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.
Public Art
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.
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News
Sculptor of Wall Street’s “Charging Bull” Demands Relocation of “Fearless Girl” [UPDATED]
In a letter sent through his lawyer, Arturo Di Modica claims that the new statue violates the Visual Artists Rights Act and illegally commercializes his own sculpture.
Art
The Trials of a Hot-Pink Sunbather
Ohad Meromi's public sculpture “Sunbather,” perhaps unintentionally, turns out to be a button pusher. And the pushback it has already received is a healthy sign.
Art
A Yearlong Public Art Project to 3D Print 2,017 Roosters
Over the course of 2017, Chris Templeman's "Make and Take" installation in Boston's Rose Kennedy Greenway is 3D printing over 2,000 free roosters to celebrate the Year of the Rooster.
In Brief
Artist Receives Death Threats Over Her Anti-Trump Billboard
One side of artist Karen Fiorito's billboard depicts a scowling Donald Trump flanked by fiery mushroom clouds and symbols that merge the Nazi swastika with the dollar sign, while the other features a message of unity.