Art Outside

Mysterious installations bring levity and light to a sometimes stodgy city.

A public work of art that also provides some relief from the summer heat.

A painting marks the site of a historic skyscraper destroyed by the Great Kantō earthquake.

The grounds and buildings of an old wood pulp mill have been transformed into an innovative art park and museum.

This mountainside mural of a person carrying a torch was created for the 1994 Winter Olympics.

A series of vibrant murals celebrate the culture and community of Oakland.

The outside of this theater is decorated with a Diego Rivera mural that explores the history of Mexico.

Will Geer's outdoor theater started as a mountain retreat for actors, musicians, and other artists who were blacklisted during the Red Scare.

A tiny town in an empty lot was the work of a local eight-year-old.

This papier-mâché diorama celebrates an unusual landmark: the brightly-colored runoff from a local sock factory.

From cartoon characters to tiny tanks, a guerilla sculptor's little bronze statues are hidden throughout the city of Budapest.

What started as three small gnomes at the base of a tree has grown into a full-blown gnome home.

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

This sprawling art park is filled with sculptures, nature trails, and art workshops.

Prolific outsider artist Sid Boyum's concrete sculptures add whimsy to Madison's Schenk-Atwood neighborhood.