Public art

From Marseille, France, to Melbourne, Australia, to Vancouver to New York City, AD surveys the world’s most powerful public sculptures

Pseudonymous Indian street artist DAKU recently installed an immersive text-based work in Panjim, Goa. Placed along 31st January Road, a fishnet structure suspends letters above pedestrians. The region’s abundant sunlight pours through to cast shadows on the street, spelling out tropes about the passage of time. Some of the phrases include, “Time works wonders. TimeContinue reading "Sunlight Casts Shadows of Phrases Exploring Theories of Time in a Street Art Installation by DAKU"

We are talking about land art installations in this article. It is only when you look at these stunning land art installations will you realize that these are immense works of art that seem to own the land on which they have been made without

Every summer, thousands of visitors and locals alike flock to the historical city center of Montpellier, France for the Festival des Architecture Vives, a weeklong exhibition of site-specific, public art installations that connect private mansions and courtyards that are typically closed off to...

I want to share eleven iconic examples of public art installations, and talk about the different ways that they create joy in public space.

In recent years, yarnbombing and other guerilla art activities have become more popular - and easier to organize thanks to the rise of social media. This page displays examples of this type of art.

A little over a month ago, San Diego started seeing the growth of some beautiful flowers: knitted stop sign flowers on random street corners in Clairemont. Between waiting for pot holes to be fixed, rushing to work, stress of everyday life, we get to see these beautiful flowers on our way to our destination. San Diego city offcial, Bill Harris wrote,""The City is forced to announce that the Stop