News UK Public Art Database Will Digitally Record More Than 5,000 Murals, Including Works By Banksy Works by Banksy and murals in Northern Ireland will also be recorded as part of Art UK's three-year project. By Karen K. Ho Feb 9, 2024 3:30 pm
News ‘Scary’ Demon Statue in Front of Bangkok Hotel Removed by the State The statue was taken away from public view amid rumors that it had spurred some to make animal sacrifices. By Francesca Aton Dec 29, 2023 12:03 pm
News New Harriet Tubman Statue Design Selected for Philadelphia’s City Hall After Controversy The city previously faced criticism for selecting a white male artist for the commission. By Francesca Aton Nov 1, 2023 12:14 pm
News Chevron Says It Destroyed Public Art Piece in California Near Refinery Organizers were holding out hope that the work hadn't been destroyed. By Shanti Escalante-De Mattei Jun 12, 2023 11:25 am
News Man Gets Trapped Inside Public Art in Canada After Easter Mischief "It's definitely a first for me," said the chief of a local division of the Fire Rescue Services in Edmonton. By Daniel Cassady Apr 11, 2023 3:51 pm
News Past and Present Combine in Frieze Project Spanning Iconic Sites in West Los Angeles "Rather than look for similarities between artist and site, I wanted to highlight disparities," said its curator, Jay Ezra Nayssan. By Daniel Cassady Feb 16, 2023 8:30 am
Artists On the Eve of His Super Bowl Debut, Hank Willis Thomas Considers Misreadings of His Public Art As the artist prepares to share his next major public artwork on Super Bowl Sunday, he is still making sense of the spectacle surrounding his MLK monument The Embrace. By Zachary Small Feb 10, 2023 6:23 pm
News A Seven-Foot-Tall ‘Tribute’ Statue of Queen Elizabeth II is Unveiled by King Charles III The statue serves as "a tribute to a life of extraordinary service and devotion," the king said. By Francesca Aton Nov 11, 2022 3:52 pm
News Biden Rolls Back Trump-Era Restrictions on Public Art in Federal Buildings Trump's policy required federal art to illustrate "American ideals" and urged against abstract art. By Tessa Solomon Feb 2, 2022 11:35 am
News Kerry James Marshall to Design Stained Glass Windows for National Cathedral Following Removal of Confederate Symbols These new works will replace two stained-glass windows honoring Confederate generals, which were removed in 2017. By Shanti Escalante-De Mattei Sep 23, 2021 3:46 pm
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