Art
At the Denver Airport, Art Fuels Conspiracy Theorists
The city of Denver is considering deaccessioning one of the most ambitious installations at its airport, but its art collection has long served as a source of inspiration and consternation.
Public Art
In Brief
Police Destroy Art Installation, Mistaking It for Cannabis Farm
A narchitectural mishap killed the buzz surrounding the closing celebrations for Lyon’s first architectural biennial.
News
Artists Protest Sexual Violence and David Choe’s Bowery Mural
On Sunday afternoon, 18 artists gathered in front of David Choe's mural, which was recently painted over, to protest rape culture in light of the street artist's own history.
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News
David Choe’s Controversial Bowery Mural Tagged with Giant Letters [UPDATED]
The graffiti crew Big Time Mafia has scrawled its initials across Choe's controversial Lower East Side mural, completed less than a week ago.
Opinion
Sam Durant Doesn't Need Defending
In responding to the "Scaffold" controversy in Minneapolis, some art world onlookers have painted the white male artist as the victim.
In Brief
Dakota Nation Suspends Burning of Wood from Controversial Minneapolis Sculpture
Sam Durant's sculpture has been dismantled, but its materials await their fate while members of the Dakota Nation seek more input regarding the best way to dispose of them.
News
After a Dakota Ceremony, Dismantling of Controversial Sculpture Begins in Minneapolis
On Friday, Dakota elders led a ceremony that included a blessing for construction workers who then started to take apart Sam Durant's controversial installation "Scaffold."
News
Controversial Sculpture in Minneapolis Will Be Dismantled and Ceremonially Burned
After protests from the local Dakota nation, Sam Durant’s "Scaffold" will be taken apart starting tomorrow.
In Brief
Artist Places “Pissing Pug” Sculpture at the Feet of “Fearless Girl”
Alex Gardega installed a papier-mâché sculpture of a dog peeing on "Fearless Girl," allegedly in protest of the girl's fake feminism.
Art
The Hollow Symbolism of Jeff Koons's Blow-Up Ballerina
The artist's 45-foot-tall inflatable sculpture at Rockefeller Center aggrandizes an outmoded model of femininity.
News
After Protests from Native American Community, Walker Art Center Will Remove Public Sculpture
Sam Durant's outdoor installation "Scaffold" references the US Army's mass execution of 38 Dakota men in Minnesota in 1862.
Art
Learning a Lesson from New York City Birds
A public artwork reminds us that what’s happening to the humans in a city is not necessarily the same as what’s happening to the animals.