Jackson to LA: art and politics in the re- and de-contextualize of confederate monuments

LAXART, a LA-based art non-profit, plans to hand over the Jackson statue to two of the country's most influential African-American artists.

Charlottesville City Council appears set to accept a $50,000 offer from LAXART, a LA-based non-profit visual arts organization, for the Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson statue during business at its Monday, December 20 meeting. Indeed, there have been news reports in circulation saying it’s already a done deal. LAXART plans to curate an exhibition called M…