San Francisco, Calif. – In 2012, San Francisco celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge with International Orange, a major exhibition and public art project. One of the 16 artists involved in the exhibition was Andy Freeberg. For his photographic installation called Gatekeepers, Freeberg created a series of images of the bridge’s numerous … Read More
Cambodia – During a slow-moving ride through traffic in a tuk-tuk—a motorcycle taxi with an attached open cart for passengers—one has ample opportunity to survey the bland and decorative public art of Cambodia’s cities. It’s the kind of art that can be seen in most cities anywhere on the globe. Cambodia’s tends toward realistic and … Read More
In late 2010, movers transported a small, decrepit house from one part of Houston’s Fifth Ward district to another, setting the condemned domicile onto an open lot on Lyons Ave. By the following summer, Houston-based artists Dan Havel and Dean Ruck were hard at work, reconstructing—or rather deconstructing—the humble pink abode into what Ruck calls … Read More
Artist Jefre Manuel, who works under the name JEFRË, is a relative newcomer to public art. Three years ago, at the age of 35, the practicing designer had a heart attack and triple bypass. The experience convinced him to retire from architecture/landscape architecture and return to his artistic practice (among other places, he studied at … Read More
Europe - Two ambitious placemaking projects are unfolding on a vast, long-term scale in unconventional cultural landscapes: a disused military park outside Amsterdam and an abandoned amusement park in East Berlin. Both are recent ruins of collapsed political systems, “forbidden zones” whose past uses are still visible, and whose futures are being explored by teams … Read More
San José, Calif. – The legendary capital of Silicon Valley, is California’s third largest city and the tenth largest in the United States. It’s home to the corporate headquarters of Adobe, Cisco, and eBay, and major facilities of Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, IBM, and Lockheed Martin. Apple and the Googleplex round out Silicon Valley’s bright lights. Smaller … Read More
On April 9, 2013, the world lost one of its great minds. Paolo Soleri, the architect, artist, theorist, and counterculture … Read More
Shanghai – The first International Award for Public Art was announced today in Shanghai, China, in the presence of professionals … Read More
New York, NY – Art Production Fund will present Tony Smith’s large-scale One-Two-Three in Bryant Park from March 13th through … Read More
San Francisco, Calif. – On March 5, 2013, at 9 pm PST, Leo Villareal‘s The Bay Lights—the largest LED light … Read More
Months after surviving Hurricane Sandy, the cities of New York and New Jersey continue to come to terms with the … Read More
Derry-Londonderrry, Ireland – As the Northern Ireland city of Derry-Londonderry readies itself to become the first-ever UK “City of Culture” … Read More
World – Thanks to the new ultra short film festival, Art By Chance, you no longer need to go to … Read More
Cornwall, England – As part of the Heartlands project in Cornwall, England, which will transform 19 acres of former tin … Read More
Every year Art on the Underground commissions temporary artworks to enrich the environment, and therefore the experiences of passengers, of … Read More
Collective Action was a Moscow-based group of artists that invited audiences to participate in simple actions, often outdoors. While many … Read More
Every year Art on the Underground commissions temporary artworks to enrich the environment, and therefore the experiences of passengers, of … Read More
When Dan Witz was obtaining his art education at prestigious Cooper Union in the late 1970s, realist painting was like … Read More
In a series of conversations with fifteen individuals, from artists to art historians to “expert participants,” Tom Finkelpearl, executive director … Read More