Society for Pennsylvania and Surrounding Area History

SPSAH was a performance art project attempting to add new historic landmarks to the landscape of the Steel Valley, (a community outside of Pittsburgh, PA, USA). 

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The artists Asa Sloss and Luqmon Abdus Salaam argued that if historic landmarks are part of the definition that defines a community and steel is no longer produced in the community, how can we create new "non-related" memorials or landmarks to the landscape? 

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A call for new landmarks was made and more than 75 were submitted. The artists created programs to celebrate the new landmark and intervene in a new language for the community. This project was supported by The Pittsburgh Foundation.