How a Medusa Sculpture From a Decade Ago Became #MeToo Art

By Julia Jacobs
Oct. 13, 2020

When the artist Luciano Garbati made his sculpture of Medusa holding Perseus’ severed head — an inversion of the centuries-old myth — feminism was not what he had in mind.

Why a New Statue of Medusa Is So Controversial

Livia Gershon
October 13, 2020

A statue that inverts the Greek myth of Medusa’s beheading now stands across the street from the Manhattan court where disgraced film executive Harvey Weinstein stood trial.

In New York City, a Public Statue Reimagines the Myth of Medusa

Valentina Di Liscia
October 12, 2020

Greek mythology recounts how Medusa earned her distinctive appearance: after she was raped by Poseidon in Athena’s temple, the goddess of war punished her with a head of snakes and the curse of petrifying any man who held her gaze.

A Medusa statue is being used as a symbol of #MeToo justice in New York

Brit Dawson
October 15, 2020

n the majority of cases of sexual violence, the victim is always asked: ‘Well, what did you do to provoke him?’ Questions of ‘provocative’ clothing, alcohol consumption, and previous promiscuity consistently shroud crimes that should be putting the perpetrator on trial, not the victim.

Medusa Statue On Display At Manhattan's Collect Pond Park

October 13, 2020

A seven-foot tall bronze version of the famous sculpture "Medusa with the Head of Perseus" was unveiled Tuesday at Manhattan's Collect Pond Park.

‘Self-defense’ representation of Medusa unveiled by Manhattan Criminal Court

Mark Hallum
October 13, 2020

Before she was a hero, she was a monstrous villain who was decapitated by the legendary Perseus, but in recent years, people are seeing this a little different; maybe Perseus was the villain.

Gorgeous gorgon: a controversial statue of Medusa

October 17, 2020

The snake-haired monster beheaded by Perseus in Greek myth has seen many artistic depictions—but none as controversial as a statue unveiled in New York this week.

A new Medusa sculpture now stands victoriously across from NYC criminal court

Shaye Weaver
October 14, 2020

A statue of Medusa, the mythological monster with snakes for hair, was unveiled in front of the New York County Criminal Court on Tuesday, and while it may seem random, it's meant to be a picture of empowerment for victims.

What the People Behind NYC’s Polarizing New Medusa Statue Want You to Know About It

David Griner
October 12, 2020

While most modern audiences know Medusa as a snake-headed monster with a lethal gaze, her origin story in Greek myth has a theme that’s remained tragically timeless across thousands of years: a victim blamed for the sins of her attacker.