sculpture

Banksy claims new London statue depicting blind patriotism

Street artist Banksy on Thursday claimed responsibility for a large sculpture that appeared before dawn on a traffic island in Waterloo Place, central London, depicting a suited man striding off a plinth with his face completely obscured by a billowing…

Researcher claims Roman basilica bust is a lost Michelangelo

A marble bust of Christ that has stood for centuries in one of Rome's oldest basilicas was claimed on Wednesday to be the work of Michelangelo, igniting a fierce debate among Renaissance scholars over the latest purported attribution to one…

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! buys Cattelan’s gold toilet for $12.1M

Ripley's Believe It or Not revealed itself Wednesday as the buyer of Maurizio Cattelan's notorious solid gold toilet sculpture, purchased for $12.1 million at Sotheby's New York on Tuesday evening. The entertainment franchise known for housing oddities announced it acquired…

Artist David Shrigley selling piles of old rope for $1.3M

British artist David Shrigley opened "Exhibition of Old Rope" at Stephen Friedman Gallery in London on Thursday, featuring four enormous piles of discarded rope with a £1 million price tag—a literal interpretation of the idiom "money for old rope" that…

Paris to build world’s first free Picasso sculpture park

The Picasso Museum in Paris has unveiled an ambitious €50 million expansion project called "Picasso 2030," marking the institution's 40th anniversary with plans for the world's first free public sculpture park dedicated to the Spanish master and a major doubling…

UK museum saves rare Hepworth sculpture from export

A rare Barbara Hepworth sculpture will remain in the UK after The Hepworth Wakefield successfully raised £3.8 million to prevent its export, following a remarkable public fundraising campaign that generated over 2,800 individual donations alongside support from major cultural foundations.

KAWS to bring monumental art to New York Botanical Garden in 2027

Internationally acclaimed artist KAWS is set to transform the New York Botanical Garden with a garden-wide takeover from May 22 to October 24, 2027, featuring his signature characters and monumental sculptures spread across the 250-acre landscape in what promises to…

Brooklyn art collective MSCHF unveils ‘King Solomon’s Baby’ sculpture

Brooklyn-based art collective MSCHF is set to unveil "King Solomon's Baby," a provocative 15-foot sculpture that will be physically sliced according to the number of buyers, with prices ranging from $100,000 for a single buyer to just $100 per slice…

Kew Gardens to unveil largest exhibition of Henry Moore sculptures in 2026

The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew will host the largest-ever outdoor exhibition of Henry Moore's sculptures in summer 2026, featuring 30 monumental works across its 320-acre UNESCO World Heritage site and inside the iconic Temperate House, creating a unique interplay…

William Kentridge’s largest sculpture show outside Africa opens in Yorkshire

South African artist William Kentridge's largest sculpture exhibition outside his home country opened at Yorkshire Sculpture Park last week, marking a cultural milestone for both the artist and the institution. "The Pull of Gravity," which opened June 28 and runs…

Gormley and Ando debut Ground, a meditative dome at Museum SAN

In June 2025, Museum SAN in Wonju, South Korea will unveil "Ground," a groundbreaking permanent installation that marks the first collaboration between celebrated British sculptor Antony Gormley and renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando, featuring a 25-meter subterranean concrete dome housing…

Silver Stag sculpture returns to Dunham Massey after decades of being lost

A spectacular silver sculpture depicting two stags locked in combat, commissioned in 1855 by the 7th Earl of Stamford as a symbol of his defiance against Victorian society's disapproval of his marriage to Catherine Cox, a former circus performer with…

Floating flower forms by Leroy blur boundary of natural and artificial

French artist Vincent Leroy continues his exploration of kinetic sculptures with a new installation of metallic mesh flowers that gracefully float above Hainan Island in China, creating a poetic dialogue between the artificial and natural elements as the delicate structures…