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Posted by Rachael on Feb 11, 2013 in Public Art | 0 comments

For its 150th anniversary, the London Underground has commissioned Mark Wallinger to execute its largest series of artworks to date: over...

Posted by Rachael on Jan 14, 2013 in Controversy | 0 comments

As Oslo strives to rebuild its city after the July 2011 terrorist attacks, two buildings composing the Regjeringskvartalet (government...

Posted by Rachael on Aug 2, 2012 in Controversy | 0 comments

The artist Christo’s plans to drape 5.9 miles of fabric across the Arkansas River have been postponed indefinitely following a string...

Posted by Rachael on Jul 31, 2012 in Public Art | 1 comment

An LED-light sculpture, created by artist Leo Villareal, has gone live in New York’s Bleecker Street station. The honeycomb-shaped...

Posted by Rachael on Jul 26, 2012 in Public Art | 0 comments

To publicize the future opening of their new store at 97 Greene Street, Tiffany & Co. has collaborated with four artists to produce...

Posted by Rachael on Jul 24, 2012 in Controversy | 0 comments

London police have threatened to erase any and all graffiti art in the onset of the 2012 Olympics. This risk did not deter the infamous...

Henry Moore’s “The Arch,” 1980, has been re-erected in London’s Hyde Park (specifically, Kensington Gardens) after...

Posted by Rachael on Jul 18, 2012 in Public Art | 1 comment

Cecilia Alemani became director & curator of High Line Art in October, commissioning site-specific work from different artists for the...