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NYC Wants Citizens’ Input on Public Monuments and Markers That May Support Hate

The Mayor's Commission on City Art, Monuments, and Markers has launched a seven-question survey asking for public feedback about potentially hateful monuments.

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Too Lewd for the Louvre, Boinking Building Sculpture Nixed in Paris

"Domestikator," a 40-foot-tall inhabitable sculpture that was to be part of the FIAC fair's public art program, is shaped like two figures making whoopee.

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Giant Cuttlefish Make Sweet Love in New York's City Hall Park

Katja Novitskova has unleashed enlarged and playfully juxtaposed scientific images throughout the Lower Manhattan park.

Art

Get a Call from a New York City Statue

The Talking Statues project gives 35 public monuments in New York City a voice, from Balto the dog to George Washington in Union Square.

In Brief

Protesters Topple Confederate Statue in Durham

A stunning video shows the monument, which was erected in 1924, come crashing down as people cheer.

In Brief

Louisville Will Review Public Artworks to Identify Those "Honoring Bigotry"

The directive comes from Mayor Greg Fischer and is in preparation for a community conversation regarding the monuments’ display.

Art

Sculpture of Abe Lincoln Confusingly Includes Generic White Man Sporting "a Dad Look"

Seward Johnson's latest sculpture in downtown Chicago features a giant Abe Lincoln next to a "common man," or a white guy in a cable-knit sweater and corduroy pants.

Art

A Street Artist’s Whimsical Interventions Turn the City into a Playground

The New York-based street artist Tom Bob has a knack for bringing mundane bits of the cityscape to cartoonish life.

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.

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.

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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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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.