Installations

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

An enigmatic modern marker left next to a historic Roman site.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

A portable, wooden replica (minus the hyphen) of Hamburg’s iconic crooked coffee shop.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

An abandoned underground bathroom is now a space for public art.

This Bordeaux parking garage has 712 indoor spaces, and one outdoor.

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.