At MOCA Geffen and The Brick, “Monuments” Probes the Line Between History and Propaganda
The exhibition confronts the mythology of the Confederacy by placing toppled monuments in dialogue with contemporary works about race, history and memory.
Some say it began in 2015, when Dylann Roof walked into the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and shot and killed nine worshippers in cold blood.
Y’all are raping our women, and y’all are taking over the country, and you have to go.
According to survivors of the massacre, Roof uttered these words before opening fire.
Racism was found to be alive and well in the U.S., which surprised few.
Author's summary: Exhibition explores history and propaganda.