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statue of andrew jackson
Garden Variety

Trump orders creation of national statuary park filled with ‘national heroes’

a statue of robert moses on long island, new york
The Power Broke(r)

Protestors call for Long Island statue of Robert Moses to be removed

People walking through a darkened sculpture garden with confederate monuments
Suppressing Oppression

Oklahoma State University students harness design to respond to, reframe Confederate monuments

illustration of a planned monument in Berlin
A "Moving" Tribute

Officials finally break ground on Berlin’s ‘seesaw’ reunification monument

Gallery with obelisk sculpture, brick wall with wedged colorful garments, and a carousel in the background
A Monumental Exhibition

Solo exhibition at ICA Philadelphia explores our link to monuments

Jeffrey Gibson talks about model of ziggurat monument
Monuments Now

Artists challenge representation in Socrates Sculpture Park for MONUMENTS NOW

A rendering of the approved design for the Women's Statue in Central Park, by Meredith Bergmann
Breaking the Bronze Ceiling

Women’s suffrage statue finally approved for Centennial unveiling

Rendering of Central Park statue with three women
Not Quite There

Vote delayed again for Central Park suffragette statue with Sojourner Truth

Old photo of Sojourner truth with grandson sitting on her lap
The Harsh Truth

Sojourner Truth added to women’s suffrage statue in Central Park, academics criticize decision

Aerial rendering of Shirley Chisholm monument
Our Destiny, Our Democracy

Shirley Chisholm monument designers discuss using space to honor a legacy

Group photo next to large-scale Afro pick sculpture
Where There's a Willis

Hank Willis Thomas creates 25-foot-tall Afro pick for 5th Avenue

Rendering of Shirley Chisholm monument of She Built NYC
A Timeless Trailblazer

See the top 5 proposals for Brooklyn’s upcoming Shirley Chisholm statue

Photo of Billie Holiday
She Built NYC

Four more statues of pioneering New York women are coming to town

Shirley Chisholm
Monumental Gains for Women

Brooklyn is slated to erect two statues in honor of Shirley Chisholm

New Monuments for New Cities
A Monumental Landscape

New Monuments for New Cities reimagines memorials for the current political moment

Joe Reginella
Out of This World Design

A bona fide alien abduction monument pops up in Manhattan’s Battery Park

Image of Palace of Soviets Project, Mikhail Karasik
Big Deal

Getty Research Institute exhibition explores the meaning of monumentality

Photo of The Statue of Unity
Going Up

Michael Graves Architecture completes the world’s tallest statue