Witness (sculpture)

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Witness is a 2023 sculpture by Pakistani-American sculptor Shahzia Sikander. It was part of her multimedia exhibition Havah…to breathe, air, life which took place in Madison Square Park, where the sculpture was installed in January 2023, and the nearby Courthouse of the Appellate Division, First Department of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. After its movement to the University of Houston, it was subject to protest by a Texas anti-abortion group, and on July 8, 2024 it was attacked and beheaded during Hurricane Beryl. Sikander notably requested that the sculpture remain on display with its damage exposed.

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