Charles Gaines moves chains | metal, art of sculpture, film | Charles Gaines constructs a massive metal and wooden 100-foot-long public sculpture with a “roof” of chains on Governors Island in New
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It Took Eight Years, an Army of Engineers, and Nine 1,600-Pound Chains to Bring Artist Charles Gaines's Profound Meditation on America to Life. Now, It's Here
Artist Charles Gaines, whose monumental public art piece MOVING CHAINS is on view on Governors Island through the summer, was featured on… | Instagram
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Sculptor Charles Gaines' monumental 'Moving Chains' now open on Governors Island - Brooklyn Magazine
Reuters Pictures - American artist Charles Gaines' second chapter of The American Manifest titled Moving Chains, a 110-foot long kinetic sculpture built from steel and sustainably harvested African Mahogany, is seen on
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Sculptor Charles Gaines' monumental 'Moving Chains' now open on Governors Island - Brooklyn Magazine
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Sculptor Charles Gaines' monumental 'Moving Chains' now open on Governors Island - Brooklyn Magazine
![Charles Gaines–Moving Chains (installation) Governors Island, New York City 15 October 2022 – June 2023 - Galerie Max Hetzler Charles Gaines–Moving Chains (installation) Governors Island, New York City 15 October 2022 – June 2023 - Galerie Max Hetzler](https://www.maxhetzler.com/application/files/thumbnails/detail_lg_2x/9016/6849/7545/Charles_gaines_moving_chairs_the_american_manifest_governors_island_2022_photo_timothy_1.jpg)
Charles Gaines–Moving Chains (installation) Governors Island, New York City 15 October 2022 – June 2023 - Galerie Max Hetzler
![Through a Monumental Sculpture of Moving Chains, Artist Charles Gaines Confronts the Enduring Legacy of American Slavery — Colossal Through a Monumental Sculpture of Moving Chains, Artist Charles Gaines Confronts the Enduring Legacy of American Slavery — Colossal](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/gaines-5.jpg)
Through a Monumental Sculpture of Moving Chains, Artist Charles Gaines Confronts the Enduring Legacy of American Slavery — Colossal
![It Took Eight Years, an Army of Engineers, and Nine 1,600-Pound Chains to Bring Artist Charles Gaines's Profound Meditation on America to Life. Now, It's Here It Took Eight Years, an Army of Engineers, and Nine 1,600-Pound Chains to Bring Artist Charles Gaines's Profound Meditation on America to Life. Now, It's Here](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2022/10/charles-gaines-1024x683.jpg)
It Took Eight Years, an Army of Engineers, and Nine 1,600-Pound Chains to Bring Artist Charles Gaines's Profound Meditation on America to Life. Now, It's Here
![Through a Monumental Sculpture of Moving Chains, Artist Charles Gaines Confronts the Enduring Legacy of American Slavery — Colossal Through a Monumental Sculpture of Moving Chains, Artist Charles Gaines Confronts the Enduring Legacy of American Slavery — Colossal](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/gaines-3.jpg)
Through a Monumental Sculpture of Moving Chains, Artist Charles Gaines Confronts the Enduring Legacy of American Slavery — Colossal
![City Life Org - Announcing Moving Chains: Toward Abolition – A Convening on Abolition Today at Charles Gaines' Monumental Public Artwork City Life Org - Announcing Moving Chains: Toward Abolition – A Convening on Abolition Today at Charles Gaines' Monumental Public Artwork](https://i0.wp.com/thecitylife.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/image-7.png?fit=700%2C289&ssl=1)
City Life Org - Announcing Moving Chains: Toward Abolition – A Convening on Abolition Today at Charles Gaines' Monumental Public Artwork
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