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Quirky news stories about statues, sculptures and monuments from around the world

Sculpture
Annual sculpture exhibition arrives in Bondi
news.com.au
IT’S the largest free-to-the-public outdoor sculpture exhibition in the world, and on its 22nd anniversary, Sculpture by the Sea is returning to …
Christopher Steele
Tiny statues of Trump with signs inviting dogs to 'pee on me' appear across Brooklyn
dailymail.co.uk - Keith Griffith For Dailymail.com
A series of small statues depicting President Donald Trump with a sign reading 'pee on me' have appeared across Brooklyn. Advertising professional …
Skating
'Repulsive to children and adults': how explicit should public art get?
The Guardian - Elle Hunt
It’s art, it’s not pornographic. But apparently some people are still offended Helena Hartlauer People felt that this is a sign that our society is going in the right direction, and a sign everything falling
Repairs
Bored man breaks $1m sculpture in ‘stupid’ act
news.com.au
Hunter Macdonald was hospitalised after the needle-like pole titled Water Whirler, on the Wellington waterfront, gave way as his weight bent it over …
Entertainment (Australia)
Molly Meldrum's new bronze statue in Richmond gets thumbs up
abc.net.au
It's the Molly Meldrum we all know and love, complete with the trademark cowboy hat, the cheeky grin, his pet dog Ziggy and a thumbs up. A bronze …
Captain Cook
Captain Cook to be removed from NZ mountain top
news.com.au
A STATUE of Captain Cook that stands on a mountain in New Zealand will be removed because the local mayor says “he’s been dead a long time”.
Cracking! Broken marble bust of Roman emperor found in a house clearance sells for £160,000
dailymail.co.uk - Daily Mail Reporter
A marble bust of a Roman emperor unearthed in a house clearance has sold for almost £160,000 – despite having a huge crack in its neck. Experts did …
Sculpture
'Un-Islamic': Brit artist's tidal gallery in the Maldives is destroyed
dailymail.co.uk - Jennifer Newton for MailOnline and Afp Reporter
Police armed with pickaxes and power tools have destroyed the world's first tidal gallery at a holiday resort in the Maldives after it was deemed …
3D chalk artist wants community to help create 'masterpiece' in Hyne Alley in Brighton
livingstondaily.com - Jennifer Timar
A professional Ann Arbor chalk artist and illustrator who drew a crowd of hundreds of kids and their families to a 2016 event returns to Brighton on …
Archaeologists discover sandstone Sphinx statue during work to protect an ancient Egyptian temple
dailymail.co.uk - Leigh Mcmanus For Mailonline
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a statue of a lion's body and a human head in the southern city of Aswan. The Antiquities Ministry says the …
PETA wants Maine officials to build a gravestone in memory of thousands of lobsters who died in a truck crash
dailymail.co.uk - James Gordon For Dailymail.com
An animal rights advocate wants to place a roadside memorial in Maine to remember thousands of lobsters killed in a highway wreck. A member of People …
Meet 'Grace,' the $20,000 statue without a home, on Saturday |
nola.com
Art lovers first learned about Susan Gisleson's life-size allegorical statue "Grace" back in April, when City Park, the City's Department of Safety …
A Virginia city eyed Pittsburgh’s controversial Stephen Foster statue — and says it’s not the only one
theincline.com
Pittsburgh’s infamous Stephen Foster statue almost became Colonial Heights, Virginia’s infamous Stephen Foster statue. Almost. City council members …
'Hideous' or 'creative'? Debate rages over public art piece in Petaluma
pressdemocrat.com - HANNAH BEAUSANG
The commissioned piece is the first for the committee, which was created by a 2005 ordinance, Public Art Liaison Annee Knight said. After an initial …
Fremantle artwork removal costs blow out tenfold
thewest.com.au - Kate Emery
Fremantle council budgeted $15,000 to remove the Arc d’Ellipses artwork from heritage buildings, but initial quotes have come back above $150,000.
American socialite and sculptor who followed her doctor husband to Europe at the beginning of World War One changed the of
dailymail.co.uk - Regina F. Graham For Dailymail.com
More than 16 million soldiers and civilians died in the First World War, making it the deadliest war in history. Many of those who survived the …
These giant fish hook sculptures will be Sydney's next major public artwork
timeout.com - By Ben Neutze
Sydney is getting a new public artwork inspired by the fish hooks used by Gadigal women for thousands of years around Sydney Harbour. It's the …
Donated statue of children reading is Williamsville's first public art
buffalonews.com - Stephen T. Watson
Move over Shark Girl – Williamsville has its first piece of public art. A couple who is deeply engaged in village life has donated a cast bronze …
Taxpayers Bought San Antonio's Public Art. Now They Just Have to Find It.
sacurrent.com - By Bryan Rindfuss
It might be tricky to define “public art” but it’s far more complicated to discern its value or purpose. Poke around online a little and you’ll find …
‘Ludicrous’: This place doesn’t looks real
news.com.au
The breathtaking Golden Bridge simply looks too impressive and otherworldly to be real. Perched 1400 metres above sea level in the Ba Na hills, the …
Inflatable chicken dressed dressed as Trump dons a prison uniform as it sets sail in San Francisco
dailymail.co.uk - Dailymail.com Reporter
A 33-foot inflatable chicken with a striking resemblance to President Trump's signature hairstyle set sail in San Francisco Sunday. The chicken, …
Richmond council votes to give itself veto power on public art
richmond-news.com - Alyse Kotyk
At a city meeting in June, council voted to give itself the power to approve or refuse any piece of artwork on public or private property as part of …
Dazzling WWI Camouflage Public Art Project Transforms a Historic New York Fireboat
hyperallergic.com - Allison Meier
Tauba Auerbach, Flow Separation (2018) (commissioned by Public Art Fund and 14-18 NOW and presented on Fireboat John J. Harvey in New York Harbor, …
Webcomics
Trump supporters enraged by ‘angry baby’ balloon to fly over London during president’s UK trip
independent.co.uk - Staff Reporter
Plans to fly a giant balloon depicting Donald Trump as an angry orange baby over London when the US president visits next Friday have enraged his …
National Parks
Woman climbs Statue of Liberty
news.com.au
The woman who was wearing a “Rise and Resist” shirt scaled the base of the statue on July 4, shortly after several people were arrested after hanging …
Comic Books
500-year-old statue destroyed by amateur artist
news.com.au
The new coat of paint has left locals fuming at the church of San Miguel of Estella, in the northern Spanish region of Navarra, reports The Sun . The …
Dragon sculpture stolen from Nanaimo park
timescolonist.com - Lindsay Kines
Judiciary
Anish Kapoor Sues NRA for Copyright Infringement of Bean Sculpture
artnews.com - Maximilíano Durón
The artist is demanding repayment for his legal fees and $150,000 per infringement. Read MoreThe post Anish Kapoor Sues NRA for Copyright …
Sculpture
His last sculpture let you walk on water. Now artist Christo's floating 7,506 oil barrels on a London lake
Mashable - Nikolay Nikolov
Christo is an artist known for his larger than life installations that temporarily disrupt urban landscapes. He funds each project himself – from …