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?
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
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?
Nine contemporary artists have taken over vacant advertising spaces at the aesthetically beleaguered Port Authority.
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Two Art Commissions Look at Lincoln Center’s History Anew
Nina Chanel Abney and Jacolby Satterwhite’s works for David Geffen Hall remember the vibrant history of the neighborhood.
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Artist Resigns From Public Art Commission After Native Communities Raise Questions
Some members of Minneapolis’s Native community did not think Inkpa Mani was the right choice for a $400,000 public art commission meant to honor the Dakota People.
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Why Is New York Asking Artists to Decorate City Garbage Trucks for Free?
The initiative raises questions about whether the city’s open call devalues art.
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Debunking Myths About Public Art
The Ent Center for the Arts’s program Art WithOut Limits pops up in unexpected spaces.
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Charles Gaines Brings Trees Back to Times Square
Gaines’s sculpture “Roots,” encompassing seven sweetgum trees that were once native to the region, engages with the nation’s history of colonization and enslavement.
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New Public Artworks Bring Beauty and Warmth to Manhattan’s Penn Station
Artists Dahlia Elsayed and Saya Woolfalk are the first to be included in Art at Amtrak, a rotating series of site-specific installations in the subterranean Midtown station.
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San Diego’s Parks Come Alive With Art
In a new six-month-long citywide arts initiative, 18 site-specific artworks are being installed throughout 28 parks in San Diego.
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Why We Need to Care for and Maintain Public Art
Does public artwork left in ruin impact community mental health?