04:43USA: George Floyd and Breonna Taylor statues up for auction at Sotheby's after surviving vandal attack
Statues of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd in the 'SEEINJUSTICE' series by Confront Art were both put on display on Friday in New York City. The auction will take place at Sotheby's auctions to raise further awareness after one of the statues was vandalised recently.
"Instead of throwing up my hands and saying I'm taking my sculpture back, I don't want people throwing paint on it. Well, what happened was we were able to clean it up and put it back into its pristine condition all the while having interviews about that event, and the results of that event, which were mostly positive," explained sculptor Chris Carnabuci.
"So that small idea turned into this big thing where now we have to, after having exhibited three sculptures at Union Square, we're now at Sotheby's putting to auction the George Floyd piece, as well as the Breonna Taylor piece. In an effort to raise money and raise awareness for the foundations with whom we're affiliated," Carnabuci went on to say.
The only one of it's kind, the George Floyd statue is valued at around $150,000 (€132,500) after having been recently refurbished.
The Taylor statue is a smaller version of the original that was also put on public display recently and is valued at around $30,000 (€26,500). It comes with a podium base that is drawn on with symbols, iconographies and inspirations from other movements.
This piece is about Breonna Taylor and her story and her legacy. A lot of things, symbols, on this face actually tells Breonna Taylor's story and how it affects me and how that inspired me to create this piece of art. It's a journey of you know, African Americans. It's a journey of black people all over the world and also black people living in America," explained artist Laolu Nyc.
04:43Statues of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd in the 'SEEINJUSTICE' series by Confront Art were both put on display on Friday in New York City. The auction will take place at Sotheby's auctions to raise further awareness after one of the statues was vandalised recently.
"Instead of throwing up my hands and saying I'm taking my sculpture back, I don't want people throwing paint on it. Well, what happened was we were able to clean it up and put it back into its pristine condition all the while having interviews about that event, and the results of that event, which were mostly positive," explained sculptor Chris Carnabuci.
"So that small idea turned into this big thing where now we have to, after having exhibited three sculptures at Union Square, we're now at Sotheby's putting to auction the George Floyd piece, as well as the Breonna Taylor piece. In an effort to raise money and raise awareness for the foundations with whom we're affiliated," Carnabuci went on to say.
The only one of it's kind, the George Floyd statue is valued at around $150,000 (€132,500) after having been recently refurbished.
The Taylor statue is a smaller version of the original that was also put on public display recently and is valued at around $30,000 (€26,500). It comes with a podium base that is drawn on with symbols, iconographies and inspirations from other movements.
This piece is about Breonna Taylor and her story and her legacy. A lot of things, symbols, on this face actually tells Breonna Taylor's story and how it affects me and how that inspired me to create this piece of art. It's a journey of you know, African Americans. It's a journey of black people all over the world and also black people living in America," explained artist Laolu Nyc.