A Monument to Listening

to support the creation of A Monument to Listening, a new commemorative public artwork and landscape in Tom Lee Park, and related public programming

Grantee
Riverfront Development Corporation
Location
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Amount
$1,400,000
Date of award
September 13, 2021
Length
36 months
Grantmaking area
Presidential Initiatives
Guiding strategy
Monuments Project

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A Black man identified as the artist Theaster Gates wearing a white shirt and dark pants sits on a stool covered with a tarp
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An “Anti-Monument” Explores History by Asking for Dialogue
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