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Tag: Sculpture

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Why the Graffiti Artist Fonki Finds Inspiration in Angkorian Sculpture

September 1, 2025September 1, 2025Mike Ives and Cy LiuComments Off on Why the Graffiti Artist Fonki Finds Inspiration in Angkorian Sculpture

The artist Fonki developed a graffiti style that blends ancient motifs with scenes of modern Cambodia.

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Relics From an Ancient Egyptian ‘Party Town’ Are Pulled Out of the Sea

August 28, 2025Jenny GrossComments Off on Relics From an Ancient Egyptian ‘Party Town’ Are Pulled Out of the Sea

Remnants of a 2,000-year-old sunken city, Canopus, were lifted from waters off Alexandria, Egypt, revealing the city might have been larger than thought.

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A Glow-Up Gone Awry

August 12, 2025August 14, 2025JASON HOROWITZComments Off on A Glow-Up Gone Awry

A restoration of a beloved figure of the Virgin Mary causes an uproar. “The Macarena cannot be made up!”

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Stolen Bust From Jim Morrison’s Gravesite Is Recovered in Paris

May 19, 2025May 19, 2025Victor MatherComments Off on Stolen Bust From Jim Morrison’s Gravesite Is Recovered in Paris

The 300-pound bust was stolen from Père-Lachaise cemetery in 1988 and was found when the police were conducting an unrelated search.

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Melania Trump Statue Vanishes in Slovenia

May 16, 2025May 19, 2025Lynsey Chutel and Matej LeskovsekComments Off on Melania Trump Statue Vanishes in Slovenia

The bronze sculpture, erected near Ms. Trump’s hometown in eastern Slovenia, was chopped off at the feet and stolen, the police said.

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Zurab Tsereteli, Polarizing Russian Sculptor of Colossal Works, Dies at 91

April 27, 2025April 27, 2025IVAN NECHEPURENKOComments Off on Zurab Tsereteli, Polarizing Russian Sculptor of Colossal Works, Dies at 91

In bronze, he glorified figures like Peter the Great and Vladimir Putin, often to the public’s distaste. Some works, like a giant Columbus and a 9/11 memorial, were reviled.

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Francis Wanted a Church of the Poor and Put It Into Practice

April 25, 2025ELISABETTA POVOLEDOComments Off on Francis Wanted a Church of the Poor and Put It Into Practice

Around St. Peter’s Square, the pope offered services to the homeless and migrants, in ways that often did not go down well with his fellow clerics.

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The Grand Egyptian Museum Is Finally Open. (Well, Mostly.)

April 16, 2025STEPHEN HILTNERComments Off on The Grand Egyptian Museum Is Finally Open. (Well, Mostly.)

The Grand Egyptian Museum, outside Cairo, has been delayed by revolutions, wars, financial crises and a pandemic. At long last, here’s a look inside.

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Paddington Returns to His Bench. Order Is Restored.

April 9, 2025April 9, 2025Claire MosesComments Off on Paddington Returns to His Bench. Order Is Restored.

Two men vandalized a statue of England’s beloved storybook bear last month. On Wednesday, he was returned to his bench in the town of Newbury — with a marmalade sandwich, of course.

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Dublin Acts to Protect Molly Malone Statue

April 4, 2025Lynsey ChutelComments Off on Dublin Acts to Protect Molly Malone Statue

The city said it would provide stewards for its statue of the folk song figure — and repair its bust, which has been damaged by excessive touching.

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