Hamza Walker’s 'Monuments' and Senga Nengudi’s 'Populated Air'

Co-curator of MOCA's Monuments exhibit Hamza Walker and Senga Nengudi join the podcast to talk about their respective art projects, history, and more.

By LARB Radio HourJanuary 30, 2026

• LARB Radio Hour

A double header show on sculpture, public art, communal space, and gaps and omissions in American history.

First, Kate Wolf speaks to Hamza Walker, co-curator of Monuments, an exhibition currently on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles and The Brick. The show presents a series of decommissioned Confederate monuments from cities across the US alongside contemporary pieces by Karon Davis, Stan Douglas, Kara Walker, Julie Dash and more.

Next, Kate is joined by legendary artist Senga Nengudi to discuss a new career-spanning book of her work, Populated Air. Published in conjunction with Nengudi’s exhibition at Dia Beacon, the book charts the many forms of her practice, including performance, sculpture, dance, and poetry. Nengudi talks about collaboration and her role in the Studio Z collective; being someone who relishes in “thinking” things rather than “making” them; organizing a performance under an L.A. freeway; and following her own intuition. She is joined by the curator of the Dia exhibition, Matilde Guidelli-Guidi.

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