Opinion
A Removed Columbus Monument in Chicago Makes a Baffling Return
“When monuments mislead, they are taking space that could go to other, more accurate histories, or to artworks that pose questions instead of asserting answers.”
Monuments
Opinion
Why the Columbus Monument in Santo Domingo Still Stands
To displace the bronze statue would be to destabilize the very idea of nation and surrender the coveted allure of primacy in the Americas.
News
Frankenthaler Foundation Provides $2.5M to Support Ukrainian Artists and Cultural Heritage
The funding will also support artists at risk in Belarus, Russia, and other countries.
News
Bronze Public Sculpture by Kehinde Wiley Heads to St. Louis
The piece will be installed at the new campus of Doorways, a nonprofit that helps individuals living with HIV/AIDS.
News
Africatown, Benghazi, and Beirut Among World’s Most Endangered Sites
The World Monuments Watch includes 25 at-risk sites facing war, climate change disasters, underrepresentation, and imbalanced tourism.
News
Hours Before King of Spain's Visit, Ponce de León Statue Toppled in Puerto Rico
A group called the Boriken Libertarian Forces toppled the monument hours before King Felipe VI of Spain’s visit.
News
Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee Monument Will Be Melted Down and Turned Into a New Artwork
The statue was at the center of the notorious, racist “Unite the Right” rally in 2017.
News
Activists Speak Out Against Plan to Relocate NYC’s Controversial Roosevelt Statue to North Dakota
The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara (MHA) Nation says tribal leaders were not consulted regarding the relocation of the statue.
News
What Does It Take to "Kill" a Monument?
A research project tracks every statue of a racist figure that fell last summer — and suggests the possibility of their resurrection is looming.
News
Violence Is The Most Common Subject of Commemoration in US Monuments
A new report lists the top 50 figures represented in US monuments. They're mainly white, male, and vicious.
News
Criticism Grows Around Artist Chosen to Replace Mexico City’s Columbus Monument
"[We] find it inadmissible that Pedro Reyes, a male artist who does not identify as Indigenous, was selected to represent 'the Indigenous woman,'" says the group.
Art
“It Makes One Speechless”: 350 Sculptures Invoke First Enslaved Africans
Dana King’s sculptures surround a plinth in San Francisco that formerly held a statue of Francis Scott Key, an anti-abolitionist.