To kick off season one, we break down the past, present, and future of a very particular kind of public art: the permanent monument. At the core of this episode is a conversation between Public Art Fund artist and Board Member Hank Willis Thomas and Ford Foundation President Darren Walker, both of whom have thought deeply about the “monument” as history, ideology, and form as it relates to both their personal and professional lives. We’ll also hear about some of the activists and civic organizations shaping the future of monuments—and the women in whose honor New York City’s next monuments will be built. And everyday New Yorkers will join the conversation to weigh in about who and what they’d like to see commemorated permanently in our city.

Learn more about Darren Walker and The Ford Foundation for Social Justice: https://www.fordfoundation.org/

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