Newark residents were also invited to share their personal stories of liberation for a permanent audio piece that complements the sculpture.
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Explosion Destroys Mysterious Georgia Doomsday Monument
The “Georgia Guidestones” attracted thousands of annual visitors and drew the ire of conservatives and conspiracists who deemed them “satanic.”
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Artist and Iron Worker for NYC Department of Sanitation Unveils a COVID-19 Memorial
“Forever Strongest” by Bernard Klevickas is slated to tour department garages throughout the summer before being permanently installed on Spring Street.
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Buffalo Residents Want a Remake of a Busted Bust of MLK
Over 6,000 people have signed a petition to uninstall the eight-foot-tall bronze monument, a jarringly imprecise monument to the iconic leader in the Civil Rights Movement.
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A Prankster Put Googly Eyes on a US Revolutionary War Monument
“Who did this?!” the City of Savannah, Georgia decried on its Facebook page, to the amusement of thousands of commenters.
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Artists Tinker with Tech at an E-Waste Warehouse
For a one-night exhibition at the Lower East Side Ecology Center’s e-waste warehouse in Gowanus, artists transformed outdated and damaged devices into interactive installations and sculptures.
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Uffizi Gallery Opens Exhibition Inside Mafia Boss’s Former House
Next month, the doors of an Italian mob boss’s former home will open to the public, thanks in part to the Uffizi Gallery.
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Does Size Count in Public Art?
On March 24, 2004 in Johannesburg, South Africa, a mammoth sculpture of legendary former president and icon Nelson Mandela was unveiled. Over 15 feet tall, this sculpture was commissioned to stand in the center of Nelson Mandela square in Sandton City, an upscale shopping mall in a well-to-do part of the city.