A new statue in the heart of Times Square is drawing both praise and criticism, sparking a fierce debate over public art, identity, and cultural representation. Unveiled on April 29 and on display until June 17, the 12-foot-tall bronze figure, titled Grounded in the Stars, was created by British artist Thomas J Price as part […]
In song, and then in bronze, she has become an emblem of Irish culture and an enduring symbol of working-class Dublin. But to the familiar folklore of Molly Malone represented in her statue on Suffolk Street in central Dublin – a pretty young face, a hawker’s cart of cockles and mussels, a low-cut frilly dress […]
Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky’s statue in Canada smeared with poop amid backlash over ties with Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP/Mario Nawfal) A statue of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky in Edmonton became the target of vandalism after an unknown individual defaced it with faeces. The incident, which took place outside Rogers Place, has drawn attention as […]
