<p data-slate-node="element" data-encore-id="type" class="Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0 gfMYqC"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="sc-cTTdyq dgjojm"><strong>Nester Dudley engages in a candid discussion with Valerie about the controversy surrounding "The Embrace", a bronze statue commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.</strong></span></span></p><p data-slate-node="element" data-encore-id="type" class="Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0 gfMYqC"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="sc-cTTdyq dgjojm"><strong> They explore the artist Hank Willis Thomas's background, addressing past allegations of plagiarism and the potential motivations behind the provocative angles in the statue. Is it a deliberate act of artistic expression, or does it hint at opportunism? </strong></span></span></p><p data-slate-node="element" data-encore-id="type" class="Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0 gfMYqC" data-slate-fragment="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"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-leaf="true" class="sc-cTTdyq dgjojm"><strong>Discover the layers of this complex controversy as they navigate through the intersections of art, fame, and societal reactions.</strong></span></span></p><p data-slate-node="element" data-encore-id="type" class="Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0 gfMYqC"><span data-slate-node="text"><span data-slate-zero-width="n" data-slate-length="0"></span></span></p>

Beyond The Rim!

Nester Dudley

Dudcast #24 - The Embrace

DEC 12, 202334178 MIN
Beyond The Rim!

Dudcast #24 - The Embrace

DEC 12, 202334178 MIN

Description

Nester Dudley engages in a candid discussion with Valerie about the controversy surrounding "The Embrace", a bronze statue commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.

They explore the artist Hank Willis Thomas's background, addressing past allegations of plagiarism and the potential motivations behind the provocative angles in the statue. Is it a deliberate act of artistic expression, or does it hint at opportunism?

Discover the layers of this complex controversy as they navigate through the intersections of art, fame, and societal reactions.