Lee Square has a new statue- UNITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The image is in the link.

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The artwork celebrates the rituals practices by the African diaspora — including New Orleans, marking a new historical perspective for Égalité Circle— "wherein the site represents one point in a larger constellation of public art, conversation, and historical memory." "The ceremonial spoon form of the sculpture references a symbol of status in Zulu culture, so honored in New Orleans," according to the exhibition. "Leigh’s sculpture holds forms of knowledge that have been passed down through spiritual and masking traditions of the city and beyond, wherein masking signifies transformation, not simply concealment." As to why it sits at the base of the circle rather than the top of the 60-foot column— that was intentional. "Rather than perched atop the imposing multi-story column that served as the pedestal for the Robert E. Lee monument, this new work of art sits at ground level, not looming over people but rather emerging from among us," the exhibition statement said. "This constellation de-centers whiteness and the legacies of colonialism, renewing access to knowledge and culture that has been suppressed by the falsehoods of white supremacy."

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