Climate activist charged after smearing paint on sculpture
alleged climate activist The paint on the case is dirty A lawsuit has been filed over a sculpture of 19th-century French artist Edgar Degas’s “Little Dancer, 14 Years Old” that is housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Joanna Smith, 54, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced by federal prosecutors in Washington, […]
A new start after 60: there was no time to waste – so I gave up my job and started stone carving | Sculpture
IAfter retiring from her career as a social worker in 2019, Ann Freed Kernis decided to build a workshop in her home and devote all her free time to stone carving. “It’s really therapeutic and completely addictive,” she says. “I may be covered in dust from head to toe, but I’m happy. That’s what I […]
New Alabama sculpture park aims to honor those who endured slavery
Visitors to the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park wind their way past artwork depicting the lives of American slaves and historic exhibits, including two cabins where slaves lived, before reaching the towering monument. Arrive. Nearly four stories tall, the National Freedom Monument honors the millions of people who endured the atrocities of slavery. The monument is […]
Londoners Slam Latest Woke Sculpture: ‘Hideous Political Trash’
The latest “modern” sculpture to be unveiled in London’s Trafalgar Square has caused an uproar, with critics slamming the cartoonish figure as “horrible political garbage”. Although the plaza has been home to many works of art over the decades, the fourth plinth has been replaced every few years since 1999. Critics aren’t surprised that the […]