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Found 22 sculptures.

Informational kiosk for Running Fence stands on a grassy lawn near a split-rail fence.

Running Fence

A temporary white fabric fence stretched across California hills to the Pacific Ocean.

 Cloud Fortress in the foreground with the Twin Towers rising behind it against a blue sky.

Cloud Fortress

An abstract granite-and-steel work of two upward-tilting pyramids.

 Wind Wand sculpture with a crimson rod rising from a rounded dome against a blue sky.

Wind Wand

A red fibreglass kinetic sculpture that bends in the wind and glows at night.

 Cloud Shepherd bronze abstract sculpture with smooth organic contours on a tiled outdoor plaza.

Cloud Shepherd

A wavy form inspired by clouds, hills, and lakes, with Surrealist and Dada elements.

 Continuum sculpture with dark metal looping ribbons forming circular openings.

Continuum

Eight black-painted bronze forms rise on an elevated base.

 The Whirling Ear sculpture rising from a dark base in a shallow circular pool of water.

The Whirling Ear

A motorized Calder sculpture of sheet metal and paint, created for Expo 58.

 Delta Solar sculpture with reflective triangular panels rising above a dark pool of water.

Delta Solar

Abstract stainless steel forms move in the breeze above a reflective basin.

 Fire and Water Fountain illuminated in a city square at dusk, with colorful vertical panels and arcing water jets.

Fire and Water Fountain

A kinetic fountain with illusion and movement in Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Square.

 A mature tree stands beside a dark basalt stone pillar in the 7000 Oaks installation.

7000 Oaks

An ambitious ecological intervention reshaping Kassel’s urban landscape over several years.

 An inverted white porcelain urinal signed R. Mutt 1917 near the base.

Fountain

An inverted porcelain urinal signed in black ink and transformed into art.

 Topos V, a dark geometric sculpture with cutouts, stands in front of historic stone buildings in Barcelona.

Topos V

An iron geometric form that contrasts with the medieval architecture around it.

 Elogio del Horizonte, a large concrete sculpture with a curved opening, standing on a grassy slope above the sea.

Elogio del Horizonte

A monumental concrete work that marks a key moment in Chillida’s career.

 Kryptos bronze sculpture covered with carved capital letters, standing outdoors near stone benches and trees.

Kryptos

A sculptural puzzle of encrypted messages that continues to challenge codebreakers.

 Traffic Light Tree sculpture glowing with red, green, and amber lights at night

Traffic Light Tree

An eight-metre sculpture with 75 computer-controlled sets of lights.

 Flamingo, a large red abstract steel sculpture, stands in a city plaza with tall buildings in the background and a person near its base.

Flamingo

A towering red steel stabile that energizes Chicago’s Federal Plaza.

 Buscando la Luz II sculpture with three tall rust-patinated metal forms on a grassy lawn.

Buscando la Luz II

A nearly three-metre steel work made of three funnel-like forms.

 Bernar Venet’s Arc de 124,5° sculpture rising over a grassy area with bare trees and city buildings in the background.

Arc de 124,5°

A towering Corten steel arc installed on a Berlin traffic island.

 The Bucket Fountain with red and yellow buckets tipping water into a shallow pool in Wellington.

The Bucket Fountain

A kinetic fountain of tipping buckets that splashes water across the mall.

 The Wall sculpture on a bright blue building facade with rows of teal projections above a beige lower section.

The Wall

A minimalist artwork built into a SoHo building, later removed and reinstalled.

 Heureka sculpture standing on a grassy lawn beside Lake Zurich, with mountains in the distance.

Heureka

A towering machine-sculpture made from reclaimed metals for Expo 1964.

 The Picasso sculpture in Chicago framed against the Richard J. Daley Center, with an American flag visible above.

The Picasso

A monumental abstract steel landmark known for its playful, climbable form.

 Salvador Dalí’s Lobster Telephone, showing a black rotary phone with a reddish-orange lobster on the cradle.

Lobster Telephone

A working phone topped with a plaster lobster, blending humor and unease.