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== Bijlmer art crime scene ==
[[File:Mlk Bijlmer.jpg|thumb|Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. by artist Arico Caravan, placed next to the statue of Anton de Kom as an artistic intervention]]
The presence of randomly placed art remains a bone of contention for residents of the Bijlmermeer. Artist Arico Caravan placed a small statue of [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] next to an existing statue of [[Anton de Kom]]. The original statue of Anton de Kom has received considerable criticism for its reproduction of tropes concerning black masculinity. In response to recent interventions by local artists and activist under the hashtag #Bijlmerartcrimescene, a group of local financial institutions have shown interest in addressing the matter.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020|reason= no citations in entire section, cannot be verified without}}
==Notable residents==
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