Virtual The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture Artist Conversation with Young Joon Kwak and Glenn Kaino
Wednesday, July 2, 7 p.m. ET

Online via Zoom
Free | Registration required by 6 p.m.

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.

The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture
On view through September 14

Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th and G Streets, NW

SAAM’s groundbreaking exhibition, featuring 82 artworks created between 1792 and 2023, examines for the first time the ways in which sculpture has shaped and reflected attitudes and understandings about race in the United States. The exhibition draws extensively on works from SAAM’s collection, which is the largest collection of American sculpture in the world.

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