Home » PostsMassive Sculpture With 1,600-Pound Moving Chains Examines the Long History of American Slavery'Moving Chains' is a kinetic sculpture by American conceptual artist Charles Gaines located on Governors Island that investigates American slavery.October 27, 2022 · 1 min · 46 words · Mary JohnsonTable of ContentsMoving Chainsis a monumental kinetic sculpture by American conceptual artist Charles Gaines.Nine moving steel chains weighing 1,600 pounds each recall the busy hum of New York Harbor.The piece took eight years to bring to life and is part of Gaines’The American Manifestproject.Related Articles:Moving Chainsis a monumental kinetic sculpture by American conceptual artist Charles Gaines.#Nine moving steel chains weighing 1,600 pounds each recall the busy hum of New York Harbor.#The piece took eight years to bring to life and is part of Gaines’The American Manifestproject.#Related Articles:#