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Pittsburgh Will Replace Racist Monument with Statue of a Black Woman
After the city decided to replace the statue of an antebellum songwriter, they are now asking the public to help vote on its replacement.
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Classical Sculptures Raise Prosthetic Limbs for Disability Rights
The nonprofit Handicap International outfitted the Venus de Milo and other statues with 3D-printed prosthetic limbs to raise awareness of the global need for prosthetics.
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San Francisco Will Remove Statue of White Settlers Towering Over a Native American [UPDATED]
Yesterday, the San Francisco Arts Commission voted unanimously to take down "Early Days," which stands near City Hall.
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Oui Oui! French Cultural Figures Praise Colossal Jeff Koons Bouquet in Op-Ed
In an op-ed published today in Le Monde, 37 artists, collectors, curators, and other arts workers pledged their support for the towering "Bouquet of Tulips."
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Fearless Girl and Wall Street Bull Sculptures May Get a New, Permanent Home
Adweek [http://www.adweek.com/agencies/fearless-girl-is-getting-a-permanent-home-in-nyc-though-she-may-be-relocated/] is reporting that negotiations are underway between the New York City Mayor’s Office and State Street Global Advisors, the financial firm behind the infamous "Fearless Girl" statue [
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French Art Dealers Join Chorus of Opposition Against Jeff Koons's Big Bouquet
The 80,000-pound sculpture is still being fabricated, but already an association representing 255 French art dealers wants it moved.
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Proposed 140 Broadway Plan Threatens Noguchi's "Red Cube" [UPDATED]
The Noguchi Foundation was not consulted on the proposal and says it undermines Isamu Noguchi's vision of the public space around his iconic sculpture.
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Tainted LOVE: Philadelphia’s Robert Indiana Sculpture Painted Incorrectly for Decades
For three decades, "LOVE" had been painted red, green, and blue, instead of red, green, and purple.
In Brief
San Jose Votes to Relocate Christopher Columbus Statue Installed at City Hall
On Tuesday night, San Jose's City Council voted to relocate a statue of the Italian colonizer that has been standing in City Hall for years.
Art
A Campaign to Replace Public Ads with Art Lives on as a Book and an Exhibition
A new book and exhibition document Art in Ad Places, a recently completed and year-long project to replace New York City advertising with art.
In Brief
Non, Merci! French Artists and Cultural Workers Reject Giant Jeff Koons Sculpture
In an open letter, 24 artists, curators, politicians, and more called for the costly and logistically complex project to be scrapped.
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In Greece, a Red-Winged Sculpture Is Exorcised and Destroyed
Religious conservatives condemned the red figure as satanic and yanked it from its pedestal, while a priest attempted to exorcise it.