Public art encourages viewers to think critically and reevaluate their own realities. Spectators often utilize sculptures in public spaces for more mundane reasons too, though, like for Instagram pictures! Here is a list of the 7 most Instagrammable sculptures in the U.S. to take photos at.
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One Chase Manhattan Plaza
Artist Jean Dubuffet created this black and white sculpture to be placed outside of the Chase Manhattan Bank in New York City. “Group of Four Trees” is part of a larger collection that focuses on creating wonderland-style objects that resemble and parallel our world. Although the sculpture looks short in comparison to the Manhattan skyscrapers, it actually towers above its visitors.
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Pier 17 South Str. Seaport, NY
The second piece in a 2-part exhibition “From Sea to Shining Sea” by Brooklyn artist Tom Fruin, “Hi 5 Taxi Cab” celebrates the 10 year anniversary of his previous work, Watertower. The stained glass structure features real New York Taxi Cab Depot signs and is located at the Seaport. Inspiration from the Statue of Liberty led to Fruin making the connection that the raising of her hand appears as if she is hailing a cab.
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Pérez Art Museum Miami
Before being moved to Miami in 2016, Awilda stood in Millenium Park in Chicago. The sculpture by Jaume Plensa is based on the story of a Dominican girl that he knew. The 39-foot-tall piece first appeared in Rio de Janeiro.
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The Park Las Vegas
This 40-foot-tall sculpture created by artist Marco Cochrane features a dancing woman that, at night, is illuminated by 1,000 internal LED lights. The Las Vegas Strip is home for the piece, but previously it stood in San Francisco. Cochrane originally made the sculpture for the Burning Man festival, where it first danced in 2010.
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Union Square Park
The San Francisco General Hospital Foundation auctioned off this 2004 project, consisting of 131 heart sculptures, and raised 3 million dollars for the hospital and trauma center that year. However, new “heartworks” join the project every single year in preparation for annual auctions. The 2022 Collection includes 20 new hearts from a variety of artists and can be found all over the city.
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Avenida de las Americas at Discovery Green
Meaning “Monument to the Phantom” and imaginary city, Jean Dubuffet created Monument Au Fantôme with fiberglass and paint over steel. At 33-feet-tall, the red, white and blue piece involves figures representative of the city of Houston. Features include a church, dog and tree, among others.
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5905 Wilshire Blvd
Artist Chris Burden collected 202 lamp posts from Southern California to create this striking installation in 2008. After painting every post and replacing the hardware he arranged them in a grid. The assemblage sculpture now remains an L.A. landmark outside of the entrance of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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