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How the myth of whiteness in classical sculpture was created

Sarah Hucal, Deutsche Welle
Posted at Jan 24 08:56 PM

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideological purposes. But recent exhibitions have shed new light on the colorful ancient world. Read more »

Bird statue fetches $100,000 as Musk auctions Twitter HQ items

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 01:29 PM

A Twitter bird statue fetched $100,000 on Wednesday as Elon Musk auctioned off furniture, decorations, kitchen equipment and more from the tech firm's downtown San Francisco headquarters. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 13, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 11:52 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Repairing Sto. Nino statues

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 07:05 PM

Wood carver Pablo Curibang works on religious statues brought for repairs inside his Tayuman Street home days before the Feast of Sto. Niño in Manila Read more »

Fire hits Easter Island stone statues

Rapanui Municipality / AFP
Posted at Oct 07 07:04 PM

A handout picture shows Moais, stone statues of the Rapa Nui culture, affected by a fire at the Rapa Nui National Park in Easter Island, Chile. Read more »

Alam N'yo Ba: Mga imahe na puwedeng dayuhin sa Semana Santa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 08:21 PM

Alam niyo ba na may higanteng statwa sa bansa na inihahalintulad sa sikat na Christ the Redeemer Statue sa Brazil? Read more »

First 3D-printed Rizal statue unveiled in Taguig

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 02:53 PM

The 12.5-foot statue was shown to the public just in time for the 125th commemoration of the national hero's martyrdom. Read more »

Estatwa ng babae sa ilog, pinagkaguluhan sa Bilbao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 11:18 PM

Agaw-pansin sa Bilbao, Spain ang estatwa ng isang babae na nakalubog sa ilog at tila nalulunod. Read more »

The man behind this shiny new statue at SM Megamall is a great source of Filipino pride

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Aug 02 12:21 PM

The public artist behind the eye-catching sculpture has also created iconic landmarks elsewhere in the world  Read more »

Construction starts on monument to Zamboanga's hero dog Kabang

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 01:20 PM

Work has started on the monument to immortalize the memory of Zamboanga City's hero dog Kabang.  Read more »

Remembering Princess Di

Jonathan Brady, POOL / AFP
Posted at Jul 02 10:30 PM

Members of the public view a statue of Princess Diana at The Sunken Garden in Kensington Palace, London on Friday, a day after Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex unveiled the statue.  Read more »

LOOK: Georges St-Pierre honored with statue in Canada hometown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 04:43 PM

MMA legend Georges St-Pierre was feted with his own life-sized bronze statue in his hometown of St-Isidore in Quebec, Canada. Read more »

Japan town builds giant squid statue with COVID-19 relief funds, draws social media ire

Reuters
Posted at May 05 04:40 PM

A Japanese costal town in the western part of the country has drawn ire on social media for using some of the coronavirus relief funds it was given by the government to build a statue of a giant squid in the hopes of boosting tourism. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 12, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 04:03 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Looking at the Marikina sunset

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 08:43 PM

A child on Friday holds on to a dragon statue by the Marikina Riverbanks, a popular attraction for families in the city. Read more »

Imahen ng Birheng Maria, ninakaw mula sa isang barangay sa Sampaloc

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 08:39 AM

Hinahanap ngayon ng mga opisyal ng isang barangay ang isang imahen ng Birheng Maria matapos manakaw ito sa Sampaloc,Maynila nitong Huwebes. Read more »

Japan regrets new Korean "comfort women" statue set up in Berlin

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 29 05:35 PM

Japan regrets the recent installation in Berlin of a statue of a girl symbolizing Korean women who were forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, its top government spokesman said Tuesday. Read more »

2 charged with 'desecrating' Christ statue, others with LGBT flags in Poland

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 06:08 AM

Polish police said Wednesday they have charged two people with desecrating monuments after LGBT activists draped rainbow flags over several statues in Warsaw last week including one of Jesus Christ. Read more »

Statues of girl, kneeling man stir debate in S. Korea

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 27 07:50 PM

A statue of a girl symbolizing "comfort women," newly installed in South Korea, is stirring debate on the country's social media because of a statue of a man bowing on his knees in front of it, which many say resembles Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Read more »

Why travel the world when the world is in this Bohol tourist spot?

ANCX
Updated as of Jul 02 04:28 AM

You can apparently travel the world and never leave Sikatuna. By JAM PASCUAL  Read more »