Sculpture

December 10, 2025

Detroit’s Long-Awaited RoboCop Statue Is Finally Here

Back in 2011, fans of Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop (1987) launched a Kickstarter campaign to create a life-size statue of the iconic cyborg. Now, after 15 years of planning, casting, and repeated setbacks, the Detroit RoboCop statue is at last in place at Eastern Market. The original RoboCop film was set in a dystopian, near-future Detroit, making it the perfect location for the statue.

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December 3, 2025

Immersive Exhibit Invites Kids To Explore Nature Through LEGO Sculptures

More than 20 years ago, Sean Kenney abandoned his path as a cartoonist and graphic designer in favor of something a little more whimsical: LEGO art. Since this creative shift, Kenney has produced countless installations, children’s books, and exhibitions, all while working with some of the world’s most prominent corporations, TV shows, department stores, and celebrities. Now, the artist has teamed up with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS)

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November 9, 2025

Thought-Provoking Sculptures Offer Powerful Reminder of Humankind’s Potential

Catalan artist Jaume Plensa, known for his monumental sculpture, is receiving his first career retrospective in the United States thanks to an exhibition at Michigan’s Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. Jaume Plensa: A New Humanism sprawls through the botanical garden's indoor exhibition spaces and outdoor garden, putting on full display the range of the artist's work.

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October 3, 2025

Mythical Animals Made of Straw Take Over Field in Japan for 2025 Wara Art Festival

With the arrival of fall, comes the start of the harvest season. In Niigata prefecture, in Northern Japan, this means rice is ready to be picked—and the rice straw, known as wara, is set to be discarded. Some farmers feed it to animals, while others use it as fertilizer. But after a particular surplus of wara in the mid-aughts, they came up with a creative alternative.

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