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The first question on many minds was, naturally, why is there a giant statue of an annoyed generic Black woman in Times Square? Are there no notable Black women who actually exist to celebrate?
A giant 12-foot-tall bronze sculpture of a young Black woman now sits on the north side of Duffy Square on Broadway and 46th Street facing 47th Street. TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP via Getty Images The ...
New York City's Times Square installed a statue of a 12-foot-tall Black woman in casual clothing that its creator hopes will encourage people to reflect on "greater cultural diversity." ...
British artist Thomas J Price probably could have counted on some controversy when he erected a sculpture of a Black woman in New York’s Times Square. Unveiled on April 29, the 12-foot-high ...
“How does this statue erected in Times Square ‘confront perceived notions of identity and representation,’ it’s just some obnoxious looking overweight black woman, it’s reinforcing those ...
That’s exactly what’s happening after a stoic, 12-foot tall bronze statue of a Black woman popped up seemingly out of nowhere smack dab in the middle of Times Square. And MAGA is losing their ...
Price’s 12-foot tall bronze “Grounded in the Stars” sculpture – which depicts a young Black woman dressed in ... has been installed in Times Square, it has inspired a great deal of in ...
A 12-foot bronze statue of a Black woman with braids, wearing casual everyday wear in Times Square has people talking. While a new installation, or anything, really in New York City’s most ...
“In colonial societies where clothing was a marker of status and civility, the appearance of a well-dressed black person was inherently disruptive,” says Jonathan Michael Square, assistant ...
There is something undeniably magnetic about the sharp creases of a tailored suit, the gleam of polished leather shoes, the swish of a silk pocket square. But for Black dandyism, this isn’t just about ...