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Monument Lab

Welcome to Monument Lab, a public art and history podcast. Each episode, host Paul Farber explores stories and critical conversations around the past, present, and future of monuments. We speak to the... Read more

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Civil War Memory and Monuments to White Supremacy with Art Historian Kirk Savage

Civil War Memory and Monuments to White Supremacy with Art Historian Kirk Savage

Professor and Art Historian Kirk Savage is one of the nation’s foremost experts on monuments and memorials. Savage is th... Read more

8 Oct 2018

59mins

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Public Noise with Paul Ramírez Jonas; New Monuments for New Cities Part 1

Public Noise with Paul Ramírez Jonas; New Monuments for New Cities Part 1

When you think of monuments and public art projects that provoke, that are critical and participatory, you think of Paul... Read more

4 Oct 2019

41mins

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Reclaimed Water CC'd With Nicole Awai; New Monuments for New Cities Part 2

Reclaimed Water CC'd With Nicole Awai; New Monuments for New Cities Part 2

When looking for monuments, most of the time we look up. But many artists have employed other strategies, from the groun... Read more

4 Oct 2019

38mins

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Designing Justice in New Orleans with Paper Monuments

Designing Justice in New Orleans with Paper Monuments

Paper Monuments from New Orleans — led by Bryan C. Lee Jr. and Sue Mobley – grew out of the takedown of four Confederate... Read more

15 Oct 2018

1hr 2mins

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Crafting Resistance Across the Street from the White House with Artist Stephanie Syjuco

Crafting Resistance Across the Street from the White House with Artist Stephanie Syjuco

Stephanie Syjuco is an artist and professor from UC Berkeley. Syjuco is one of the four artists featured in the Smithson... Read more

5 Nov 2018

51mins

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“Not Peaceable and Quiet” with Counterpublic Artists with Matt Joynt, Anthony Romero, and Josh Rios

“Not Peaceable and Quiet” with Counterpublic Artists with Matt Joynt, Anthony Romero, and Josh Rios

This episode of Monument Lab, we recorded live from the Pulitzer Arts Foundation in St. Louis, where Monument Lab has a ... Read more

19 Jun 2019

54mins

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Missing Democracy with Coco Guzman; New Monuments for New Cities Part 3

Missing Democracy with Coco Guzman; New Monuments for New Cities Part 3

Over the last few months, it has been a treat to get to know Coco Guzman, a Spanish-Canadian queer artist based in Toron... Read more

4 Oct 2019

35mins

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No Return to Normal with Artist Mel Chin

No Return to Normal with Artist Mel Chin

In times of crisis, in times of connection, artist Mel Chin makes his mark. A 2019 MacArthur Genius Award recipient, Chi... Read more

8 Apr 2020

45mins

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Taking Down the Columbus Statue in Downtown L.A. with Organizer Chrissie Castro

Taking Down the Columbus Statue in Downtown L.A. with Organizer Chrissie Castro

On November 10, 2018, a statue of Christopher Columbus was taken down in LA’s grant park. City officials and members of ... Read more

29 Nov 2018

42mins

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In Pursuit of the Confederate Truce Flag with Artist Sonya Clark

In Pursuit of the Confederate Truce Flag with Artist Sonya Clark

The Confederate Truce Flag is a little known piece of Americana. It was flown as a white flag of surrender and delivered... Read more

27 Mar 2019

1hr 25mins

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