In Tempe, Arizona, the sky looms large. The horizons are broad, and the sun shines more than 300 days a year. It’s hard to imagine a more fitting location for an installation by the Arizona-based artist James Turrell, known for his Skyspaces, a series of works that inspire visitors to ponder the connections between light, space, color, and the natural world. Installed on the campus of Arizona State University in 2012 and titled “Air Apparent,” this remarkable work allows viewers to re...| Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places
The new work by Chicago-based artist Gladys Nilsson (b. 1940) will open Friday, September 5, at the Menil Drawing Institute. The post Former Hairy Who artist Gladys Nilsson painting mural at Menil Collection appeared first on See Great Art.| See Great Art
While Miami Beach fights to keep its famous rainbow crosswalk on Ocean Drive, the one in front of the gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando—the site of a 2016 mass shooting—has been painted over| The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
The resistance mural, created by students and volunteers, was concealed by facilities workers on chancellor's orders with no prior warning, says arts department faculty| The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
Long a fixture outside the Iowa headquarters of the publisher formerly known as Dotdash Meredith, "Plantoir" has been sold and will soon be relocated to an undisclosed site| The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
A celebration of Norwegian independence, or public art gone wrong?| Atlas Obscura
As Ukraine’s president prepared for a high-stakes visit to Washington, DC, the Chinese artist and activist visited Eastern Ukraine| The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
August blooms and interesting art in water.… Continue reading →| Natalie the Explorer
A group of black-clad protesters recently gathered at “Cloud Gate” to raise awareness and call for the release of the man they claim lives inside the sculpture| The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
A few squares with red from Sicily, Italy.| Natalie the Explorer
Downtown Fargo is covered in art. Everything from the buildings to the electrical boxes is coated with the fantastic works of local artists. Every few blocks, a new mural awaits. Below is a list of some of the murals you can check out in an afternoon. We've created a handy map you can print and| www.fargomoorhead.org
I didn’t expect this much joy. It was amazing to even get out of the house and ride a bike around Portland. With every turn of the wheel I saw things I hadn’t seen before. It was a gray, late morning in March near the end of winter. I should have been writing essays for … Continue reading Sidewalks of Joy: A Tour of Mini Museums (Part 1)| Portland Orbit
A few historic buildings in Yorkville, Toronto.… Continue reading →| Natalie the Explorer
Off and on, for the last several years, one of the region’s most secretive art galleries has hidden in plain sight … you just have to know where to look, and get lucky when you do your looking. Across two faces of an ever-under-construction house in Millvale is a rotating gallery of both discarded / … Continue reading Lucky When You Do Your Looking: Outside Art, The Second Dimension| Pittsburgh Orbit
The Institute for Contemporary Art, Philadelphia unveils a new public artwork commission by artist Xenobia Bailey.| See Great Art
When exploring Lafayette and West Lafayette Indiana there is much to see beyond Purdue University; from public art to iconic restaurants to boutique shops and plenty of nature.| Traveling Tanya
Gentle guardians watching over their surroundings.| Natalie the Explorer
He is the most prolific public artist in Sacramento, and now, J.M. Knudsen is expanding his vision for a more creative city.| Sactown Magazine
Today the National Coalition Against Censorship condemned the decision made by the Whitney Museum of American Art to unilaterally cancel a performance organized by the Curatorial Cohort of its Independent Study Program (ISP). The museum claims that, in a politically provocative introduction of the work at an unaffiliated venue several months earlier, one of the [...] The post Contemporary Culture Requires Artistic Freedom—Especially in times of Political Crisis appeared first on National Co...| National Coalition Against Censorship
The James Prosek mural will be located on the Museum's Elm Street exterior wall and will be unveiled on May 17, 2025.| See Great Art
For decades, inflatable public art has been popping up around the world. We’d like to float this idea here too.| Sactown Magazine
I was recently in Vancouver, and snapped a few pictures there. The inflight movie was exciting when it started, but got boring quickly. Despite travelling through the Vancouver airport since……| Tim Covell
On This Spot, a feminist art history nonprofit founded in 2021, tells the stories of a diverse group of women artists’ lives through short-form documentary videos. Their mission is to put women artists on the map, literally, by mapping the places where women artists “lived and worked, ate and drank, dreamed, laughed, danced, and found the inspiration and community to create their art.” The post On This (SoHo) Spot: Stories of Pioneering Women Artists appeared first on SoHo Memory Proj...| SoHo Memory Project.
January 23, 2025 — Today, the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) expressed alarm at Chicago city councilmembers’ attempts to censor political artwork on view in an exhibition at the Chicago Cultural Center. Government officials’ efforts to silence speech because of distaste for its political position raise acute First Amendment concerns. The artwork in question is [...] The post NCAC Condemns Chicago City Council’s Efforts to Censor Art Exhibition Criticizing Government Acti...| National Coalition Against Censorship
The new Sydney Metro Line from Chatswood to Sydenham changes the way you experience Sydney, as local travel writer Joanne Karcz discovered when she spent a morning riding the rails and discovering its artworks. Table| Sydney Expert
A podcast conversation with art and architectural historian Andrew Wasserman about his new book, The World Atlas of Public Art.| Yale University Press
Explore public street art at Brush The post Explore Brush of Seattle’s Public Street Art appeared first on Jeff Reifman. Follow @reifman on Twitter.| Jeff Reifman
Boston has commissioned artists for a public art initiative centered on monuments engaging with complex American histories.| ARTnews.com
An artist created large-scale urban portals to allow people to interact in real time with strangers around the globe. Let’s greet our global neighbors too.| Sactown Magazine
Why not? Seriously though, you may well ask why all the blue chairs in Nice, as a recent guest in the gite did. So let me tell you all about them. The History of the Blue Chairs in Nice The iconic blue chairs of Nice have become a symbol of the city’s culture and history. […] The post Why all The Blue Chairs in Nice? appeared first on Lou Messugo Holiday Rental Côte d'Azur.| Lou Messugo Holiday Rental Côte d'Azur
How a regional Florida newspaper informs its citizens and encourages activism.| Our Towns
Showcasing, championing and supporting female creatives currently working in the design industry.| Design by Women
Even more so than heritage buildings, heritage landscapes are fragile entities. Composed of often ephemeral elements and frequently overlooked and undervalued, the art of the landscape architect is…| Toronto Modern