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Re-envisioning American Monuments | Black Cultural Events

Artist and publisher Kris Graves features images of Civil War monuments re-envisioned in the context of the Black Lives Matter protests in his seminal project American Monuments. He posits the questions: How have artists and photographers grappled with the momentous protests of the past year? How can we think about changes... Read more »

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