London’s First Slavery Memorial Is an Immersive Sculpture by Khaleb Brooks
Artist Khaleb Brooks will design London’s first memorial to the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, acknowledging the city’s pivotal role in it. His design The Wake, a 23-foot-tall bronze cowrie shell, was chosen from a shortlist of six proposals for the £500,000 ($660,000) monument. The public sculpture will unveiled in 2026 in West India…