Joe Minter: Sculptor of Memory and Reclamation Joe Minter (born March 28, 1943) stands as a pivotal figure in contemporary sculpture, renowned for his monumental installations that grapple with the multifaceted history of African Americans—from the transatlantic slave trade to ongoing struggles for equality. His magnum opus, “African Village in America,” began as a solitary scrap metal sculpture in 1986 and blossomed into an expansive…