Confederate monuments
New York City to move one controversial monument, while others remain
A commission created to review “symbols of hate” on city property has decided most will stay put with signage added to explain their history, while new works will be created to honour underrepresented communities
‘The newly empty plinths are all potential Fourth Plinths’
The artist Hew Locke says a creative response to memorials dedicated to slave owners and empire builders can reveal hidden histories
The sculptures that unite America
As the debate rages about divisive Confederate monuments, five leading US scholars and curators pick the nation’s greatest memorial sculptures
Artists step up to the plate in statues debate
Colonial monuments and the US flag are subverted at Frieze London
Charlottesville riot hastens removal of Confederate monuments throughout the US
City and state governments around the country are looking at what to do with the controversial statues
New Orleans mayor moves to make sure the South will not rise again
Artists could subvert statues of Confederate heroes, assuming Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and others stay put on their plinths