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The Square

Um, Dear Friends of the Museum, we will be presentingthe Argentinean artist and...

Um, Dear Friends of the Museum, we will be presenting
the Argentinean artist and sociologist Lola Arias, and her artwork "The Square"

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Um, Dear Friends of the Museum,
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we will be presenting the Argentinean artist
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and sociologist Lola Arias,
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and her artwork "The Square".
Duration
12 seconds
Views
49
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:58
Uploaded
Jun 30, 2025
Genres
comedy, drama
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit.
Oh, a phone is ringing? Is it for me? - The Square 00:05
Oh, a phone is ringing? Is it for me?
My mother usually calls at this hour. - The Square 00:05
My mother usually calls at this hour.
May I take this opportunity to start over? - The Square 00:04
May I take this opportunity to start over?
It all felt a bit too stiff. Let me lose the mic. - The Square 00:07
It all felt a bit too stiff. Let me lose the mic.
I'd like you to do something for me. - The Square 00:05
I'd like you to do something for me.
I'm asking you to imagine that you are standing - The Square 00:08
I'm asking you to imagine that you are standing
Such as Odenplan, - The Square 00:08
Such as Odenplan,
It's an ordinary day and lots of people are in motion. - The Square 00:05
It's an ordinary day and lots of people are in motion.
You look down - The Square 00:10
You look down
That's what "The Square" is on a physical plane. - The Square 00:04
That's what "The Square" is on a physical pla...
It's like an empty frame waiting for its contents. - The Square 00:06
It's like an empty frame waiting for its contents.
Lola Arias compares "The Square" to a pedestrian crossing. - The Square 00:05
Lola Arias compares "The Square" to a pedestrian c...
A pedestrian crossing involves a clear-cut contract: - The Square 00:11
A pedestrian crossing involves a clear-cut contract:
In a similar way, there is a contract - The Square 00:08
In a similar way, there is a contract
If you enter this space and ask for help, - The Square 00:08
If you enter this space and ask for help,
Can you help me with a meal?" - The Square 00:09
Can you help me with a meal?"
"My father just died and I have no one to talk to. - The Square 00:05
"My father just died and I have no one to talk to.
Could you spare me 30 minutes of your time?" - The Square 00:05
Could you spare me 30 minutes of your time?"
Some of you may be thinking that this sounds naive. - The Square 00:05
Some of you may be thinking that this sounds naive.
The exhibit opens in late summer, - The Square 00:07
The exhibit opens in late summer,