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Alcorcón, Spain
‘Birds of the World in the Skies Over Alcorcón’
The most emblematic piece by a Peruvian master of pop art ended up placed in a modest square in Alcorcón.
Bristol, England
‘Bear With Me’
This beloved piece of street art mysteriously vanished, only to reappear in its original location after some much-needed TLC.
Uzhhorod, Ukraine
Mini Statues of Uzhhorod
Over 80 miniature sculptures around Uzhhorod old town that depict Transcarpathian history and culture.
Austin, Texas
23rd Street Mural
Austin’s first public mural is a 50-year-old psychedelic time capsule where armadillos, musicians, outlaws and local legends hide an entire city’s history in plain sight.
Madrid, Spain
Metro Argüelles Mosaic
Likely the most colorful in the metro network, this mosaic was installed back in 1995.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
The People’s Treasure
Cool Soviet-era public sculpture outside the Kyrgyz National Academy of Sciences on Chuy Ave.
Sydney, Australia
Sydney’s Philanthropic Bronze Boar
How a replica of a legendary Florentine fountain became a tireless fundraiser in the Southern Hemisphere.
Madrid, Spain
‘The Rumour of Discord’
A “floating horse” hangs menacingly over the heads of passersby.
Le Mans, France
The Rabbit Hole, Rue Jankowski
A rainbow tunnel painted across three buildings and six storeys pulls a child (and every passerby) straight down the rabbit hole, ranked among the world's best murals the year it went up.
Indio, California
Liberation Mural
The sequential animation shows a galloping horse stretching, morphing into a winged Pegasus, and finally transforming into a bird soaring.
Montreal, Quebec
The Ring
This massive circular sculpture may not be a portal to other worlds, but it does inspire the mind to imagine them.
Vilnius, Lithuania
City of Justice
Another beautiful spot in the hidden universe of Eames Demetrios.
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
‘Tower of Figures’
Unique massive sculpture on a mound at a public park just outside of Paris.
Altadena, California
The Payphone at the Edge of the Forest
Beside a lonely road winding into the hills overlooking Altadena, sits a portal that urges callers to embrace humanity‘s innermost expression: Goodbye
Bordeaux, France
La Maison aux Personnages
What at first glance appears to be an ordinary house is in fact a work of art by Russian artists Ilya and Emilia Kabakov.
San Diego, California
Fault Whisper
Listen to the sounds of the Earth moving along the Rose Canyon Fault.
Oslo, Norway
Untuned Bell
Once silenced for being off-key, this bell has found a new voice as an interactive public artwork.
Can Picafort, Spain
The Stone Sculptures of Joan Bennàssar
“Primitivist” style sculptures that emphasize the human body as nature’s highest creation and seek a connection between man, the sea, and the tradition of the Mediterranean.
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