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Dana King's "Monumental Reckoning" opens during Juneteenth programming; speakers call for reparations and public engagement
Summary
Artist Dana King introduced "Monumental Reckoning," a two-year public installation honoring 350 ancestors brought to this country in the early transatlantic slave trade; speakers at the Juneteenth event called for a ministry of reparations and urged San Franciscans to engage with the exhibit and community programming.
Dana King, the artist behind Monumental Reckoning, introduced the public installation during a Juneteenth opening program at the Spreckels band shell in Golden Gate Park, describing the work as a two-year public memorial that will feature 350 ancestor sculptures representing enslaved people brought to this country.
King and presenters said the piece aims to create a public space for reflection, truth-telling and community rituals. King described a…
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