This artist conversation explores the relationship between community, power, and monument making. Focusing on the dynamic practices of Young Joon Kwak and Glenn Kaino, this conversation examines how these artists intervene in public spaces to create sculptures that center communities and histories often erased from collective memory. The conversation is moderated by Grace Yasumura, assistant curator at SAAM and co-curator of The Shape of Power.
Image credit: Glenn Kaino, Bridge, 2013-2014, fiberglass, steel, wire and gold paint, dimensions variable, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Smithsonian Secretary and the Smithsonian National Board and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2022.34A-C, © 2013-2014, Glenn Kaino
