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Rose B. Simpson’s Soaring Metal Sentinels Watch Over Madison Square Park
The artist explained that the sculptures in Seed “transform the nature of a hectic and scary city, in a sense, to a place that’s really safe.”
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Finding Black Queer Love in the Urban Everyday
Clifford Prince King’s photographs transform bus shelters and newsstands into spaces of acceptance and representation.
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NYC Is Seeking Artists to Transform Unsightly Scaffolding
The City Canvas program will commission designs for temporary protective structures, at the expense of property owners.
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California’s Iconic Salvation Mountain Designated a Historic Site
Artist Leonard Knight spent 25 years crafting the work in the remote California desert.
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Understanding Shakira’s New Sculpture Through Her Song Lyrics
The artwork’s hips definitely do not lie, but its face might.
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The Vibrant Statue Subculture of Bengaluru
A new project ambitiously attempts to capture the city’s complex visual culture and investigates its constantly evolving psyche.
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Artists Decry Company’s Decision to Pull Mass Incarceration Billboards
Titled 8 x 5 Houston in reference to the minimum required square footage of a jail cell in Texas, the project featured designs by formerly incarcerated artists.
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Reimagined Monuments Take Over DC’s National Mall
A month-long exhibition features six artists who address the untold stories missing from the national park.
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No More Selfies at Chicago's "Bean" Until 2024
The city began maintenance on the Grainger Plaza that surrounds the iconic sculpture on August 15.
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10 Outdoor Art Experiences in New York City
From a peaceful sculpture garden to an immersible installation, these city-wide artworks, parks, and activities are the perfect way to enjoy the last month of summer.
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The "Sexy" Seagull Sculpture That Scandalized a Coastal City
Donna Dodson's "Seagull Cinderella" is returning for public display again in New Bedford, Massachusetts, reigniting old concerns about the "bird with boobs."
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Indigenous Artists Paint 300-Foot “Path to Reconciliation” in Canada
Geanna Dunbar and Brandy Jones’s pavement mural in the province of Saskatchewan is painted in the style of traditional beadwork.