Articles tagged as Sculpture | Smithsonian Magazine

The Last Living Carver of Mount Rushmore Reflects on the Monument at 75

The 95-year-old looks back at the colossal effort that went into making the American masterpiece

October 27, 2016

"Bird," 1990, David Hammons, painted metal, wire, basketball and feathers.

This $1.4 Million “Bird” Makes an African-American Art Collection Soar to New Heights

With his first major contemporary acquisition, the Detroit Institute of Arts’ new director is reinvigorating the museum

October 26, 2016

A collapsed building in Amatrice, Italy.

The “Blue Helmets” spent months scouring rubble for priceless pieces

October 25, 2016

The gallery's uncluttered walls make way for splashy art that has space to breathe and have an impact.

Breaking Ground

History Grabs the Headlines, But the Quiet Authority of the Art Gallery in the New Smithsonian Museum Speaks Volumes

In the visual arts exhibition the tone and the ambience suddenly shift

September 28, 2016

A view of Mount Rushmore under construction, c.1938-1939

The Sordid History of Mount Rushmore

The sculptor behind the American landmark had some unseemly ties to white supremacy groups

October 2016

"World Trade Center as a Cloud"
Christopher Saucedo

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Inside the 9/11 Museum’s First Art Show

The exhibit marks the 15th anniversary of the attacks

September 9, 2016

“Enneagon” features repeating crystalline-like shapes. “You think you understand a pattern, but if you zoom out or change your perspective, it changes,” Shlian says. Created in 2015, measures 48 x 48 inches.

Art Meets Science

These Mesmerizing Paper Sculptures Explore Nature’s Mirrored Structures

Artist Matt Shlian folds, cuts and glues paper to create faceted and curved works of art

August 22, 2016

It’s a tale of two Lucys

August 9, 2016

"The Hive" is on display at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, in London, England, through the end of 2017.

Art Meets Science

This Sculpture Is Controlled by Live Honeybees

Artist Wolfgang Buttress collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to create a giant, metallic hive

August 5, 2016

Once you’ve seen it, you can’t unsee it

July 22, 2016

There’s a new attempt to return the Parthenon marbles to Greece

July 13, 2016

Participants in "The Leading Strand" project share their prototypes with each other.

Art Meets Science

Here’s What Happens When Neuroscientists and Designers Team Up to Explain Scientific Research

A new interdisciplinary project results in a moving sculpture, an animated piece, a song that evolves and more

July 13, 2016

It took over 10,000 linear feet of recycled rebar to create Reclaimed.

Cool Finds

A Seattle Dump Just Got Some Clever Public Art

Recycled rebar will make the Seattle North Transfer Station more beautiful

July 12, 2016

"Prudence" (before conservation)
Andrea della Robbia (Italian (Florentine), 1435–1525)
Ca. 1475
Glazed terracotta
Lent by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1921

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This Renaissance Sculptor Is Getting His First U.S. Show

Luca della Robbia is finally getting a showcase in the States

July 11, 2016

Bower by Martin Puryear, 1980, Sitka spruce, pine, and copper tacks

Martin Puryear’s Hometown Retrospective Brings the World Renowned Artist Back to His Roots

After treks to Africa, Scandinavia and Japan, Puryear’s works go on display at the Smithsonian, where he first developed his curiosity for world cultures

June 6, 2016

Money tossed into a fountain at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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What Happens to the Coins Tossed Into Fountains?

All that money has to go somewhere

June 6, 2016

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This Museum Made Art Out of a John Deere Harvester

‘Continuous Service Altered Daily’ finds life inside a familiar machine

June 1, 2016

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Paris’ Iconic “Love Locks” Bridge Is Now Home to a Set of Creepy Statues

The rotating art installation on the Pont des Arts bridge was inspired by classical mythology

June 1, 2016

Construction on Lago d’Iseo, Christo says, was as challenging as “building a highway.”

The Inside Story of Christo’s Floating Piers

The renowned artist dazzles the world again, this time using a lake in northern Italy as his canvas

June 2016

The Eleanor Roosevelt Monument in Riverside Park, New York, was dedicated at 72nd Street on October 5, 1996.

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It’s Way Too Hard to Find Statues of Notable Women in the U.S.

Only a handful of the country’s sculptures honor women

February 29, 2016