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September 10, 2015 by Glenn Weiss

Giant flower paintings by Michael Lin, 1938 Endless Column by Brancusi in Rumanian, Walking polar bear in London, Blood works by Jody Pinto in the 1970s, The four horseman by Jason deCaires Taylor wait to drown in the Thames with global warming, Didier Faustino's view towers, Obelisk Art 450 opens in St. Augustine, Florida, Climate deniers installation in Australia, The art of the rake with beach … [Read more...]

Summer of Balls in Public Art

August 28, 2015 by Glenn Weiss

Balls seems to be a theme for the summer of 2015.  9 million balls were dumped into the California water reservoirs to reduce evaporation while thousands of people "swam" in Snarkitecture's BEACH with 1 million balls at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC.  In the UK, Charles Petillon made a white cloud with 100,000 sphere balloons and Steve Messam held red balloons at 5 feet for … [Read more...]

2 Girls Building

April 3, 2015 by Glenn Weiss

Within melbourne’s urban center, the ‘2 girls building’ by australian photographer samantha everton in collaboration with local practice KUD architects http://www.designboom.com/art/2-girls-building-melbourne-samantha-everton-kud-architects-04-02-2015/ … [Read more...]

Cai Guo-Qiang exhibit boosts economy $14 million in Brisbane

August 3, 2014 by Glenn Weiss

BRISBANE.- ‘Falling Back to Earth’, the first Australian solo exhibition by Chinese contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang, presented at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) from November 2013 to May 2014, has resulted in a $14.51 million boost to Queensland’s economy. ‘Visitors were entranced by Heritage (2013), Cai’s installation of 99 animals peacefully gathered around a serene lake directly … [Read more...]

Public Art Images from the Week

June 28, 2014 by Glenn Weiss

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Halo versus Halo in #publicart

April 9, 2014 by Glenn Weiss

One tricks the sense of gravity.  Another strives for heaven. Turpen + Crawford, Sydney...............  Titia Ex, Amsterdam … [Read more...]

Ian Strange cut up earthquake condemned single family homes in Christchurch, NZ

March 11, 2014 by Glenn Weiss

In what could be called "Matta-Clark lite", artist Ian Strange (or Kid Zoom) got permission to cut-up and light up single family homes condemned to demolition after the massive earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.  Strange's new work has been added to the Aesthetic Ground's post on Single Family Houses. Ian Strange has buried a house in … [Read more...]

Alley #PublicArt in Sydney

September 8, 2013 by Glenn Weiss

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - "The City of Sydney's Laneway Art Program has witnessed many changes in the last five years as Sydneysiders and visitors embrace the ever increasing reality of a city humming with the buzz of new art, new business and new life."  Send me more alley public art. More Alleys outside Worldwide.   … [Read more...]

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Glenn Weiss is the writer of Aesthetic Grounds. He lives in Delray Beach, Florida, and formerly in Seattle and NYC.

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