New York reopens sculpture that was once closed after sequence of suicides

New York reopens sculpture that was once closed after sequence of suicides

NEW YORK (AP) — An enormous beehive-shaped sculpture that was once in style amongst Big apple vacationers ahead of a sequence of suicides pressured it to near in 2021 will reopen this Monday, Oct. 21, with new protection measures. The Vessel, the 46-meter sculpture within the Hudson Yards space at the west aspect of Big … Read more

Protection of Michelangelo’s David creates fear of restrictions on free expression. Because?

Protection of Michelangelo’s David creates fear of restrictions on free expression.  Because?

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Michelangelo’s David has been a prominent figure in Italian culture since its unveiling in 1504. But in today’s era of fast money, curators worry that the statue’s religious and political significance marble is diminishing because of the thousands of refrigerator magnets and other souvenirs sold in Florence that center on David’s … Read more

Death of the American Carl Andre, brick and block sculptor – Libération

Death of the American Carl Andre, brick and block sculptor – Libération

Disappearance Article reserved for subscribers The minimalist sculptor, who reversed the search for verticality and whose works offered a sensorial experience to viewers, died on Wednesday 24 January in New York at the age of 88. He was accused of murdering his wife, the artist Ana Mendieta, and acquitted in 1988. By flattening the sculpture, … Read more