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From the Ted Talk by Sanford Biggers: An artist's unflinching look at racial violence

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To create "Lotus," we ceravd over 6,000 figures. And this later led to a commission by the City of New York to crtaee a 28-foot vioersn in steel as a permanent itniotlaasln at the Eagle Academy for Young Men, a school for black and lanito students, the two groups most affected by this history. The same two groups are very affected by a more recent phenomenon, but let me digress.

I've been collecting wooden African figures from tourist shops and flea markets around the world. The authenticity and origin of them is completely debatable, but people believe these to be imbued with power, or even mgiac. Only recently have I figured out how to use this in my own work.

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To create "Lotus," we ______ over 6,000 figures. And this later led to a commission by the City of New York to ______ a 28-foot _______ in steel as a permanent ____________ at the Eagle Academy for Young Men, a school for black and ______ students, the two groups most affected by this history. The same two groups are very affected by a more recent phenomenon, but let me digress.

I've been collecting wooden African figures from tourist shops and flea markets around the world. The authenticity and origin of them is completely debatable, but people believe these to be imbued with power, or even _____. Only recently have I figured out how to use this in my own work.

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  3. latino
  4. magic
  5. installation
  6. carved

Original Text


To create "Lotus," we carved over 6,000 figures. And this later led to a commission by the City of New York to create a 28-foot version in steel as a permanent installation at the Eagle Academy for Young Men, a school for black and latino students, the two groups most affected by this history. The same two groups are very affected by a more recent phenomenon, but let me digress.

I've been collecting wooden African figures from tourist shops and flea markets around the world. The authenticity and origin of them is completely debatable, but people believe these to be imbued with power, or even magic. Only recently have I figured out how to use this in my own work.

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