Join us for the final event in a series of guided conversations about The Shape of Power exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM). This program, lead by Monument Lab curators Yolanda Wisher and Aubree Penney, examines the interplay between representations of people, gods, and monsters. Space is limited, learn more and register today.

About the exhibition: SAAM's groundbreaking exhibition, The Shape of Power, 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. Click here to learn more. 

Credits

• Curatorial team: Yolanda Wisher and Aubree Penney
• Monument Lab Team: Paul Farber, Bella Rodriguez, Dina Paola Rodriguez, Nico Rodriguez, Ashley Tyner
• Design: Jonai Gibson-Selix
• Documentation: Steve Weinik
• Monument Lab Board of Directors: Lola Bakare (Secretary), Ellery Roberts Biddle, Amari Johnson, Monica O. Montgomery (Vice Chair), Stephan Nicoleau (Treasurer), Michelle Angela Ortiz, Samala, Kirk Savage, and Tiffany Tavarez (Chair)
• Image: Rina Banerjee, In Mute Witness..., 2015/2023, wooden spindles, aluminum cloth, waxed nylon, wood, steel armature, Murano glass horns, rooster feather, porcupine quill, silk tassel, cowry shell, hemp cord, silkscreen print silk cloth, cotton thread, acrylic paint, tribal jewelry, abacá fibers, and gourd, Courtesy of the artist.