Mexican cultural figures say the Olmec-inspired sculpture reprises a work that was previously rejected in Mexico City

Derrick Adams’ piece features “beams of gold signifying the brilliance and reach” of the curator’s influence

For the fifth High Line Plinth commission, the Vietnamese American artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen has created a 27ft-tall version of the 6th-century Buddhas that were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001

The project was completed just in time for the NFL draft and the Carnegie International

The Reform-run council sold the public work back to the artist for an undisclosed sum

As well as the renovated and expanded Los Angeles County Museum of Art, here are some of the art and culture projects to look forward to

A recent ten-day “symphony of disappearing sounds” brought attention to the fragility of the Western Hemisphere’s largest saltwater lake

Izzy Brourman had been documenting anti-Ice protests in Minneapolis when she became part of the story

New public art project entitled "Three Mirrors"—commissioned by digital art platform Circa—will be shown in nine cities

The arena’s parent company also announced a suite of forthcoming artistic additions to its campus by Sarah Sze, Kambui Olujimi and others

The project, launched in 2024, was completed with the help of around 90 “public art volunteers”

A replica of a monument toppled during protests in 2020 has been erected near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building as Donald Trump frames the explorer as a national hero

The Smithsonian’s Modern and contemporary art museum in Washington, DC revealed eight recent acquisitions that will be displayed in the garden when it reopens this autumn

The Pakistani-American artist uses cartography to show the entwined histories of China, South Asia and Britain

The open-air exhibition KTX Biennial, curated by SculptureCenter’s Jovanna Venegas, will bring works by international contemporary artists to the city’s busy 3.5-mile pedestrian and cycling corridor

The monumental outdoor environment, “El Santuario del Agua” (The Water Sanctuary), is located in one of the world’s largest lithium reserves

The competition, open to students in Minnesota, is the first step in selecting a permanent memorial to the man whose 2020 murder set of a global reckoning with police brutality and institutional racism

Visitors to Rome will now pay to access the famous fountain and five other historic monuments

The location, although not yet official, would legally require the project to undergo a rigorous review process and receive congressional approval

The works form part of the 2026 Art on the Underground programme, which turns London into a vast public art gallery

Featuring more than 800 flags commemorating the 15 victims, the temporary installation “Second Line in the Sky” offers locals and visitors alike a space to reflect and heal

The artist will celebrate Black Chicago using photo archives from Jet and Ebony magazines

More than half the names originally planned to be inscribed on the Ottawa monument have been linked to Nazis

The Osvaldo N. Soto Miami-Dade Justice Center unveils a dozen site-specific commissions by Florida artists

A Miami native and director at Nina Johnson gallery, Ors developed a deep appreciation for the park even before she learned of its connection to Isamu Noguchi

The artist’s large-scale Faena Art commission is a site for dialogue in increasingly polarised times

The long-term maintenance of public art raises questions about funding and who is responsible

The artist Leandro Erlich has created the first work for Reefline, a submerged installation that aims to regenerate coral and marine biodiversity along South Beach

Decision comes just days after city planning department determined fountain eligible for National Register of Historic Places designation

Ross Calvin envisions the logistically complex colossus, which would be around 50% taller than the State of Liberty, as a symbol of American ingenuity