Shahzia Sikander Sculpture Beheaded at the University of Houston
A Shahzia Sikander statue at the University of Houston was vandalized following previous protests by right-wing groups. The 18-foot-tall bronze monument to women and justice was beheaded in the early morning on July 8 while the campus was experiencing harsh weather and power outages due to Hurricane Beryl. Footage of the vandalism was obtained by campus police, according to the New York Times, which first reported the news. “We were disappointed to learn the statue was damaged early Monday morning as Hurricane Beryl was hitting Houston,” Kevin Quinn, the university’s executive director of media relations,...... Read Full article on HadNews