#public-art

#public-art

Ai Weiwei's public art installation Camouflage goes on view 10 September at the southern tip of Roosevelt Island, directly across the East River from the United Nations and in tandem with its 2025 General Assembly-the 80th session since its founding at the end of the Second World War. At the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park, designed by the architect Louis Kahn in 1973

The $2.6 million Pavilion is being constructed by Friends of Tryon Creek, a nonprofit organization that supports and operates educational programs at the 665-acre Oregon State Park located on Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard between Portland and Lake Oswego. It is scheduled to open Sept. 20, and will include two classrooms and a community gathering space to boost the programs that are already being conducted by the Friends group.

Named 'Beacon', the structure will be placed at the entrance of the Royal Festival Hall and it'll light up when Big Ben strikes the hour. It'll be visible from both sides of the Thames and perform in choreographed waves of light. The installation is by British designer Lee Broom and it is part of the London Design Festival (LDF). This year's edition of LDF will run from September 13-22.

Since its first edition in 1987, the Sea Art Festival has become one of Busan's most important art events. Against a coastline backdrop, the festival uses its unique format to reinterpret its natural surroundings, explore diverse marine ecological issues and through its collaboration with local fishing communities, bring the public closer to art. Titled 'Undercurrents: Waves Walking on the Water', this year's edition returns to Dadaepo Beach and surrounding areas, thematizing the invisible forces operating beneath the surface, both ecologically and culturally.

'What is this?' they simply asked, further explaining that they initially dismissed the artworks as advertisements. 'Then I noticed similar ones and started examining them out of aesthetic curiosity. That's when I realised they were part of a series,' they said. 'But the seemingly random red cross at the bottom threw me off: if it's a puzzle, it feels too simple for the effort and resources it must have taken to install; if it's art, then what's the message?'

Cj Hendry brings her immersive installation Flower Market 2.0 to Rockefeller Center, transforming the landmark plaza into a vivid landscape of oversized, hand-crafted flowers. Open from September 19th - 21st, 2025, the interactive installation follows the artist's viral debut last year on Roosevelt Island, which later expanded to Industry City to accommodate swelling crowds. The new edition introduces twenty-seven fresh plush flower designs, each one produced with the same meticulous attention to scale and texture that defines Hendry's practice.

Pantone approached the project with more than just a surface-level color match. Every choice - from the intensity of the shades to the depth and spacing between them - was designed to echo the rhythm and flow of the music. The installation unfolds like the song itself, translating verses and melodies into a visual journey. The outcome feels understated yet expansive, drawing viewers in regardless of whether they recognize Coldplay's 'Yellow' or not.

The stunning 80-foot-long concrete frieze, "Exodus and Dance," was created in 1939 and installed in front of the Kingsborough Houses in the Weeksville section of Crown Heights - home to one of the nation's first free black communities - two years later. The historic treasure's etched reliefs depict biblical imagery and dance motifs to convey "spirituality, community and joy," proponents said.

She has stepped out of the shadow of her famous family This year, at the Guinness Storehouse, hundreds of thousands of visitors will view a commissioned artwork by Leah Hewson. Known for her ADdynamic paintings, Hewson says her public work - the installations and ADmurals at Facebook, Kicky's restaurant, the ADStorehouse, private commissions - is always separate from the paintings.

Across the expansive 140-acre grounds of The Clark Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts, six contemporary artists have been invited to create site-specific works engaging with the property's meadows, trails, and woods, while highlighting their individual practices. Sculptures by Yō Akiyama, Laura Ellen Bacon, Aboubakar Fofana, Hugh Hayden, Milena Naef, and Javier Senosiain dot a variety of sites, from manicured parkland to open fields to groves of trees.

The local artist transformed the long-abandoned Star Market in Somerville with art featuring a rat wearing a cap and overalls, adding a vibrant touch to the vacant property.

The Art In Public Places (AIPP) program, created in 1985, allocates up to 2 percent of eligible capital improvement budgets for visual art on city projects. Staff say the revisions are intended to clarify program procedures, broaden participation and address long-term care of artworks.

"Five cars is considered traffic in El Centro," jokes Mark Silva, owner of the new Gateway Gallery in nearby Ocotillo. "The town constantly seems to be on the verge of emerging."

"Circle Dome Square is a playful and somewhat visionary installation with a touch of surrealism. The concept was to combine shapes and colors into a larger structure using my chosen material - textiles - to create a design reminiscent of old-school cameras, focusing on a single unit."

The Swivel seats, designed by Sabine Marcelis, are artworks that can spin, challenging fixed public seating and allowing users to choose their preferred direction.

The Santa Clara corridor beautification initiative represents the beginning of a broader plan to create a more vibrant and cohesive downtown San Jose.

The engagement with art is markedly influenced by our emotional responses, as it propels us to reflect, connect, and gain novel insights into our lives.

With acrobatic finesse, the figures in Artez's large-scale murals interpret the boundaries of the walls themselves through contemporary dance and moments of repose.

The Washington National Cathedral Landmark Memorial Sundial, dedicated in 1905, features a noon cross marker and a bronze plate inscribed with major Christian holidays.

"A red hat, white skin, and blue jeans don't make you a patriot. But storming the Capitol makes you a traitor," Buehler told the station.

The cinema opened in 1934 as the Gaumont Palace, seating just over 2,500 people, featuring a theatre stage and a large organ.

Draped in vivid red fabric, the statues of Peter Burnett, William Gwin, and Francis Scott Key are transformed into ghostly silhouettes, haunting the underbelly of the Golden Gate Bridge. The striking red shrouds symbolize alarm, violence, and the systemic White supremacy that underpins their legacies.

"It's all about art, colors, and creativity," said McEneny, a well-known mural artist from Newport. "It brings everyone together."

The trail features stories that highlight the reasons why ocean conservation is needed. Meaden said: "We see wildlife on land, and it triggers emotion: it is visible, tangible, and easy to connect with. The ocean is too often out of mind, and yet it is the beating heart of our planet - the force that sustains all life forms. If the ocean dies, so does the planet. It's that simple, and that urgent."

In September 1985, Christo and Jeanne-Claude created a temporary public art project in Paris by wrapping the Pont Neuf, the oldest bridge in the city with gold-colored fabric.

"Whether you're a culture-hungry tourist or a creatively-curious local, art lovers are in for a huge chance to explore from 17 to 21 July with the sixth annual UPSTATE ART WEEKEND (UAW)."

Yinka Ilori's installation, Transparent Happiness, transforms the museum's mounds into interactive spaces, bringing joy and communal spirit to Helsinki's urban common areas.