Outdoor installations

In a time of grief, trauma and hardship for many, Breathing Pavilion offers a sanctuary, when the very act of breathing has come under threat. It will still take some time before we see large-scale change. Until then, in these next few weeks, this pavilion is here to invite the public to breathe into the change within each of us, in sync with one another.

Copenhagen-based artist collective Superflex are no strangers to confronting politically charged subject matter. Their latest project, a 3D installation in Miami, is no different, despite its vibrant and enticing appearance. Comprising an intricate pattern of ARCA ceramic tiles designed by Hector Esrawe, the installation uses Fibonacci Sequence patterning and draws on a colour palette inspired by banknotes.

The interior spaces are composed of neutral tones and creates an interactive, sensory environment for visitors engaging with Arca products. Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson is well known for merging environmental commentary with innovative ways to bring art to the public realm. Comprising a vast tiled wall, the piece appears to respond to the motion of those who move past, as well as shifts in the weather and sunlight. What we see depends on our point of view: understanding this is an important step toward realising that we can change reality.

Hovering above the water by Jubail Island, Abu Dhabi, the cube-shaped moving image sculpture charts an evolution of a plant, from seed to propagation. All proceeds generated from ticket sales will fund a mangrove conservation programme. As outdoor art continues to soar in popularity, albeit out of necessity, the trail presents a safe space for art appreciation and a spirit lifter in challenging times.

Wander Art will be on view until June Photography: Tatyana Tenenbaum. In the Italian city of Rimini, around the stone arches of the historic Tiberus bridge, artist Gio Tirotto and curator Maria Cristina Didero have installed custom-made buoys, each with a solar power LED light. Their enduring glow is also a symbol of resilience, a reminder after a turbulent year that humanity will endure and prosper as long as there is mutual cooperation.

The Chilean design studio created a series of architectural, playground-inspired devices that respond to use with shadows, movement and changing surfaces. A particular highlight is this swing set with a pair of articulated fins at its top that undulate as the rider swings to and fro. Poetic, inviting and irresistibly fun, the installation points to a new path for GT2P, who hope to create more interactive public art projects in future.

Conscious Actions, in Miami Design District. Photography: OKNOstudio. Photography: Liz Ligon. Created by Hudson-based contemporary artist, Kris Perry, Mother Earth is comprised of Corten steel and draws on a mix of architectural sources including temples, mosques and the sparsely columned spaces found in classical Greek architecture. Rooted by three towering legs supporting a sharp central spire, the sculpture urges viewers to gaze skyward, while also offering space for introspection.

Writer: Harriet Lloyd-Smith. Photography: Angus Mordant. It also takes an impressive feat of engineering to steady the gravity-defying form.

Titled Twofold , the sculpture was commissioned for the city of Harlow, a new town in Essex with a robust public art collection that has often flown under the radar.

Image courtesy of Nick Hornby Studio. Writer: TF Chan. Three years in the works, the eight-metre tall tree-shaped sculpture draws on the botanical heritage of Belgravia and the nearby Physic Garden. The structure is pieced together using hundreds of three-pronged anodised aluminium components like bits of Meccano decreasing in scale towards the extremities of the branches.

The idea taps into the characteristics of Japanese joinery by using no glue or welding and secured only by dowel joints and intelligent engineering. Photography: Dominic James. But, shortly after its unveiling, the artwork was taken down due to high winds in Paris this week. Since May, bright, storybook-like houses and giant dragonflies, grasshoppers and nests have spread among the museum properties.

All of this excitement on our home turf has us anticipating a number of big, bold art installations beyond the Smithsonian. So it should come as no surprise that the venue for her latest solo exhibition would be the New York Botanical Garden in New York City.

Also on display: her popular Infinity Mirror Room. The show comes on the heels of her "One with the Eternity: Yayoi Kusama in the Hirshhorn Collection" exhibition —a tribute to the artist's seven-decade career—that opens April 4 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D. Over the years, the renowned artists revisited the idea again and again, creating dozens of sketches of their larger-than-life project.

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Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. Its multi-coloured collection of barrels were glinting in the sun as I licked my ice-cream, finding myself drawn towards it. This swaying Parthenon is a kinetic sculpture powered by wind and gravity, designed by Penny Saunders, and built by Cornish craftspeople.

After a gentle stroll enjoy refreshments at The Tremenheere Kitchen. Jupiter Artland just outside Edinburgh accessible by bus X23 from the city centre is a wonderful outdoor sculpture park which you can easily spend a day exploring, armed with theirillustrated map of the woods, meadows and lake.

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