other things with murals. The meaning of the artwork is more topical than ever in today's troubled world. Paul Trip on behalf of the initiator MRP: “Art and Culture connects and in Amsterdam Nieuw-West, where so many cultures live together, this mural in Osdorpplein gives an extra dimension. We are therefore pleased that, thanks in part to the Municipality of Amsterdam and the Kroonenberg Group, we can contribute to the restoration and preservation of the mural 'Chile Vencerá in order to transfer its meaning to future generations.'

Photo Patrick Cooper

Read here further the Dutch press release.