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New York artist turns BLM plywood into sculpture

(SOUNDBITE) (English) AUTHOR OF "ROCKIT BLACK" SCULPTURE, ARTIST, TANDA FRANCIS, SAYING: "Hi, my name is Tanda Francis, and this is my piece, "RockIt Black." This sculpture pays homage to the Black ...
The New York Times

How Plywood From Last Year’s Protests Became Art

During the George Floyd marches last year, businesses boarded up. This year, hundreds of those boards will be displayed in exhibitions in Minneapolis, New York and Chicago. Tanda Francis in her studio ...
Observer

In New York City, WORTHLESSSTUDIOS Is Charting New Models for Sustainable Sculptural and Installation Practices

The organization deliberately focuses on process—the research, prototyping and inevitable failures that precede a finished ...
Columbus Dispatch

Visual Arts: Bruce Robinson's art reflects the layers of meaning behind his passion

Bruce Robinson creates magic from a simple material – plywood. The artist, 73, and professor emeritus at Columbus College of Art & Design, began his career as a painter but in recent years, shifted to ...
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New York artists turn plywood from Black Lives Matter protests into sculptures

For New York artist Tanda Francis, the Black Lives Matter protests during the summer of 2020 were an historic event. NEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters) - For New York artist Tanda Francis, the Black Lives ...