A towering sculpture that has graced Battery Park City’s waterfront for nearly four decades is being ripped down to make way for the ritzy nabe’s controversial resiliency plan — and the artist who built the beloved work is distraught over its loss.
Ms. Mahr, you seem to thrive on making your art exhibitions site-specific.
Tehran-born, London-based Reza Aramesh describes his choice of subject matter as “necessary for the moment we are in.” Neither protest not political crusade, his figures of anonymous men explore violence in its most banal and insidious forms.
Staff at Tate have voted overwhelmingly to strike over pay, which could seriously disrupt major shows at the cultural institution.
The museum had reopened in January as the country was recovering from a 14-year civil war and the fall of the 54-year Assad family rule last year.
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