Market Value Performance June 19th 2024 on Wall Street
"Market Value" Performance
Market Value : a Juneteenth performance by Marcus Brown
In the performance titled Market Value Artist Marcus Brown displayed himself chained in irons for the modern-day price of an enslaved artisan during the 1711-1830 enslavement period in New York city. Brown's performance took place inside of his augmented reality (AR) structure/ sculpture called The Slave Market : Wall Street located at Mannahatta Park on Wall Street and Water Street.
The Slave Market : Wall Street is an Augmented Reality AR sculpture installation that presents the 1711 slave market in New York City where enslaved Africans and Native Americans were sold. The artwork was installed May 2023.
Right photo credit: Bethany Brichta
Market Value : a Juneteenth performance on Wall Street
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" Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, it officially became a federal holiday. Juneteenth 2024 will occur on Wednesday, June 19." From History.com
Market Value : A Juneteenth performance on Wall Street by artist Marcus Brown
At 5 p.m., Artist Marcus Brown ,in a performance titled Market Value, will display his meta self-portrait sculpture depicting a slave auction using the modern-day price of an enslaved artisan in 1711 in New York.
Brown's performance will take place inside of his augmented reality (AR) structure The Slave Market: Wall Street located at Mannahatta Park on Wall Street and Water Street. The Slave Market : Wall Street is an augmented reality (AR) sculpture installation that presents the 1711 slave market in New York City where enslaved Africans and Native Americans were sold. The artwork was installed in May 2023.
This installation is a part of a larger decentralized memorial to slavery called Slavery Trails. Slavery Trails is a musically interactive augmented reality (AR) installation series based on slave ships and enslaved people, placed on historical sites throughout the United States. The ultimate purpose of Slavery Trails is to populate those sites with AR exhibits where slavery existed but is lacking substantive historical representation across the United States.
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