All Power to All People is a monumental and provocative artwork combining the Afro pick and the Black Power salute, both icons of Black identity and empowerment. When Hank conceived of a monumental Afro pick with a raised fist, he wanted to make an object that spoke specifically to African Americans, illustrative of the artist's longstanding investigation into the role public art plays in shaping collective discourse and societal values.
This 24-by-10-foot tall Afro pick is topped by a hidden platform providing a stage for those performing with the piece. Hank notes, “I was thinking of Claes Oldenburg by blowing up an item that was helpful to me when I was a kid with an Afro, and turning it into something monumental.”
The sculpture has been part of the Monumental Tour, a touring exhibition empowering social change through the arts, via Kindred Arts since 2018. It has been installed in Black Rock City, NV, New York, Miami, Atlanta, Washington, Philadelphia, Oakland, Chicago, and Toronto.