When the Earth is a Hand Written Letter From the Past: Juneteenth 2023

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In commemoration of Juneteenth, a federal holiday which honors African American heritage by marking the 1865 announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas, we have just released a new video in which poet, storyteller, and organizer aja monet recites powerful poetry in The Broad’s galleries. Her performance takes place among works by David Hammons and Hank Willis Thomas, and while monet’s poems were not written in response to the artworks, the resonance with her poems “Every Media Minute,” “The Devil You Know,” and “Untitled,” is palpable.

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