Kirsten Pai Buick, Professor of Art History, University of New Mexico

Abstract

At the heart of “American democracy” and “American freedom,” there is a shameful rot, which public monuments “labor” to paper over in order to present our struggles and conflicts as resolved and settled.

Keywords

• 4.1
• african american art
• confederate monuments
• contemporary art
• kirsten pai buick
• nona faustine
• public art
• slavery