Public art
In Pictures: the making of Europe’s largest public sculpture
Bernar Venet’s vast steel arc has been installed on a Belgian motorway
Street artists create memorial mural in Argentina for victim of New York terror attack
The architect Hernán Ferruchi was visiting the city with friends when he was hit by a truck while cycling on 31 October 2017
San Francisco selected an artist to create a monument to Maya Angelou—then rejected her
Two weeks after winning a competition from more than 100 submissions, Lava Thomas’s commission offer was rescinded and the city said they would restart the process anew
ICA Boston’s Watershed to reopen in May with massive ‘underwater’ installation by Firelai Báez
The Dominican-born New York-based artist will create her largest project yet at the seasonal space on Boston Harbor
Designs for the National Pulse Memorial & Museum are unveiled amid debate
While early reactions have been mostly positive, a group of activists and victims’ families would rather see a support centre on the site
World Cities Culture Forum and Bloomberg Philanthropies announce the second Leadership Exchange Programme
International leaders are invited to apply to the initiative which aims to advance cultural projects and explore the ways art can improve the quality of life for urban residents
Josef Albers's Manhattan returns to its rightful place in the MetLife building
The colossal mural, recently recreated, has returned to its home near Grand Central Station
Austrian election campaign turns forest art stadium into political battleground
Unveiled earlier this month, Klaus Littmann's tree installation is Austria's biggest ever public work of art
Whitney Museum breaks ground on public installation by David Hammons
The museum celebrated the project, due to be completed in 2020, with a NYPD fireboat performance and specially commissioned jazz composition
Officials reject reports of permanent Prince Philip statue for London's Fourth Plinth
Mayor of London’s office says contemporary art series will continue with Heather Phillipson sculpture planned for 2020
Berlin celebrates fall of the wall with art installations, projections and an app
A week-long festival for the 30th anniversary includes a banner of messages floating near the Brandenburg Gate
Boris Johnson’s Olympic mega-sculpture is £13m in debt
Visitors decline steeply at ArcelorMittal Orbit by Anish Kapoor in east London
Survivors and victims’ families oppose plans for a $40m museum at site of Pulse shooting
The group says fundraising efforts to turn the Orlando nightclub into a tourist destination would be better spent on survivors’ care
New York Public Library shores up its marble lions
Two-month conservation effort for the sculptures follows a public appeal to donors
Vancouver mural memorialises First Nations’ aide to stranded Indian immigrants
The work was unveiled as the name of a Conservative politician behind the Komagata Maru incident was removed from the federal building on which it is painted
African American leaders object to erasure of controversial school mural in San Francisco
Local figures defend portrayal of the nation’s blemished early history
Vancouver Mural Festival splashes colour on the streets
The festival will realise 25 new murals, including a 20-storey work by Shepard Fairey
A reflective journey: Doug Aitken’s hot-air balloon touches down in the Berkshires
The final stop of the artist’s unpredictable tour across Massachusetts included a few final tethered flights and a live concert at a historic home
David Hammons’s public sculpture on the Hudson River will now be beachfront property
Gansevoort Peninsula, the site of Day’s End, will also include a 5.65-acre park, wetlands and kayak launch
In pictures: Escape the heat with this Joana Vasconcelos-designed pool
Public can take a dip in the intricate Gateway pool at Jupiter Artland park in Edinburgh
Europe's largest public sculpture to be unveiled on Belgian motorway in October
The 60m roadside steel sculpture by French artist Bernar Venet was rejected by the French government 35 years ago
Building on a steady foundation, New York land art site looks to the future
With a new executive director, Harvey Fite's Opus 40 near Saugerties aims to expand its programming
It’s lit: Leo Villareal illuminates four London bridges for world’s longest work of art
Cannon, Millennium, Southwark and London bridges have been fitted with LED lighting as part of a £45m public art project
Storm King installs sky-high sculpture by Mark di Suvero
The work—the tallest of the artist’s career—has travelled from France to upstate New York
Fluxus in the air: Doug Aitken's hot air balloon sails above Massachusetts
The project aims to evoke the mythology of the American road trip
A new series of waterfront commissions boosts Southeast England's artistic renaissance
Site-specific works by artists such as Michael Rakowitz and Holly Hendry are planned as part of the Creative Coast initiative led by Turner Contemporary and Visit Kent
Red Regatta: public art sets sail across Venice lagoon
Artist Melissa McGill teams up with Venetian sailors to celebrate maritime tradition in face of mass tourism and climate change
In pictures: dirty puppets, talking trees and flagging immigration at Art Basel's Parcours
This year's edition of the citywide exhibition explores the boundaries of sculpture in the public space
Ugo Rondinone’s day-glo desert installation Seven Magic Mountains gets a fresh coat of paint
The popular public art work has been restored with the aim of keeping it Instagram-ready through 2021 or longer