Public art
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Mirror image: Kimsooja’s self-reflective installations take over the French city of PoitiersBy Andy St Louis Last updated
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Desert X returns to the Coachella ValleyBy Carole Dixon Last updated
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Wall space: Brooklyn artists think big with Mike Perry-led mural projectBy Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Daniel Libeskind’s colourful sculptures protest climate changeThe architect disrupts a 17th-century baroque garden in the Netherlands with a monumental series of sculptures
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Chila Burman unveils neon dreamland at Covent Garden marketChila Burman emblazons London’s Covent Garden market building with a neon light spectacle. Here, the artist explains the story behind the new installation, an ode to identity, hope and magic
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Cristina Iglesias turns derelict lighthouse into staggering geological sculptureSpanish artist Cristina Iglesias has transformed a lighthouse on Donostia-San Sebastián’s Santa Clara Island into a kinetic water sculpture
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Qatar transforms into a museum of public art ahead of 2022 FIFA World CupAs anticipation builds in Qatar ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in November, Qatar Museums has expanded its public art programme with 40 new works by the likes of Jeff Koons, Ugo Rondinone, Yayoi Kusama, Katharina Fritsch, Shilpa Gupta and Shouq Al Mana
By Harriet Lloyd Smith Last updated
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Yhonnie Scarce and Edition Office’s timber pavilion celebrates Indigenous historiesA sobering monument to the Aboriginal peoples of Australia, In Absence is a collaboration between the contemporary artist and Melbourne-based studio for the 2019 NGV Architecture Commission
By Dimity Noble Last updated
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‘Image as virus’: World AIDS Day 2021 marked with powerful new public filmTo mark World AIDS Day, (1 December 2021), and 40 years since the disease was first recorded, Circa will present VideoVirus, a compelling new film by AA Bronson and General Idea screened on public billboards in London, Seoul and Tokyo
By Harriet Lloyd Smith Last updated
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Three days in Doha: art, sport, desert, heatIn our three-day Doha diary, we record the fruits of Qatar’s cultural transformation, which involved Jeff Koons, a glass palace of books, and a desert sunset on Richard Serra
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Cristina Iglesias’ radical public sculpture: ‘I’m not trying to recreate nature’With projects in London and New York, including an installation at the Royal Academy, it’s a major moment for Cristina Iglesias. We speak to the Spanish artist about her explorations of public space
By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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Sea change: artists make waves at the 2017 Folkestone TriennialBy Elly Parsons Last updated
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Live wire: Edoardo Tresoldi’s mesmerising mesh installation in ItalyItalian artist Edoardo Tresoldi’s striking public intervention on the Reggio Calabria seafront sees 46 open wire mesh columns frame the Strait of Messina
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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The postwar public art that became a symbol of the British modernist dreamBy Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Watch Mat Collishaw's eerie ode to batsBritish artist Mat Collishaw's mesmerising public video installation Echolocation tunes into the navigation technique used by bats and pays homage to the rich history of Kingston
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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An illuminating new art project sees London’s bridges shineBy Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Tomás Saraceno’s aerosolar sculptures take flight in MiamiBy Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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In flight entertainment: Duke Riley’s ’Fly By Night’ casts pigeons as the starBy Carly Ayres Last updated
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Adjaye Associates reveals Martyrs Memorial in NiameyAdjaye Associates unveils a design for Niger's Niamey, Le Mémorial des Martyrs, a powerful monument for the West African country
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Nari Ward illuminates Denver with politically potent public artIn conjunction with the artist's major retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Nari Ward's public art project, including site-specific work Lazarus Beacon, champions equal access to art and urges closer inspection of American history
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Crossrail shifts seven million tonnes of earth to make London more connectedBy Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Tour England’s coastline through artEmbark on an outdoor art tour along England’s South East coast through our curated guide to the Waterfronts commissions
By Nuray Bulbul Last updated
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Pantone offers a taste of its 2019 Color of the Year in pop-up pantry installationBy Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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Over the rainbow: a multi-purpose digital streetlamp launches for LDFArriving near the end of London Design Festival, The Ommatidium, created by designer Samuel Wilkinson and neuroscience professor Beau Lotto, is a multi-purpose landmark, acting as a sculpture, street lamp, community notice board and refractor of light, which beams down rainbows from its 1500 hand-made crystal prisms.
By Tom Capon Last updated
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Tavares Strachan’s call for unity is written in neonThe Bahamian artist reflects on unity and belonging as he unveils plans for a public sculpture in Telluride, Colorado
By TF Chan Last updated
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Former Oxfordshire farm becomes unexpected art havenEscape the city heatwave to Albion Fields, a new destination for rural outdoor sculpture, which opens with an exhibition including works by Joana Vasconcelos, Ai Weiwei and Erwin Wurm
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Spanish sculptor Cristina Iglesias awarded the Royal Academy Architecture PrizeThe role of public art in inspiring architects and improving urban environments has been recognised by the awarding of artist Cristina Iglesias the annual Royal Academy Architecture Prize in London
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated


