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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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Announcing Charles Gaines's First Public Art Project, "The American Manifest" | Governors Island (en-US)
![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
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Charles Gaines–Dia Beacon, Beacon (solo show) 19 February 2021 – 5 February 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-6.jpg)
Through a Monumental Sculpture of Moving Chains, Artist Charles Gaines Confronts the Enduring Legacy of American Slavery — Colossal
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City Life Org - Announcing Moving Chains: Toward Abolition – A Convening on Abolition Today at Charles Gaines' Monumental Public Artwork
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Sculptor Charles Gaines' monumental 'Moving Chains' now open on Governors Island - Brooklyn Magazine
![Sculptor Charles Gaines' monumental 'Moving Chains' now open on Governors Island - Brooklyn Magazine Sculptor Charles Gaines' monumental 'Moving Chains' now open on Governors Island - Brooklyn Magazine](https://www.bkmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/movingchains-18-scaled.jpg)
Sculptor Charles Gaines' monumental 'Moving Chains' now open on Governors Island - Brooklyn Magazine
![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
![Sculptor Charles Gaines' monumental 'Moving Chains' now open on Governors Island - Brooklyn Magazine Sculptor Charles Gaines' monumental 'Moving Chains' now open on Governors Island - Brooklyn Magazine](https://www.bkmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/movingchains-34-scaled.jpg)