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Good morning. ⛅ Today, a museum once led by a Confederate sculptor wants to display a defaced monument, a giant vulva sculpture is causing a ruckus in Brazil, and Sarah Garcia offers her perspective on what it was really like to work at the California Arts Council.
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A Public Vulva Sculpture Protests Violence
Artist Juliana Notari's sculpture "Diva," a 108-foot reinforced concrete vulva, was unveiled this weekend in Pernambuco, Brazil. (image by Juliana Notari)
Artist Juliana Notari's sculpture "Diva," a 108-foot reinforced concrete vulva, was unveiled this weekend in Pernambuco, Brazil. (image by Juliana Notari)
Juliana Notari’s sculpture “Diva,” made of reinforced concrete and resin, was hand-sculpted by a team of more than 20 people during a period of 11 months.
In a statement about the project, Notari notes that her piece is more than a likeness of genitalia. Its design, resembling a gaping gash in the earth, is also meant to reflect on the violence inflicted on the female body as well as on the environment.
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