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November 11, 2025

KAWS Reimagines Renaissance Art With Modern Twist Highlighting Our Dependence on Technology

Contrary to expectation, world-renowned artist and designer KAWS doesn’t just find inspiration in pop culture—at least, that much is made clear in his latest project. This time, the artist looks backward, wandering all the way back to the Renaissance to mine its iconography for contemporary meaning. The result is The Message, a monumental installation that was recently unveiled at the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi in Florence.

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November 6, 2025

Es Devlin To Present Trio of Artworks for Miami Art Week

Building off of her wildly successful installation at this year’s Salone del Mobile, artist Es Devlin is bringing a collection of installations to Miami Art Week. Three site-specific installations that explore the concept of libraries and learning will be showcased in the city in tribute to the 10th anniversary of the local non-profit Faena Art. Devlin’s Library of Us is a kinetic sculpture that will sit on the beach.

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October 30, 2025

Composer Rewired an Old Pay Phone To Play Local Bird Sounds

Public pay phones may seem like relics of the past, but one structure still standing on Flower Avenue in Takoma Park, Maryland, has been given a new lease on life as a piece of public art. In 2016, local resident, composer, and audio producer David Schulman transformed an old pay phone into an interactive art installation that plays recordings of different bird species from the area.

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October 24, 2025

Artist Kara Walker Transforms Toppled Confederate Monument Into Haunting Sculpture

In 1921, an equestrian statue of “Stonewall” Jackson was unveiled beside the Albemarle County Courthouse in Charlottesville, VA. A century later, in 2021, the Confederate monument was toppled and subsequently deeded to the world-renowned artist Kara Walker. She was tasked with reimagining the 13-foot-tall statue, to transform its original myth into a searing examination of American history. Now, the final product has been unveiled.

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