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YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Kennedy Center removes Joel Shapiro's 'Blue' statue

The Kennedy Center is set to take down a towering sculpture from the center’s grounds on Wednesday. The 24-foot aluminum sculpture, named “Blue,” was created by sculptor Joel Shapiro and gifted to the center in 2019. #kennedycenter #joelshapiro #sculpture

NPR (Rebecca Rosman) - Greetings from Paris, where an art installation transformed the Pont Neuf into a rocky cave

The oldest bridge in Paris was draped in fabric last month to appear like a mountain cave, in an installation by the artist JR. Unlike a real cave, though, it didn't provide respite from a brutal heat wave.

NYTIMES (Stefanos Chen) - The Mystery Artist Filling Subway Ad Space With Whimsy

Sue Sarah Gilbert, a Rockefeller descendant in Seattle, raised $1 million to place her drawings in New York City stations.

WASHINGTONPOST (Gregory S. Schneider) - See what artists want to do with Charlottesville’s melted Confederate statue

The bronze ingots left over from a Robert E. Lee statue that once ignited violence will now be part of a new work of public art.

NYTIMES (Jesus Jiménez) - Dallas World Cup Mural: Artist Wyland Says Beloved Whale Artwork Was Painted Over

The artwork’s removal ahead of the World Cup has ignited a backlash over public art and what cities are willing to sacrifice for global events.

NYTIMES (Michael Levenson) - New Banksy Statue Causes Stir in Central London

The statue depicts a man marching with a flag that covers his face. It appeared in a section of London near statues of 19th-century British military and colonial figures.

NYTIMES (Tim Arango and Ariana Drehsler) - After a Hero’s Fall, What to Do With the Art That Honored Him?

Artists who created public depictions of the civil rights icon Cesar Chavez have had revisit their works after revelations emerged of Mr. Chavez’s sexual abuse of girls in the movement.

NPR (Jennifer Vanasco) - A mysterious floral artist has taken over the New York Botanical Garden

Mr. Flower Fantastic is a graffiti artist turned floral designer who keeps his identity a secret. His new show is an ode to NYC in orchids. Oh, and did we mention he's allergic to flowers?