"Outdoor sculpture" has outgrown its defination as creative artists and architects take public art in new directions.
Call it "outdoor sculpture," "public art," or "outdoor art," the category has expanded. "This includes increasingly sculptural architecture and ever more dazzling billboards, not to mention those 10-story-high photographs unfurled from buildings all over town. The coup de grâce is Times Square, the world's largest drive-through video installation. What's an outdoor sculpture to do?"
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
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