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The article reports on the collection of murals and sculptures at public hospitals in New York City. The collection includes a mural by Keith Harring gifted to Woodhull Hospital, ceramic-tile mosaic by Helen Frankenthaler at North Central Bronx Hospital, lithographs, photographs, and murals at Kings County Hospital, children's ward in Lower Manhatta and Harlem Hospital. Focus is given on public hospitals' embrace of art collections as part of the movement in health care to heal with art.

The article focuses on the artist Nairy Baghramian and her upcoming exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art, where she explores themes related to politics, power, and her personal history through abstract sculptures.

The article reviews the exhibition "Hybrid" featuring the art of Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen at the Paris Haute Couture Week in France in June 2024.

The article explores Ben Shelton's unconventional approach to tennis, opting for a small Swiss brand over Nike and now focusing on mastering clay courts, diverging from traditional American strategies, as he prepares for the French Open.

The article announces the reopening of the Vessel sculpture in Manhattan's Hudson Yards, nearly three years after a series of suicides prompted its closure, with new safety measures including steel mesh installation on staircases.

The article focuses on Dianne McIntyre's lifelong dedication to dance and music, culminating in her new work "In the Same Tongue," a dance performance that celebrates the union between dance and music, reflecting her deep connection to Black expression.

The article discusses how artist Jeff Koons responded to an essay by art historian Romy Golan which compared Koon's "Bouquet of Tulips" and Fernand Léger mural as a guest critic for the arts journal "The Brooklyn Rail." Topics discussed include Koons' reaction to the essay, the withdrawal made by Golan of her piece from publication, and comments from critic and art historian Tai Mitsuji on removing an informed opinion from an essay.

The article focuses on the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery, Alabama, which will open in early 2024 and is intended to take viewers on a journey through the story of slavery, at a time when what can be taught in schools about Black history is being debated in many states. Topics discussed include description on a national monument commemorating freedom, and remarks from Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative.

The article offers a review of Khadim Ali's exhibition "Sinh of Demons" at Aicon in Manhattan, New York until April 6, 2024 showcasing his poetic and politically influenced paintings and tapestries that reflect the vilification of Hazaras and refugees.

The article announces that Jeremy Strick, the director of the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, U.S. will retire in June 2024.

The article focuses on Otobong Nkanga, a Nigerian-Belgian artist, winning the Nasher Prize for her unorthodox sculptures addressing the global extraction of natural resources; she will become a laureate at the Nasher Sculpture Center emphasizing her work's emphasis on connections to materials.

The article focuses on an exhibition at Margot Samel featuring the works of artists Rita McGurn and France-Lise McGurn, exploring the family resemblance in their contrasting styles, with topics including figuration, artistic contrast, and the mother-daughter artistic collaboration on display.

The article focuses on the refurbishment and relocation of a colorful sculpture spelling the word "love" by artist Robert Indiana, which is now displayed in an alphanumeric display at Rockefeller Center in New York City.

The article reports on the efforts by art museums and experts to determine the relationships between the headless sculptures and torso-less head statues in their collections. According to Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek official Rune Frederiksen, experts have doubted the connection between the sculptures. Also cited is the move by the Metropolitan Museum of Art to return the alleged headless statue of Roman emperor Septimius Severus to Turkey after learning that it was a loot.

The article reports on updates in the career of New York artist Darren Bader, who is planning to end his career by selling his practice. Also cited are some artists who left their professions like Agnes Martin, Lee Lozano, and Bas Jan Ader, as well as the move by conceptualists such as Robert Barry and Lawrence Weiner to oppose the commercialization of art in the 1960s and 1970s.

The article reports that an ancient gilt bronze Buddhist sculpture, the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Padmapani, which traveled from Cambodia to Australia through a questionable route, is set to be returned to Cambodia by the National Gallery of Australia after an extensive investigation.

The article focuses on how artists are merging dance and sculpture to question how people interact with museums and visual art. Topics include Brendan Fernandes's dance piece "Returning to Before" in response to William Edmondson's sculptures, Carrie Mae Weems's use of dance to bring new meaning to visual work, and Nick Cave's exploration of combining dance and sculpture through his "soundsuits."

The article focuses on the immersive puppetry installation "Divine Generations" created by Leah Ogawa and John Tsung in New York.

The article reviews the work of painter Denzil Hurley titled "Orange Glyph" that showcases his use of color and texture displayed at Canada in Manhattan, New York through July 22, 2023.

The aThe article reviews the exhibition "Beverly Fishman: The Cure for What Ails Us" at the Miles McEnery Gallery in Manhattan, New York City, from March 1 to June 3, 2023.

The article focuses on interior stylist Colin King's step-by-step guide to creating an inviting and well-composed coffee table decor, emphasizing the power of placement and the use of objects of varying heights, books as pedestals, natural elements, sculptural accessories, and finishing touches.

The article informs that 42,000 dollar worth of Jeff Koons porcelain balloon dog sculpture shattered into pieces after being knocked over by a woman at an art fair in Miami, prompting discussion around the fragility of such sculptures and the importance of protecting artwork from accidental damage.

The article announces a new stainless-steel sculpture by artist Hank Willis Thomas to be displayed outside the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona for Super Bowl LVII.

The article reports that the sculpture "The Embrace," by artist Hank Willis Thomas was unveiled in Boston, Massachusetts as a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.

The article reviews the art exhibition "Phenomenal Nature: Mrinalini Mukherjee" by sculptor Mrinalini Mukherjee at the Met Breuer, museum in New York City, New York; which features artist's engagement with fiber, along with her significant forays into ceramic and bronze.

The article reviews the exhibition "Camille Norment: Plexus" featuring Norment's sculptures at the Dia Chelsea gallery in Manhattan, New York in January 2022.

The article reviews the exhibition "Charles Ray: Figure Ground" featuring Ray's sculptures at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, New York until June 5, 2022.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being looking up at the head, and was mistaken. Charles Ray was instructing me to look at the foot.

The article reports that Armory Off-Site, a program of the Armory Show, has teamed up with the U.S. Tennis Association to showcase sculptural works at the U.S. Open by five artists from marginalized communities.

The article reviews the sculpture exhibition "Liz Larner: Don't Put It Black Like It Was" on view at SculptureCenter in New York City through March 28, 2022.

The article offers information on exhibition "Bertoldo Di Giovanni: The Renaissance of Sculpture in Medici Florence" and "Charles Ray and the Hill Collection" held in Manhanan, New York City from through January and February 2020.

Reports that an 18th-century lead bust of a grimacing man by the Austrian court sculptor Franz Xaver Messerschmidt was bought by the Louvre at Sotheby, an auction record for sculpture of that period. Purchase price; Bidders; Systematic characterizations of the physiognomy and of facial expressions.

Features the exhibit "Princely Splendor: The Dresden Court, 1580-152," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth Avenue, New York City, scheduled through January 30, 2005. Showcase of a selection of tools, armor, sculpture and bejeweled gewgaws that the princes of Dresden accumulated in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Reports that Charles Saatchi, a British collector of contemporary art, received a multimillion-dollar offer for Damien Hirst's tiger shark floating in a tank of formaldehyde. Saatchi's purchase of the sculpture called "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living," for 92 thousand dollars in 1990; Sale price for other art works by Hirst.

Reports that Vermont Governor James Douglas plans to remove a table lamp in his ceremonial office that depicts a nude woman. Replica of "The Greek Slave," an 1843 sculpture by a Vermont artist, Hiram Powers; Icon of the abolitionist movement before the Civil War; Douglas' awkwardness at explaining the statue to visiting school children.

Reports that a monument inscribed with the Ten Commandments was placed on the grounds of the Haskell County courthouse at Stigler in Oklahoma.

Reports that the National Gallery of Art in Washington has commissioned British environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy to do and install 'Roof,' a sculpture composed of hollow domes. Installation of the art work at the gallery's East Building; Goldsworthy's creation of 'Roof' in a manner that it is viewed from many levels; Contemporary art.

Focuses on the Richard Tuttle art show at the Drawing Center in New York City. Display of sculptures; Display of geometric design; Modernism theme.

Reports on the life-size bronze sculpture called "Tumbling Woman," by Eric Fischl which is a reaction to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Display of the work on September 2002 at the lower concourse of Rockefeller Center; Depiction of a naked woman plunging from a trade center tower; Complaints that the statue was too shocking and painful.

Presents a photograph of the sand sculpture of the elephant god Ganesh at a beach in Puri in eastern India.

Focuses on the exhibition featuring a survey of Barry LeVa's work from January 15, 2004 through April 3, 2005, at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Artists like LeVa who introduced flexibility in sculpture; Media used LeVa for his sculptures; Artworks featured in the exhibit aside from sculptures.

Focuses on the one-man sculpture project dubbed "Tom Otterness on Broadway," featuring bronze sculpures by Otterness on Broadways' medians in New York City. Otterness' views on the role of scupture in city life; Organizations joining efforts in the project; Brief background information on Otterness.

Reports that a minimalist sculpture by Forrest Myers could be restored to the wall of a building at 599 Broadway, New York City after Judge Deborah A. Batts ruled that the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission had not violated the free speech rights of the building's owner.