Jul 25th, 2008 · Naked ladies, rabbits, basketballs and a big, shiny blue heart are all on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art, courtesy of the American painter, sculptor and artist-provocateur. The exhibit leaves most visitors smiling, laughing or just plain puzzled.
Apr 12th, 2008 · Vandals decapitated a life-size topiary of Ringo Starr in Liverpool, England, last weekend after he said he missed nothing about the city. An Italian sculptor created the leafy tribute to Starr and the other Beatles to celebrate Liverpool's designation as a 2008 "European Capital of Culture."
Mar 13th, 2008 · Sculptor John Bisbee has made almost all of his art with an object most people use to hang art with -- nails. Recently, after decades of oxidizing, welding, bending and cutting, he realized that he was overlooking the most obvious thing he could do with nails: hammer them.
Dec 31st, 2007 · Ari Derfel, a Berkeley caterer, saved every piece of garbage he generated in 2007. It was a way to show how much garbage he creates -- as it turns out: a whopping 96 cubic feet. Now he'd like to see a sculptor turn his trash into art.
Sep 4th, 2007 · John T. Scott was born in Gentilly and raised in the Lower Ninth Ward. He used to say he tried to capture the musicality of New Orleans in the colors and rhythms of his sculptures. Scott, who was the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, died Saturday at the age of 67.
Aug 14th, 2007 · Spindle, a sculpture that features eight cars impaled on a 50-foot spike, gained worldwide exposure in Wayne's World. It is slated for removal in order to make way for a Walgreens in Berwyn, Ill. Dustin Shuler, the sculptor, talks about his work and the controversy.
Mar 6th, 2007 · The MacDowell Colony, 100 years old this month, is a haven where artists of all types -- writers, composers, sculptors -- can sweep away distractions and just create. Though solitude is the retreat's main draw, interdisciplinary feedback is central to its appeal.
Nov 11th, 2006 · Fernando Botero's portraits and sculptures of happy rotund people have delighted millions. But the Colombian painter and sculptor's latest exhibition takes on the subject of Abu Ghraib.