MetaFilter posts tagged with public and art

Go Superlambanana, go.

feelinglistless — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:50:12 -0800

Superlambananas are creatures about the size of a cow which have recently been herded through Liverpool and beyond, and been photographed all over the place. One particularly animated beast has recently escaped and its owners are looking for information to aid its re-capture, though its larger ancestor is still in place (for now).

NYC Waterfalls

brooklynexperiment — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:47:54 -0800

NYC Waterfalls -- On June 26th, four waterfalls will go up around New York City. Designed by Olafur Eliasson and paid for, in part, by the Public Art Fund. Rendering of what they will look like here.

Images in the Public Domain

brookeb — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 05:20:27 -0800

A list of sites with public domain images was just posted by a DailyKos user and seems very useful.

Urban Forest Project

tpl1212 — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:58:36 -0800

Design Times Square: The Urban Forest Project "brings 185 banners created by the world’s most celebrated designers, artists, photographers and illustrators to New York’s Times Square. Each banner uses the form of the tree, or a metaphor for the tree, to make a powerful visual statement. Together they create a forest of thought-provoking images at one of the world’s busiest, most energetic, and emphatically urban intersections." Including work by Milton Glaser, the Walker Art Center, and many, many others. Via Speak Up.

subway(station)spotting

amberglow — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:19:39 -0800

Beautiful Subways --worldwide--from palatial to postmodern, folksy to brutalist (pee smells not included--and don't miss Tehran's)

Strange Statues From Around the World

IndigoJones — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 11:33:35 -0800

Strange Statues From Around the World

fun with streetboxes

cmonkey — Sun, 21 Nov 2004 22:41:47 -0800

Fun with streetboxes.