As US turns 250, Trump adds fuel to battles over monuments and memory Proposed memorials have become flashpoints in a wider struggle over history and political power The Guardian - US · Jun 7
New US exhibition explores power of monuments – with help from Rocky Statue – one of city’s most popular tourist attractions – on steps of Philadelphia Museum of Art key plank of new show The Guardian - US · Apr 24
The ongoing fight to replace racist monuments in the US: ‘requires a lot of perseverance’ Since a reckoning brought awareness to problematic statues across the country, the road to replacing them has been slow and arduous The Guardian - US · Jun 29, 2025
Public artwork reframes US history of enslavement through Jefferson’s valet The Descendants of Monticello shifts focus from Thomas Jefferson to Robert Hemmings, his enslaved teen valet The Guardian - US · Jun 27, 2024
A groundbreaking exhibition on the National Mall shows monuments aren't set in stone The first official outdoor exhibition on Washington D.C.'s National Mall showcases six artists whose monuments honor American stories missing from the heart of the country's capital. WEKU · Aug 27, 2023
How a new Tucson memorial found a way to mourn mass-shooting victims TUCSON, Ariz. — If you were to hover over El Presidio Plaza in downtown Tucson, you might catch sight of an earthen form resembling a point of impact, as if some object from the heavens came careening to earth and displaced several tons of vegetation and rock. Within this crater… Los Angeles Times · Jan 27, 2023