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Public Art

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Sculptures of walking people confronting large murals

Julian Opie’s Figures Walk Between Individuality and Universal Humanity

His ability to distill the human experience into instantly recognizable symbols is precisely what makes his art so well-suited for public commissions.
By Elisa Carollo
Artist Ken Lum

Skepticism and Asian Voices in Art: An Interview With Ken Lum

“I don’t like being a prisoner of the art market."
By Xinyi Ye
Land art work of carved pools in rock

Bridging Art, Nature and Community: Inside The Land Art Museum’s Bold Experiment

Artists from around the world are transforming a secluded Norwegian island into a museum where landscapes become works of art.
By Renata Maiblum
A black metal sculpture resembling a spiked animal skull with horns lies in a circular patch of tall grass within a tree-lined park, with a pathway leading toward ornate, historic buildings in the background.

The Case for Installing Temporary Public Art

By Daniel Grant
Portrait of a man with glasses.

Pedro Reyes Believes in the Practical Duty and Emotional Impact of Public Art

By Elisa Carollo
A photo of a man with short, neatly styled hair wearing a fitted black T-shirt, standing with his arms crossed against a solid black background. The image is a black-and-white portrait, emphasizing the subject's confident and composed expression.

Public Art at the Transamerica Pyramid: An Interview With Art Collector and Developer Michael Shvo

By Dan Duray
A photo of an abstract sculpture featuring multiple disjointed mannequin legs attached to an orange metal frame with cranks. The artwork is positioned on a paved surface, with classical and modern buildings visible in the background.

“MARY MARY” at The Artist’s Garden Adds Women’s Voices to the Public Art Dialogue

By Simon Coates
A photo of the exterior of a historic building featuring large sculptural elements. A large hand and a face are seen protruding from windows of the building, adding an unexpected, modern twist to the otherwise traditional yellow-walled structure with ornate domes and an arched entrance.

Observer’s Guide to the Best Art Galleries and Museums in Seville, Spain

By Tamar Lortkipanidze
A mural on the Berlin Wall at the East Side Gallery shows Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and East German leader Erich Honecker in a famous embrace, surrounded by painted text and graffiti on the lower wall.

The Offbeat Art of Berlin 35 Years After the Fall of the Wall

By Nick Hilden

Edra Soto On Puerto Rican Art, Public Sculpture and Her New NYC Installation ‘Graft’

By Dan Duray
Image of a crane in a park.

Nicole Eisenman Unveils ‘Fixed Crane’ in Madison Square Park

By Elisa Carollo
Image of screens in the city

Coco Fusco’s New Public Project Brings the History of New York’s Migrants to the Streets

By Elisa Carollo
A man with rolled up pants and a baseball cap sits with feet pointed and hands clasped on a large stone

How Artist Brendan Fernandes Is Decolonizing Architecture Without Tearing It Down

By Gameli Hamelo
A full-color photograph of two small tree-filled islands surrounded by pink fabric floating in the water

NSU Art Museum Director Bonnie Clearwater On the Gift of ‘Surrounded Islands’

By Dan Duray
Image of a woman with glasses working with soil.

How VIA Art Fund Is Supporting Some of the Most Ambitious Art Projects in the U.S.

By Elisa Carollo
View of Penn Station hall with a big video installation.

Artist Chitra Ganesh On Bringing Plants’ Regenerative Power to Penn Station

By Elisa Carollo
Image of billboards designed by artists in teh UN Plaza.

The Artists Indirectly Taking Part in the UN’s Discussion for a Sustainable Future

By Elisa Carollo
Monumental sculpture of a woman.

Justine Ludwig On Creative Time’s 50 Years of Visionary Public Art and the Organization’s Future

By Elisa Carollo
Sculpture of a giant Pigeon over the High Line

A Giant Pigeon Will Soon Tower Over the High Line Spur

By Elisa Carollo
Brightly colored figurative paintings hang in an art festival booth

48 Hours of Art in Denver: One Festival, Two Museums, Five Galleries and Too Much Coffee

By Christa Terry
Image of a metal sculpture outside a railway station.

Yayoi Kusama’s Largest Public Sculpture to Date Is Unveiled in London

By Elisa Carollo
A portrait of a smiling man with a gray beard and wire glasses

Nicholas Baume On the Power of Public Art and What It’s Accomplishing in New York

By Dan Duray
View of Sarah Sze's art installation ( a hanging sculpture made of a constellation of photos) at Terminal-B Arrivals Departure Hall at LaGuardia Airport.

Eighteen Newly Announced Artist Commissions Will Enhance JFK’s Terminal 6

By Elisa Carollo
A woman with long gray hair poses next to a large statue of a woman holding a flame

Artist Alison Saar On the Making of Her Olympic Sculpture in Paris

By Sarah Moroz
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