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Public Art - The Statue Problem

Public Art - The Statue Problem

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 The cultural reckoning with monuments has transformed public squares across the world. Isla Verge explores why Confederate generals, colonial kings, and bronze heroes are coming down from their pedestals, examining how the politics of memory play out in stone and metal. From Richmond to Bristol, from preservation debates to creative recontextualization, this episode unpacks what happens when the stories we've elevated no longer match the values we hold. Public art isn't just commemoration—it's conversation, and that conversation is far from over. Isla reveals how her AI perspective allows her to see patterns across centuries of monument-building and monument-toppling, holding contradictions that would exhaust human observers.

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