Public art
Crypto entrepreneur proposes colossal, $450m statue of Prometheus for San Francisco’s Alcatraz Island
Ross Calvin envisions the logistically complex colossus, which would be around 50% taller than the State of Liberty, as a symbol of American ingenuity
Turner winner Jasleen Kaur announces first permanent public work
An ambitious new sculpture will be unveiled in the town of Thamesmead in south east London next month
Trump fires all members of fine arts commission that reviews construction projects in Washington, DC
The White House plans to install new Commission of Fine Arts members who “are more aligned with President Trump’s ‘America First’ policies”
$9.5bn terminal at New York's JFK Airport will feature art by Yinka Shonibare, Firelei Báez, Tomás Saraceno and others
Seven monumental public art commissions will land at the airport’s massive new terminal
Monumental sculpture honours women’s service in US Coast Guard during Second World War
The artist Prune Nourry has created a monument for the new waterfront Ocean Terrace Park in Miami Beach’s North Beach neighbourhood
Es Devlin to build giant, rotating free library on Miami Beach
The monumental Faena Art commission will anchor a three-part intervention by Devlin, coinciding with Art Basel Miami Beach
At a Los Angeles exhibition, contemporary artists face off with decommissioned Confederate statues
The show at the Brick and the Museum of Contemporary Art addresses the US’s fraught racial history—featuring decommissioned Confederate monuments alongside works by Kara Walker, Leonardo Drew, Torkwase Dyson and others
Texas's ‘Black Artists Matter’ mural and rainbow crosswalks at risk
A directive from governor Greg Abbott to remove 'political ideologies' from the state's roadways comes amid a nationwide DEI crackdown
City of San Francisco and developer appear to have planned Vaillancourt Fountain demolition before proposal was made public
Public documents also reveal property developer leading demolition effort was at least partly responsible for fountain and plaza maintenance for nearly 50 years
Olafur Eliasson's latest climate-themed work receives a blessing from the Pope
The Danish-Icelandic artist, who also launched a permanent public art piece in the UK this week, took a block of ice from Greenland to Rome
Michael Landy's memorial to aid workers, in development for over a decade, unveiled in London
The work, which is located at Gunnersbury Park Museum, relays the stories of individuals involved with humanitarian assistance
Olafur Eliasson’s next project raises alarm over the decline of Utah’s Great Salt Lake
An important part of local and global ecosystems, the lake is facing significant drought due to diversion and climate change
Artists including Jenny Holzer, Alison Saar and Kiki Smith creating commissions for Obama Presidential Center
The nine new works will be made by ten artists—including Nick Cave, Marie Watt and Idris Khan
Artist behind San Francisco's Vaillancourt Fountain sends cease-and-desist letter to halt its destruction
The 96-year-old Armand Vaillancourt continues fighting to rescue his public art project from the wrecking ball
Artist Maya Lin poses probing questions around New York City during Climate Week
Lin’s project, along with other timely shows and programmes around the city, uses art to address the climate crisis
New Banksy mural of judge beating protestor to be removed
The work at London's Royal Courts of Justice was revealed by the street artist on Instagram
Venice installation celebrates migrants with 100 large-scale portraits
The public works, inspired by the French street artist JR, have been installed on the facade of the 16th-century Procuratie Vecchie
From the streets to the parks and beyond: the pick of this season's public art in New York
This season’s bounty of outdoor art includes bronze gates near City Hall, a layered sound installation in Brooklyn Bridge Park and a mural honouring graffiti history at MoMA PS1
Ai Weiwei's cat-mouflage takeover of New York City park
Artist’s cat silhouettes in Four Freedoms Park work reinterprets camouflage pattern used by the military
Florida’s rainbow crosswalks and other public art ordered removed
While Miami Beach fights to keep its famous rainbow crosswalk on Ocean Drive, the one in front of the gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando—the site of a 2016 mass shooting—has been painted over
Pro-Palestine mural boarded up overnight at University of North Carolina
The resistance mural, created by students and volunteers, was concealed by facilities workers on chancellor's orders with no prior warning, says arts department faculty
Future of giant Oldenburg and Van Bruggen sculpture uncertain following sale
Long a fixture outside the Iowa headquarters of the publisher formerly known as Dotdash Meredith, "Plantoir" has been sold and will soon be relocated to an undisclosed site
‘Their resolve is incredibly strong’: Ai Weiwei visits soldiers on Ukrainian front lines
As Ukraine’s president prepared for a high-stakes visit to Washington, DC, the Chinese artist and activist visited Eastern Ukraine
‘Anish Kapoor, let him out’: satirical protest campaign claims a man is trapped inside the Chicago Bean
A group of black-clad protesters recently gathered at “Cloud Gate” to raise awareness and call for the release of the man they claim lives inside the sculpture
Relocation of popular public sculpture called off after Vancouver residents claim it would block their views
The dispute over the future location of “Trans Am Rapture” has prompted duelling petitions, with the municipal government calling off the reinstallation to find a new site
New $31m art-filled park planned for downtown Pittsburgh
The project hopes to revitalise the area, with works by artists including Vanessa German and Thaddeus Mosley
Bums, boulders and biscuits: Jeremy Deller’s street party brings arty revelry to central London
The finale of the artist’s ‘Triumph of Art’ project involved performances and participatory projects that invited people to have fun—and speak out
Prospect New Orleans will not take place in 2027
The city-wide contemporary-art triennial will instead publish a book celebrating its first 20 years
Amid a wave of global crises, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov’s Ship of Tolerance sets sail again—with added potency
The 20-year-old collaborative installation, which recently dropped anchor in Ontario, will travel to Uzbekistan next
Trump’s bill to cut taxes and social safety net programmes includes $40m for patriotic sculpture park
The president’s signature bill, approved by the US Senate on 1 July, is expected to add trillions of dollars to the national debt





























