Street artist says the idea would cater both to critics and defenders of the monument of Edward Colston

Monuments of the king were targeted by anti-racism protestors last weekend

Sadiq Khan wants to review and improve "the diversity of public landmarks" after protestors toppled the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol

Once it is fished out of the water in Bristol, the statue of the 17-century slave trader should go in a museum. But what kind of a museum?, asks writer Bonnie Greer

Controversial statue was dismantled and thrown into the harbour during a Black Lives Matter rally

Governor says that the state will "no longer preach a false version of history" as calls for racial justice echo across the nation

Lawmakers mobilise the National Guard to quell destruction while demonstrators deface Confederate memorials and public works emblematic of white supremacy

Kang Sunkoo’s bronze Statue of Limitations shows a black flag at half-mast

Some critics support the proposed sculpture for Cambridge University while others question the competition process

Seafront commission, which references the invasion of Iraq in 2003, is part of England’s Creative Coast: Waterfronts initiative

The year-long programme Monuments Now at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens aims to evaluate ideas around public art

Memorials honouring controversial generals continue to stir debate in many Southern states, but lawmakers are finding creative ways to deal with them

Survivors, artists and lawmakers debate if public memorials to mass shootings in the US hurt more than they help

A host of the artist’s exhibitions and public projects open in various locations across the US open this year

The city forges ahead with its campaign to build new memorials, as public officials face pressure to reform selections process

US artist takes on British Empire’s legacy and the Transatlantic salve trade in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall

David Williams-Ellis' sculpture for the British Normandy Memorial will be unveiled today by May and Macron

City Council members seeking to remove them argued that they were actually monuments to white supremacy

Honourees range from Billie Holiday to a pioneer in public health

UNC Chapel Hill seeks another solution to preserve Silent Sam, described as a “monument to white supremacy”

A statue of the “unbought and unbossed” first black US congresswoman is to be unveiled in Prospect Park in 2020

Defacement may be politically motivated as nationalists see the veneration of the German figure as unpatriotic

Speaking at an event organised by London's Institute of Contemporary Arts, the whistleblower said the statue's removal aligned with her own passion for 'direct action'

Echoing a conflict in the US, the nation contends with calls to remove controversial memorials

Monuments tell us more about those who set them up than those they represent, says Classics professor Matthew Sears

Memorial part of push for new works that challenge history of white supremacy in the US

A commission created to review “symbols of hate” on city property has decided most will stay put with signage added to explain their history, while new works will be created to honour underrepresented communities

James Reston, the author of a book on the site’s history, talks to us about the power of monuments

The artist Hew Locke says a creative response to memorials dedicated to slave owners and empire builders can reveal hidden histories