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Statues of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, John Lewis installed in NYC

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More than a year after the death of George Floyd sparked global racial justice demonstrations, large statues of Floyd, Breonna Taylor and John Lewis were erected in Manhattan’s Union Square this week, ABC 7 News reported.

“This is the first time there’s been a sculpture like this in NYC, usually it’s a mural on a wall, so change is here, change is here,” George Floyd’s brother, Terrence Floyd, said of the sculpture, per ABC 7 News. The exhibition is a creation of Confront Art. “These faces, although so different in the movement, do relate and we needed them to all be together and now are so much more powerful having them together,” said Lindsay Esheleman.

“These monuments have meaning,” he said at the statue’s unveiling, the New York Times reported. “It’s literally art that’s confrontational,” he added. “This can’t be avoided. This shouldn’t be avoided. It has to be known.”

The sculptural busts are nearly six feet tall and each one weighs more than 1,000 pounds, ABC 7 News reported. The 3 statues comprise an installation called “#SeeInjustice,” and will be on display until Oct. 30, per the New York Times.

After that the sculptures will travel to different cities across the country before being auctioned, with the proceeds benefiting charities connected to their three namesakes, per ABC 7 News.

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Paul, 37, is from Scotland in the UK, but currently lives and works in Bangkok. Paul has worked in different industries such as telemarketing, retail, hospitality, farming, insurance, and teaching, where he works now. He teaches at an all-girls High School in Bangkok. “It’s a lot of work, but I love my job.” Paul has an active interest in politics. His reason for writing for FBA is to offer people the facts and allow them to make up their own minds. Whilst he believes opinion columns have their place, it is also important that people can have accurate news with no bias.

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