Public Art
Creativity thrives in St. Louis. Sculptures, murals, fountains, mosaics and memorials are part of the fabric of the streets and parks of our region. Public art goes beyond the expected idea of art. Public art in St. Louis extends to a wide range of innovative concepts, projects and programs. Explore the different areas of our community and the public art that enriches our lives below.
This earthwork Cromlech Glen can best be described as a man-made glen, or a long, narrow valley. The terrain was manipulated by...
Jerald Jacquard’s Cubed Squared appears as a simple construction, yet it is paradoxically complex. Using the added element of the fixed wheel,...
House of the Minotaur, 1980, by Tony Rosenthal takes its name from the ancient Greek myth of King Minos of...
This is Laumeier Sculpture Park’s first site-specific work, and the first piece placed on the 20-acre addition to the Park’s...
Metaphor is artist Alison Saar’s poetic currency. Leelinau is based on the legend of a Native American girl attracted to a nearby...
Man with a Briefcase at #2968443, 1986, by Jonathan Borofsky is a towering, white collar worker holding a briefcase, an...
Jene Highstein’s Old Temple, 1991, is a cylindrical form made from western cedar, reminiscent of a primordial totem. Juxtaposed between natural...
In Pool Complex: Orchard Valley, Mary Miss includes existing historical artifacts in her contemporary site-specific sculpture. She converted the grounds of...
Johann Feilacher’s gigantic Redwood I cut by chainsaw from a single California redwood trunk, is a potent totem that expressively redefines the...
Depending on the time of day and weather conditions, the glass inTriangular Bridge Over Water can function as either a window...
Dimensions: variable Year Completed: 1998 Material: Metal, boulders, concrete, gold leaf Owner: Laumeier Sculpture Park commission
** This piece is no longer on display. Please see our Retired Public Art Installations page for more information. The Abstract Variation (A/V)...