'Things are changing': unveiling Kerry James Marshall's pivotal monument

The record-breaking artist has created a new sculpture that pays tribute to the lawyers who, in 1925, founded the oldest and largest network of black attorneys and judges in AmericaA Monumental Journey, the Kerry James Marshall sculpture that was unveiled on 11 July in Des Moines, Iowa, is a behemoth. Standing 30ft tall, it comprises two tapered cylindrical volumes, minimalist abstractions of west African talking drums rendered in black manganese brick. They’ve been stacked askew, one on t