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The Art World: Hope & Dread, American History, Axed
Season 1 · Episode 2

The Art World: Hope & Dread, American History, Axed

The Art World: What If...?! · Allan Schwartzman & Charlotte Burns

December 14, 202134m 56s

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Show Notes

America's public spaces have been throbbing with the sounds of loud arguments about history and identity, encapsulated by the debate over Confederate monuments. In this episode, hosts Charlotte Burns and Allan Schwartzman introduce you to artists and curators suggesting new ways of dealing with American history—taking you behind the arguments about whether statues should stay or go and offering a nuanced perspective on a haunted history.

Guests: Maya Benton, Thomas Finkelpearl, Roxane Gay, Jackson Polys, Hamza Walker