Published 09/19/2024 3:04:00 a.m.

Faces of transgender people adorn an artwork in London's Trafalgar Square

An artwork featuring plaster face casts of hundreds of transgender people was displayed in London’s Trafalgar Square, where it will erode over 18 months.
The piece, created by Mexican artist Teresa Margolles, is called “Mil Veces un Instante” and weighs 3.3 metric tons, showcasing 726 face masks.
Margolles aims to highlight the transgender community, including visual features like lipstick, and address the violence faced by its members.

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Faces of transgender people adorn an artwork in London's Trafalgar Square

An artwork featuring the plaster face casts of hundreds of transgender people is on display in London’s Trafalgar Square.

09/18/2024 12:10:13 p.m.·United States

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Faces of transgender people adorn an artwork in London's Trafalgar Square

An artwork featuring the plaster face casts of hundreds of transgender people is on display in London’s Trafalgar Square

09/18/2024 12:10:12 p.m.·United States

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Faces of transgender people adorn an artwork in London's Trafalgar Square

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An artwork featuring the plaster face casts of hundreds of transgender people is on display in London’s Trafalgar Square. Mexican artist Teresa Margolles’ “Mil Veces un Instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant)” is a 3.3 metric ton cube covered in face masks of 726 trans, nonbinary and gender nonconforming people. It’s the latest work atop the “Fourth Plinth,” a large stone pedestal in the central London square. Th…

09/18/2024 12:10:13 p.m.

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