Public art
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
In pictures: From a giant deer to a big kiss, Public plays with scale this year
The sector’s curator, Nicholas Baume, tells us more
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
Theaster Gates plans ‘sound sanctuary’ in disused church
Exhibition will be Chicago artist's first public project in the UK
Dive into London’s latest public art commission
Freshwater swimming pool by Marjetica Potrč and design duo Ooze opens in King’s Cross
Interview with Oscar Tuazon: Sculptures you are supposed to play with
Artist Oscar Tuazon on his Public Art Fund project for Brooklyn Bridge Park
Controversial sculpture divides Tatarstan
Muslim clerics say work by Buddhist artist Dashi Namdakov is offensive
Interview with Jarvis Cocker: "A show can plant a seed that flowers years later"
The musician and St Martin’s graduate on why access to art is crucial during an economic crisis
Interview with Dennis Oppenheim on hid latest exhibition: “I could never stay with just one thing”
The veteran artist promises “truly radical” new work in his show at the Price Tower in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Chicago unveils its new art park
The $475 million Millennium Park includes a bandshell by Frank Gehry and a massive sculpture by Anish Kapoor
Prato sticks with designs of the times as new contemporary art programme is announced
Art centre reopens with a retrospective of Ettore Sottsass and a homage to Leonardo