Contemporary sculptures by Jeffrey Gibson and others, part of “Monuments Now” at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens, draw on the past to look toward the future. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Monuments and Memorials (Structures)”
For Three Suffragists, a Monument Well Past Due
By Gotham Rex on August 6, 2020
Central Park will soon unveil its first sculpture depicting nonfictional female figures. “The fact that nobody even noticed that women were missing in Central Park — what does that say about the invisibility of women?” Source: New York Times
Someone Tore Down a Union Army Statue in Saratoga Springs. Why?
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2020
The monument in a New York park was dedicated to men who volunteered to fight for the Union during the Civil War. It is unclear who toppled it, and for what reason. Source: New York Times
Who Tore Down This Frederick Douglass Statue?
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2020
President Trump and others have speculated about why vandals destroyed a Rochester, N.Y., statue of the prominent Black abolitionist even as protests against systemic racism continue. Source: New York Times
Muslim Woman Was Forced to Remove Hijab for Booking Photo After Arrest, Advocacy Group Says
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2020
More than 100,000 people have signed a petition criticizing the treatment of Alaa Massri, 18, at a correctional center in Miami. Source: New York Times