Outsider Art

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

20-foot tall lamp mumbles Swedish to celebrate the holidays.

Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

A tree full of wishes and footwear.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

One man's desire to transcend art led to the construction of this outsider chapel.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A historic chapel filled with colorful murals and a colorful past.