Public art

Atlanta's falcon has landed

The new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta is home to a massive falcon sculpture

Winter Whiteout is coming—to Madison Square Park with art installation

Artist Erwin Redl will blanket the park’s Oval Lawn with an installation of suspended lights

From the archive | the story behind the ‘controversial’ Picasso sculpture that became a symbol of Chicago

When it was first unveiled 50 years ago in the city centre, the monumental "homely" figure was not beloved by all

Folkestone Triennial returns to the Kentish coast

The town has been slowly blossoming into a hub for art since the establishment of the triennial, and the fourth edition hopes to continue this trend

Giuseppe Penone unveils Rome’s first permanent installation of contemporary art

The luxury fashion brand Fendi commissioned the new work, installed outside its flagship boutique

Have bike, will empower: Tania Bruguera launches public art initiative CycleNews in Corona

For the project, women will hit the streets of Queens on bicycles to inform the immigrant-rich community of their rights and helpful government services

Madison Square Park to turn into a ‘utopia’ of public art and performance this summer

Artist Josiah McElheny is partnering with musicians, dancers and poets for the project Prismatic Park

The fate of Alexander Calder’s Universe hangs in the balance

Monumental mobile is leaving the lobby of Chicago’s Willis Tower to be put in storage

Sophie Calle gets a new haunt: Green-Wood cemetery

French artist to present a deeply personal 25-year project with Creative Time

Replica of statue destroyed by Isis and whipped cream to top London’s Fourth Plinth

Michael Rakowitz and Heather Phillipson announced as winners of the next two sculptural commissions for Trafalgar Square

Confronting the landscape: Doug Aitken’s Mirage in the California desert

The artist has created a mirrored ranch-style ‘house’ for the exhibition Desert X

Creative Time appoints Elvira Dyangani Ose as senior curator

In an early interview, the Goldsmiths lecturer and independent curator hints at what she plans to achieve in New York

New York to get its own Fourth Plinth competition on the High Line

Twelve artists have been shortlisted for the first two commissions for large-scale public art on the elevated park

Liz Glynn brings turn-of-the-century grandeur to Central Park with her open-air ballroom

The Los Angeles-based sculptor is also in the spotlight next month with a show of Rodin-inspired works at Paula Cooper Gallery

Underground art: the public works that are part of New York’s $100bn infrastructure plan

At MoMA, governor Andrew Cuomo outlined the state’s projects, including pieces by Sarah Sze, Chuck Close and Vik Muniz

Tasmanian collector David Walsh unveils his vision for an Aboriginal art park on Hobart’s waterfront

The culture complex at Macquarie Point will include a history centre, fire and light installations, and a contemporary art gallery

British artist Idris Khan creates UAE’s first war memorial

This product of the country’s first war stresses the unity of the seven emirates

Thomas Heatherwick steps up to the challenge of creating a centrepiece for Hudson Yards redevelopment

The British designer unveiled his hive-like staircase structure to be installed in a new public square on the West Side of Manhattan

Jeppe Hein and Sam Durant create reflective works for historic sites in Massachusetts

The two-year project Art and the Landscape brings socially conscious contemporary art to colonial locations

Louder than words: on the Language of Things at City Hall Park

The show offers all visitors a chance to consider some serious ideas

Silent soldiers across the UK mark Battle of the Somme in poignant live art piece

Jeremy Deller organised the countrywide performance made up of more than 1,400 volunteers

Kids commission the darnedest things: New York high-schoolers choose public art for Long Island City

Brooklyn-based artist Mika Tajima work looks like a hot tub with plumes of coloured vapour that change hues based on the fluctuating price of gold

Flip the switch: Lacma’s Urban Light to go dark

The popular public installation is due to be turned off temporarily—but will soon shine again with a new paint job

Four years on and Norway is still divided on massacre memorial

Swedish artist Jonas Dahlberg's monument, which calls for a slice of the Sørbråten peninsula to be cut out like “an open wound”, was due for completion in July

Olafur Eliasson waterfall for Copenhagen swimming pool

A proposal to build an art pool in the Danish capital would allow visitors to “get in touch” with underwater works

William Kentridge plans epic frieze for River Tiber

South African artist will incorporate pollution in 550m-long work

Bloomberg Philanthropies gives four US cities up to $1m for public art

The former New York mayor’s charity is funding projects across the country