We just love this because it’s awesomely bizarre.

avocadofarm:

how novel.

Ugo Rondinone’s Midtown Monoliths

Ugo Rondinone’s Human Nature at Rockefeller Plaza (all photographs by the author for Hyperallergic)

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publicartfund:

Loving all the images getting submitted to the Discovering Columbus page of PublicArtFund.org. Remember you can submit your own image of any exhibition from our 35 year history! Just go to the user uploaded gallery on any project page. 

Photo of Discovering Columbus being installed submitted by Marsha Clark. 

Hanging Out with Christopher Columbus

From down on the ground, if you didn’t know what it was, it might be hard to figure it out. Given the massive amounts of scaffolding, the big structure currently occupying the middle of Columbus Circle looks basically like a construction project with nifty yellow signs attached. It’s actually the Public Art Fund’s latest project, “Discovering Columbus,” by Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi.

The Joe Paterno Statue and Questions of Public Art

What Does Meaningful Engagement with Public Art Look Like?

After “Statue Porn,” my first post for Hyperallergic, was published earlier this year, some commenters responded by asking what a quality interaction with public art might look like. It’s easy to spot silly or sexual interactions, but what are examples of people engaging with public art in a more serious or meaningful manner?

Photo caption: Physical and online interaction with a bear sculpture (image via thememezone.tumblr.com)

Is that the Washington Monument in Your Pants or Are You Just Happy to See Me?

Although phallic forms in public space is nothing new, the documentation of the public interaction with them is newly available online and hilarious.