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October 1, 2026

Japanese Artist Yuka Namata Explores Memory With Beaded Sculptures at an Abandoned Elementary School

In 2012, Yuya Elementary School in Gero, Japan, closed its doors due to declining enrollment, as well as low earthquake resistance. With that, nearly 70 years of students learning, reading, playing, and running around came to a halt. In the work of Japanese artist Yuka Numata, the children never really left.

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September 30, 2026

Giant Sculptures of a Couple Holding Hands Reflects the Enduring Power of Love at Burning Man 2026

Two towering figures reach for each other in the middle of the Nevada desert.

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September 28, 2026

Jaume Plensa Explores Monumental Scale and Material Across Two Exhibitions Happening Now

Artist Jaume Plensa has opened two exhibitions within a week of each other in cities across the United States.

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September 16, 2026

Iconic Rocky Balboa Statue Is Finally Moving to the Top of the Philadelphia Museum of Art Steps

Nearly 50 years after Rocky Balboa triumphantly ran up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the fictional boxer is finally getting a permanent place at the top. Construction has begun to permanently install Philadelphia’s famous Rocky statue at the top of the museum steps.

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September 15, 2026

Burning Man’s “Broken” Eiffel Tower Sculpture Heads To Auction for $500K But Then Plans Change

A broken Eiffel Tower is leaving the Nevada desert and heading to the auction block.

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September 8, 2026

Couple Unearths Mysterious a 150-Pound Sculpture Buried in Their Backyard

You never know what might be hiding in your backyard.

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September 7, 2026

Herman Melville Statue Honors the Author in the Whaling City That Inspired ‘Moby-Dick’

Few novels are as closely tied to the sea as Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. Now, the legendary American author has returned, in a sense, to the Massachusetts whaling city where his own maritime adventures began. A new bronze statue of Melville has been unveiled in New Bedford, paying tribute to the city’s enduring influence on the writer and his most famous novel.

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September 4, 2026

Daniel Arsham Encases an 88-Year-Old Scotch in a Sculptural “Time-Worn Relic” Made of 8 Layers

The Balvenie and artist Daniel Arsham have collaborated on a special whisky that is the whole package—literally.

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August 31, 2026

Sand Castle Artist Elevates a Classic Beach Activity Into Unbelievable Art and Architecture

Building sandcastles is something many of us tried our hands at as children, but our creations probably amounted to little...

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August 25, 2026

Memorial Sculpture of a Woman Never Stops Crying, Invites Passersby To Dry Her Tears

In Nanjing, China, a bronze sculpture of an endlessly crying woman—complete with real tears—sits as a tribute to the victims of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre. The bust is of an older woman, her wrinkled face in the midst of racking sobs. Her head and upper body emerge from the wall with a prompt imploring the viewer to “Please wipe them [the tears] off for her!

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