These 3 monuments were all very beautifully sculpted, but along with that they had such powerful backstory. With the braceros statue, there was so much heart behind it. The acknowledgment and recognition of the mexican migrant workers was so necessary. And for Kehinde Wiley's monument, there's no better way to put it. Having it in the middle of Times Square is brilliant. This statue of a black man on a horse is very pure. It made me happy to see this. And honestly it was the first statue that I think I have seen of a black man with dreads. Which is ridiculous. As for the last piece Kara walker has an enormous 13ft statue showing history of the british empire. All of these pieces has to do with race, Identity, Culture, and history. Having more sculptures and art pieces from people of color is a necessity. I love that this change is happening.
While reading some of the monuments pieces I felt as if each of them had something that they needed to prove. For example, for the Tate piece felt the need to expose what history has done to people. Each level exposed how much each person was taken advantage of in service of someone else. For the rumors of war piece exposed the whole idealism of the past resurrecting a past historical leader to make sure that the event does not happen again. The Bracero monument exposed all of the work that the people of that time had done in order to make sure that not another person is taken advantage of again. But truth be told, all of these monuments have come with some sort of backlash. The bracero monument had gotten criticism for stating that the braceros were free to do what they wished. From what the article had stated that was not the truth. It was merely one persons interpretation of what a bracero was, b...
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