public art | designboom.com https://www.designboom.com/tag/public-art/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Thu, 24 Apr 2025 02:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 daniel buren’s stripes & zainab alhashemi’s concrete sculptures frame abu dhabi bus terminal https://www.designboom.com/art/daniel-buren-stripes-zainab-alhashemi-concrete-sculptures-abu-dhabi-bus-terminal-public-art-biennial-04-20-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/art/daniel-buren-stripes-zainab-alhashemi-concrete-sculptures-abu-dhabi-bus-terminal-public-art-biennial-04-20-2025/#respond Sun, 20 Apr 2025 04:10:09 +0000 ravail khan I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1123755

with varying scales and mediums, the interventions take the iconic, modernist structure as stage and muse for public art abu dhabi biennial.

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coachella 2025 art installations embrace movement, illusion, and the ephemeral https://www.designboom.com/art/coachella-art-installations-festival-california-04-14-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/art/coachella-art-installations-festival-california-04-14-2025/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:01:52 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1127305

kinetic sculptures, blooming inflatables, and ephemeral works of architecture are scattered across the grounds at coachella 2025.

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team_bldg’s white gauze installation flutters and chimes soft bells in ancient valley in china https://www.designboom.com/art/team_bldgs-white-gauze-installation-flutters-chimes-soft-bells-ancient-valley-china-03-12-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/art/team_bldgs-white-gauze-installation-flutters-chimes-soft-bells-ancient-valley-china-03-12-2025/#respond Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:01:25 +0000 TEAM BLDG https://www.designboom.com/?p=1120396

the fan sways like tibetan prayer flags dancing with the hums of the mountain winds, embedded with bells that chime softly throughout the day.

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sculptural steel installation shapes touching fingerprint ridges in india https://www.designboom.com/design/sculptural-steel-installation-touching-fingerprint-ridges-india-namdev-talluru-jaya-nila-billion-impressions-03-08-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/design/sculptural-steel-installation-touching-fingerprint-ridges-india-namdev-talluru-jaya-nila-billion-impressions-03-08-2025/#respond Sat, 08 Mar 2025 05:10:36 +0000 T.Namdev https://www.designboom.com/?p=1119292

the installation’s thumbprint motif symbolizes both individual identity and collective presence.

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mirroring steel shards by gregory orekhov float across central park’s water surface https://www.designboom.com/art/mirroring-steel-shards-gregory-orekhov-central-park-water-surface-02-20-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/art/mirroring-steel-shards-gregory-orekhov-central-park-water-surface-02-20-2025/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:06 +0000 Orekhov https://www.designboom.com/?p=1116930

the work reconfigures the perception of space through reflective materiality.

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indikator is an interactive sonic bench that transforms human touch into sound https://www.designboom.com/design/indikator-interactive-sonic-bench-human-touch-sound-anders-hellsten-nissen-can-touch-this-studio-02-12-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/design/indikator-interactive-sonic-bench-human-touch-sound-anders-hellsten-nissen-can-touch-this-studio-02-12-2025/#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:45:54 +0000 Sasha Pas https://www.designboom.com/?p=1115603

the sculptural sound installation by anders hellsten nissen and playtronica's can touch this studio redefines urban furniture.

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christo & jeanne-claude’s ‘the gates’ celebrated after 20 years with retrospective and AR https://www.designboom.com/art/christo-jeanne-claude-gates-20-years-retrospective-augmented-reality-shed-central-park-new-york-02-11-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/art/christo-jeanne-claude-gates-20-years-retrospective-augmented-reality-shed-central-park-new-york-02-11-2025/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 02:10:25 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1115466

for the artwork's 20th anniversary, an exhibition at the SHED accompanies an AR recreation of 'the gates' in NYC.

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crafted with thatch and gauze, oas/s-nomad installation floats above mongolia’s grassland https://www.designboom.com/art/thatch-gauze-oas-s-nomad-installation-mongolia-grassland-zhide-02-06-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/art/thatch-gauze-oas-s-nomad-installation-mongolia-grassland-zhide-02-06-2025/#respond Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:20:15 +0000 Heisenbai https://www.designboom.com/?p=1114366

the installation's flowing structural lines reference movement and adaptability, key principles of nomadic life.

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DRIFT’s installation blossoms inside santiago calatrava’s pavilion at milwaukee art museum https://www.designboom.com/art/drift-installation-santiago-calatrava-pavilion-milwaukee-art-museum-01-24-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/art/drift-installation-santiago-calatrava-pavilion-milwaukee-art-museum-01-24-2025/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:50:54 +0000 thomai tsimpou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1112405

suspended beneath the wings of the pavilion, drift's meadow features choreographed flowers that open and close in a mesmerizing dance.

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farah al qasimi’s iridescent oyster sculptures chant hums of longing along abu dhabi corniche https://www.designboom.com/art/farah-al-qasimi-iridescent-oyster-sculptures-abu-dhabi-corniche-public-art-biennial-01-22-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/art/farah-al-qasimi-iridescent-oyster-sculptures-abu-dhabi-corniche-public-art-biennial-01-22-2025/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:10:16 +0000 ravail khan I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1110780

the pearls within the cluster of shells cradle a gentle soundscape, reimagining a traditional chant honoring the gulf's pearl diving heritage.

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