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Are We Asking Too Much of Public Art?

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney May 25, 2023May 26, 2023

We want public art to interrogate social injustices, fill us with love and joy, and brush aside human flaws, but it rarely ever lives up to these expectations.

Posted inNews

UK Artists Underpaid for Public Art, Report Finds

Avatar photo by Maya Pontone May 22, 2023May 23, 2023

The grassroots advocacy group Industria found that artists working in the public sector earned a median hourly rate of just £2.60 ($3.25).

Posted inNews

Coretta Scott King Gets an Atlanta Tribute

by Rhea Nayyar May 1, 2023May 2, 2023

The King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, established by the civil rights activist in 1968, unveiled the new memorial on what would have been her 96th birthday.

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Voluptuous Mermaid Art Causes a Stir in Italy

by Rhea Nayyar May 1, 2023May 1, 2023

The sculpture, dedicated to scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, is described as “a tribute to the great majority of women who are curvy.”

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193 Flags Celebrating NYC Food Culture Go Up at Rockefeller Center

Avatar photo by Taylor Michael April 10, 2023April 10, 2023

The flags of UN member states that typically line the Rink now depict bagels, pizza slices, and local restaurants in a new partnership with the food rescue organization City Harvest.

Posted inArt

Art Problems: How Do I Get a Public Art Commission?

by Paddy Johnson March 20, 2023March 21, 2023

Want to leave a mark on your city or town, but don’t know where to start? Paddy Johnson has some tips.

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Internet Goes Wild Over Outdoor Gym of Hindu Puppets

by Rhea Nayyar March 2, 2023March 2, 2023

Indian artist Diptej Vernekar attached puppets of Hindu avatars to exercise equipment that anyone could activate and engage with.

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Nancy Rubins on Objects in the In-Between

Avatar photo by Pia Singh March 1, 2023March 20, 2023

In her world, there is no detritus and everything (everyone) is charged with potential.

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What Do Bostonians Think of the New MLK Monument?

Avatar photo by Jessica Shearer January 25, 2023February 6, 2023

Despite the deluge of online memes, reactions on the ground were mostly positive, but some think the work lacks context.

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What Rights Do Artists Have When Their Work Is Destroyed?

Avatar photo by Scotti Hill January 19, 2023February 7, 2023

A string of recent mural removals raises important questions about how public artworks are protected and what recourse, if any, exists for artists in the event of their destruction.

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Hank Willis Thomas Memorializes MLK and Coretta Scott King’s Love

Avatar photo by Billie Anania January 15, 2023April 17, 2023

The sculptural tribute was installed in a Boston park, the city where the couple first met.

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Can Public Art Save New York’s Grittiest Bus Terminal?

Avatar photo by Billie Anania December 27, 2022April 17, 2023

Nine contemporary artists have taken over vacant advertising spaces at the aesthetically beleaguered Port Authority.

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Our Place: to the moon and back on a rocketship from Rome
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Tom Osgood’s final sculptures accompany design objects by his daughter Ravenna that celebrate domestic joys. On view at form & concept in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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