Figure of monarch, accompanied by other wax royals, was displayed in a ceremony outside Queen Victoria Building
Wax Britannica: sculpture of King Charles III by Madame Tussauds unveiled in Sydney for coronation
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This massive red sculpture is leaving Vancouver’s Yaletown
Say goodbye to your love/hatred of this massive sculpture in Vancouver’s Yaletown neighbourhood as the piece is being taken down.
Former Natrona County educator to donate sculpture to Central Wyoming Fairgrounds
Longtime former teacher Helen Wolff has many cherished memories tied to the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds, and it’s her aim to commemorate the location with a sculpture by local artist Chris Navarro.
New sculpture installed at Prairie Arts Center
The sculpture, Fire Within, was created by Norfolk artist Mike Fluent and was purchased through a grant from the Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation.
Voluptuous Mermaid Statue Causes Stir in Italy
“Did Sir Mix-A-Lot sculpt this?”
City Life Org – The West Harlem Art Fund will present a sustainable outdoor sculpture Haint Blue Waves Triptych
The West Harlem Art Fund will present a sustainable outdoor sculpture Haint Blue Waves Triptych for the public season in Nolan Park on Governors Island. Created by Jaleeca R. Yancy,&…
Greece looks to Vienna for new boost on Parthenon Sculptures
Museums in Austria and Greece are discussing the potential return to Athens of two ancient Greek sculptures. The talks announced Tuesday could have a knock-on effect on the world’s biggest cultural heritage dispute — the fate of the British Museum’s Parthenon Sculptures. The museums are discussing two small pieces of the 2,500-year-old marble works from the Acropolis, held in the Austrian capital’s Kunsthistorisches Museum. But if a deal is struck it would increase pressure on the British Museum to return its own much larger collection, among the global debate on cultural restitutions. Austrian’s Foreign Ministry said the two sides were discussing “the possibility of a loan.”
Over the pope’s shoulder: An ‘explosion’ of spirituality in bronze
When the popes hold their weekly general audiences indoors, a massive bronze statue looms over them. It gets mixed reviews, but a Rome museum has an exhibit underway explaining the history and meaning of the piece.
World’s Largest Gavel Sculpture: world record in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio, United States–Gavel, a $200,000 sculpture by Andrew F. Scott, depicting a gavel, a mallet used by judges to maintain order in a courtroom and to punctuate rulings, is located at the Ohio Judicial Center, home to the Supreme Court of Ohio, situated in Downtown Columbus’s Civic Center; the 31 foot steel. 7,000 pound gavel sets the world record for being the World’s Largest Gavel Sculpture, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY: https://bit.ly/3njl6y0
A Statue of a ‘Curvy’ Mermaid in Southern Italy Has Sparked Controversy Online
A new statue of a mermaid has made quite a splash in the small Italian town of Monopoli, garnering ridicule for its large breasts and butt.
