Distinctly European in its look and origins, West's art is now decidedly global, with
monumental works populating plazas throughout the world.
The profound blackness of the sculpture's exterior is reminiscent of the blackness of the figures that
populate Marshall's paintings, and as is the case with so much of his
work, A
Monumental Journey, speaks to centuries of struggles, solidarities and triumphs, from the continental origins of the talking drum to the confrontation of history in public space today.