Tag: Slavery
Is the Royal Academy’s ‘Entangled Pasts’ Exhibition Radical? A Review
The Royal Academy’s exhibition “Entangled Pasts, 1769-now: Art, Colonialism and Change” challenges the historical role of the institution in supporting Empire and white supremacy. Featuring both past and contemporary artists
DetailDiscovering 18th-Century Glass Bottles Filled with Cherries at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Residence
Archaeologists recently unearthed two 250-year-old glass bottles filled with cherries at Mount Vernon, the former home of U.S. President George Washington. The discovery was made during a $40 million renovation
DetailNavigating Controversy: Sculpture Park in the US Addressing Difficult Truths amid Cultural Backlash
This spring, I visited a unique sculpture park called the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery, Alabama. This 17-acre park honors the lives of the 10 million Black people enslaved
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