Public Art

SEE // Nick Cave's Horses Gallop Through Grand Central
John Morrow |
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As if Grand Central Terminal weren’t crowded enough, artist Nick Cave (not the singer) is adding a fanciful new group to the multitude.

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SEE // Nick Cave Brings a Herd of Colorful, Dancing Horses to Grand Central
Jarrett Moran |
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This might be the most stunning Grand Central art installation to date.

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KNOW // Massive LED Buckyball in Madison Square Park // Leo Villareal
Allison Krier |
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A Carbon 60 molecule capable of displaying 16 million distinct colors lands in Madison Square Park.

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KNOW // Inside the Wreck of the Costa Concordia // Thomas Hirschhorn
Sola Agustsson |
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Thomas Hirschhorn takes us into a sinking cruise ship.

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KNOW // Chilling with Columbus // Tatzu Nishi
Jarrett Moran |
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Tatzu Nishi is known for one brilliant gesture: building temporary private rooms around public sculpture and architecture.

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SEE // You've Never Seen the Sky Like This
Jarrett Moran |
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Check out James Turrell’s “skyspace” at Rice University.

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SEE // A Brazilian Street Art Duo Install a Controversial Mural in Boston
Georgina Wells |
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A new mural by Brazilian street art duo Os Gêmeos has become an unlikely subject of controversy.

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Leo Villareal's Neon Subway Art at Bleecker Street
Georgina Wells |
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You won’t even have to get off the subway to see the latest New York public art project.

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Olek Yarn Bombs Albert Einstein, Alligators, and Apartments (And Their Occupants, Too)
Spencer Nelson |
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Olek creates vibrant, tactile world at the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery.

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A Public Park Becomes a Stop-Motion Mural
Cameron Meade |

Brooklyn-based artist David Ellis has (once again) taken to the streets.

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An Oil Rig in Times Square
Tiffany Jow |
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Josephine Meckseper explains why she erected an oil rig in the middle of Times Square.

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A Life-Sized Version of Monopoly? We’re Sold!
Tiffany Jow |
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Thanks to a genius anonymous art collective, Chicagoans can pass Go and collect a public art experience on their way to work.

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