Urban art installations take graffiti to the next level. They offer a more three-dimensional work for passerbys that can give a fuller experience. These installations come in the form of clever sculptures, crafty add-ons and/or manipulations. They can either stand out or blend in with its urban environment.
It is important to note that they are not always illegal or frowned upon. They can also be commissioned by the city and/or used in creative advertising campaigns.
Whatever their purpose, urban art installations are a great way for any level of expertise artist to express themselves to a large audience. They often make a rebellious statement or commentary on its surroundings with creative use of what is available. The pieces themselves may be temporary, but the statement they make is eternal.
50 Urban Art Installations
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Marvelously Monstrous Street Art
Filthy Luker Brings Eccentricity to Everyday Scenes
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Compassionate Alien Street Art
David Zinn Sluggo Chalk Art is Adorably Altruistic
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Eyeballed Urban Fixtures
Eyebombing is the New Photo Fad in Town
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Priceless Pedestrian Reactions
Mark Jenkins Records Odd Art Shocking the Public
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Girly Graffiti Installations
Mademoiselle Maurice Rainbow is Beautifully Bold Street Art
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Surreal Skyscraper Illusions
The Skrapan 3D Street Art Easily Conquers Your Fear of Heights
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Guerrilla Head-Butting
Live Interactive Art in the Streets by Mark Jenkins
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Tape Art
Tape Ducks, Giraffes and People by Mark Jenkins
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Mathematical Tape Art
'Sum Times' by Tape Aakash Nihalani is an Awesome Example of NYC Art
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Life-Size Board Games
The Street Artist Bored 'Monopoly' Plays on the Streets of Chicago
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Dead Christmas Tree Art
London Artist D*Face Breathes New Life into Discarded Trees
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Personified Street Art
Trees With Eyes by FilthyLuker
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Personality Filled Facades
These Living Walls by Nikita Nomerz Give Life to Decaying Structures
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Surreal Street Installations
André Muniz Gonzaga Creates Increadible Artworks in Bizarre Plac
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Mark Jenkins
Storker Project
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Threaded Neon Installations
These Janet Echelman String Sculptures are Captivating
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Blooming Street Art
10 'Signs of Spring' by Mark Jenkins
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Meter Pops
Parking Meter Art by Mark Jenkins
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Artistic Appliance Campaigns
The ComEd MetamorFridges Project is Eye-Catching
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Floating Fence Graffiti
Cuprocking by Andy Uprock
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Sluggish Street Art
Inner City Snail
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Butterfly-Bombed Street Art
Tasha Lewis Butterfly Installations Swarm Indianapolis
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Giant Dutch Street Art
Henk Hoftra's Art Eggcident
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Mutant Fauna Growth
Mutant Weeds and Pharmacy Herbs by Luzinterruptus Emphasize Light Polution
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Bubbly Phone Booths
The ich bin KONG Balloon Booth Street Art is Bright and Whimsical
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Peach Sculpture
PR Disguised as Public Art
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Rainbow Street Art Installations
The Horst Glasker ‘Scala’ Installation is Beautiful
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Gold Guerrilla Street Art
The Midas Project in Barcelona
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Prismatic Parasol Installations
Patricia Almeida Photographs Colorful Umbrellas Adorning Streets
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Fake Bodies as Street Art
Mark Jenkins Embed Series
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Interactive Street Architecture
Iceberg Artwork Brings Lights and Music to Street Art in Montreal
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Skeletal Urban Art
Skullface Street Art Will Keep You on Your Toes
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Vertical Lake-Like Structures
Urban Art Projects & Ned Kahn Build a Kinetic Wall
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Manually Marked Missed Connections
'I Wish I Said Hello' Flags Locations of Brief Interactions
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Water Graffiti
Vindict Wine Campaign
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Experimental Relaxing Bus Stops
The Fra.Biancoshock Anti-Stress Station is Therapeutic Street Art
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Musical Tree Installations
Drums Between the Bells by Tiffany Singh is Interactive and Melodic
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Muddy Miniature Cities
Street Artist EVOL Creates a Tiny Town in a Grassy Field
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Quirky Inner-City Installations
The Charles Long 'Pet Sounds' Series Livens up Madison Square Park
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Public Art in Shanghai
Fungus Chairs by Ma Yansong
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Giant Public Jewelry Art
Inges Idee's Shiny Installation
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Literal 3D Graffiti
The Latest Work by Jimmy Cochran Pops Out at You
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Bird-Centric Art Galleries
Street Art for Pigeons by Combo is Made for Feathery Friends
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Pixelated Street Art Sculptures
Disney Advertises Upcoming Movie with 8-bit Lane Street Art
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Social Media Art Installations
Mario Klingemann Like This Facebook Button Sheds Light on Liking
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Aquatic Expressionist Street Art
These BOO-COUP-FISH are a Far Cry From the Water
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Towering Urban Street Sculptures
Joe Carnevale Transforms Everyday Items into Amazing Art Work
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Stationary Traveling Exhibits
Torke's 'Traveling Without Moving' Installation for Pop Up Lisbon
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Urban Bird Abodes
Urban Nests Brings Life to Cold Construction Equipment
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AI-Generated Real-World Transformations
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Wonderous Art Installations
Olafur Eliasson’s 'Your Psychoacoustic Light Ensemble' is Immersive
Novel Home Security Concepts
Swift Creatives Introduces 'Sculptural Surveillance'
Garden-Centering Urban Townhouses
This Vietnamese Home's Layout is Arranged Around an Inner Garden
Artistic Lamppost EV Chargers
The Voltpost Provides Easy Access to EV Charging
Skateable Pyramid Art Installations
PlayLab Inc Works with Vans on a Bright Yellow Skate Ramp
Extreme Space-Saving Architecture
A 74-Square-Foot Apartment is Redefining Urban Living
Statement Street Art
Alex Chinneck’s Surreal Street Art Transforms Bristol's Urban Landscape
Illuminating Collaborative Installations
Aesop and Bocci Embrace Innovation and Aesthetics
Nature-Reconnecting Art Installations
Birkenstock Presents the Highwood Installation
Psychedelic Sculptural Art Installations
The Frank Stella: Recent Sculpture Exhibition Opens in NY
Vibrant Pop-Up Galleries
Elizabeth Sutton Launches a Pop-Up Gallery and Studio in New York City
Street Art Metaverses
LG OLED & Shepard Fairey Teamed up for a Frieze Los Angeles Exhibition
Terracotta-Inspired Art Installations
Gornace Brioni's Grounded Exhibition Features Wall Coverings
Functional Illuminated Bricks
Omar Gandhi Architects Creates the OG Brick Light for Various Uses
Battle-Style Art Events
Secret Walls Relaunches its 'The Art of Competition' Tour
Urban Sneaker-Inspired Exhibits
Museum of Graffiti Introduces the Sneaker Stories Pop-Up Exhibit
Colorful Educational Art Installations
Mario Cucinella Architects Displays Sparking Change
Visual Museum Campaigns
MoMA’s New Museum Campaign Transforms NYC into an Art Lover’s Paradise
Immersive Light Art Installations
Olafur Elisson Presents Your Psychoacoustic Light Ensemble
Colorfully Inflatable Art Installations
This Year's BlowUp Art The Hague Marks its Third
Vibrant Inclusive Playground Exhibitions
Wade and Leta Presents the Falling Into Place Exhibition
Graffiti-Painted Beer Packaging
1664 x André Saraiva Debut a New Vibrant Collaboration
Monolithic Sound Installations
Torkwase Dyson Debuted Birds and Lava (Scott Joplin) in St Louis
Pollution-Removing Murals
This Campaign Sucks by Dentsu Brings Awareness to London's Air Quality
Intricate Lighting Sculptures
Objects of Common Interest Creates the Lights on Installation
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
Artful Cork Installations
Liz Diller, Eduardo Souto de Moura & Yves Béhar Present City Cortex
Seoul-Themed Immersive Digital Exhibitions
London Opens the New Digital Delight Installation
Vibrant Multi-Level Office Designs
Gensler Reimagines the Accenture Office Space in Chicago
Immersive Hotel Art Installations
The St. Regis Venice Introduces 'Terrazza 365º Azzarret'
Curved Translucent Experimental Apartments
NEUHÄUSL HUNAL Designs the Sculptor's Apartment
Concept-Driven Public Art Installations
Ivan Toth Depeña Unveils Photon/s in Downtown Charlotte
Perception-Challenging Art Exhibitions
Raise the Moral Studio Presents the Becoming Familiar Show
Racism-Reflecting Art Installations
Yinka Ilori Designs the Reflection in Numbers Pavilion
Thought-Provoking Interactive Installations
Daniel Iregui Presents the Antibodies Installation
Dynamic Art Exhibitions
The 'Art in Motion' Exhibition Features Moving Artworks
Basketball-Inspired Public Art Installations
Cj Hendry is Set to Debut the Hoops Tree
Museum-Approved Artist Collaborations
The Museum of Graffiti is Unveiling Three Exclusive Collabs
Water Movement Sculptural Instruments
The Inner Waves Installation is a Musical Light Show
Earth-Connecting Luxe Floor Installations
Hermès Designs a Captivating Installation at La Pelota
Tree-Integrated Mysterious Art
Banksy Unveils a Mysterious Tree Mural in London's Finsbury Park
Renter-Friendly Wallpaper Collections
Otto Studio & Tierney Milne Created Peel-and-Stick Decor
Gallery-Like Elevated Retail Designs
Format Architecture Office Designs the Leica Store & Gallery
Collaborative 3D Art Installations
Samsung Canada x Nicolas Abtan Debut the Re:Frame Installation
Sizable Chair Installations
Martino Gamper Presents His Sitzung Project in Munich
Artful Suspended Fashion Exhibitions
Arran Gregory Presents the Invisible Figures Series
AI Tattoo Generators
Tattoo Canvas Has Endless Creative Possibilities for Artistic Expression
Community-Centric Art Galleries
The Tableau Gallery Will Host a Roster of Designe
Large Structural Ceramic Lamps
Olivia Xognet Draws Inspiration from her Move to Vallauris
Water Connection Architectural Installations
Grohe Installs the Aquatecture Exhibition in Milan
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Paper-Inspired Artful Museums
Bjarke Ingels Group Designed the Museum for Papirkunst
Immersive Art-Technology Installations
WNDR Museum Boston Will Feature 20 Exhibitions
Waste Tarp-Made Public Seating
The Membran Collective Joins the Urban Networks Project
Digital City-Inspired Art Works
New Digital Art is on Display in Grand Central Station
Urban Waste-Made Furniture
Javier Guzmán Cervantes and Ex Soup Join on an Exhibition
Accessibility-Enhancing Public Art Installations
Isometric Studio Presents Cloud Swing
Decorative Removable Paints
Glasst Unveils Unpaint to Easily Remove Paint
Church-Housed Art Galleries
Greg Mike Expands Beyond His Well-Known Street Art and Murals
Street Artist Digitalized Exhibitions
LG OLED and Shepard Fairey Showcase Digital Street Art
Hip-Hop-Influenced Art Installations
B-side: (Broken) Memory and Remix Presents the BRIC House
Architecture-Inspired Home Sculptures
Origin Made Spotlights the Spiral and Flight Sculptures
AI Sound Installations
Björk and Aleph Unveil Immersive AI Sound Piece at Paris’s Pompidou Centre
Interactive Weaved Jacquard Installations
A Team of Designers Create the Dung Dkar Cloak Project
Organic Sculptural Furniture Exhibitions
Gallery Fumi Hosts the Growth + Form Exhibition in London
Contemporary Modern Artful Homes
Clara Lleal INTERIORISTA Designs the Art Gallery House
Sustainable Futures Exhibitions
SCI-Arc is Presenting 'Views of Planet City' in September
Outdoor Floral Sculpture Installations
These Sculptures at Kew Gardens Are Made by Marc Quinn
Scannable Skincare Murals
The Ordinary's Interactive Augmented Reality Mural Promotes Bodycare
Climbing Wall-Integrated Apartments
Nati Minas & Studio Designs the Sleek Musa Apartment
Interactive Playful Public Installations
OMA Joins Forces with UniFor on the PRINCIPLES Square
Natural Japanese Art Galleries
Brazil's Yayoi Kusama Gallery Features a Nature-Inspired Design
Street Art-Adorned Perforated Footwear
Crocs Joins Futura Laboraties on a New Set of Shoes
Self-Designed Exhibition Spaces
Kiki & Joost Adds a New Installation Space to Eindhoven Studio
Mesmerizing Fluid Art Installations
Dutch Invertuals Creates the Flow Fountain Installation
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Doll-Inspired Modern Installations
Nina Tolstrup Creates The Pavilions of Wonder Series in London
Underwater Bicycle Parks
VenhoevenCS Architecture + Urbanism Completes the IJboulevard
Live-In Art Gallery Homes
Casa Galeria is a Home That Doubles as an Art Gallery
Sustainable Vivid Installations
Durat Unveils the PORTA DEI COLORI Installation
Graphic-Accented Brutalist Apartments
Jean Verville Designs a Creative Laboratory in Quebec City
Sound-Interactive Art Installations
Yuri Suzuki Creates the Arborhythm Outdoor Art Installation
Outdoor Wildlife Exhibitions
The Great Elephant Migration Exhibit Features Life-Size Sculptures
Recycled Phonecase Art Installations
Casetify Creates Public Displays for Journey to Re/Birth
Painting-Immersive Photo Exhibits
Abelardo Morell Presents the New Ground Exhibition
Interactive Typo Art Installations
Pasha Radetzki Creates the Love-Ego=LOV in New York
Creative Sun Safety Installations
Giant Beach Installation is a Reminder to Practice Sun Safety
Perforated Light-Passing Art Installations
The Volvo Circle Pavilion Uses Tyvek Facades
Swirled Public Art Installations
FreelandBuck Designs the Tunnel Vision Installation
Sculptural Wooden Art Exhibitions
Joel Shapiro Presents His Out of the Blue Exhibition in NY
Subway-Lined Waved Panels
Ateneo Used 3D Tech to Form Sculptural Walls Around Wuyuanwan Station
Concrete Cultural Visitor Centers
UAD Completes the Villagers' Home Center in Zhejiang Province
Neon Illuminated Christmas Trees
Liz West Creates the Fluorescence Installation in Kings Cross
Vibrant Public Art Installations
Rico Gatson's Installation Brings Life to Penn Station
Broken Bike Lock Furniture
Design Students Showcase the People and Places Exhibition
Artful Four-Poster Bed Installations
Uchronia Creates the Day Bed Installation in Paris
Embassy Wait-Representing Installations
The Water Clock Installation is Made from Glass Bricks
Contemporary Art Puzzle Sets
LEGO's Modern Art Building Set is a Great Buildable Decor
Office-Themed Metallic Installations
Crosby Studios Forms a Pop-Up Exhibition for The Frankie Shop
Artfully Rotating Glass Pillars
Sebine Marcelis Created the Panorama Pillars in Atlanta
Shaded Modern Outdoor Furniture
mmcité street furniture Designs the UFO Shelter for Outdoors
Boundless Art Exhibitions
The Frameless Experience Showcases Iconic Art Beyond Reality
Brick-Centric Art Exhibitions
Floris Wubben Designs the Brick Collection at the Future Perfect
Large-Scale Pink-Fabric Art Installations
Ibrahim Mahama Designs the Purple Hibiscus Installation
Kyoto-Inspired Solo Art Exhibitions
Philadelphia Gallery Displayed Ode to Kyoto and It's Wild Here
Urban Green Space Overhauls
Four of London's green spaces will receive a makeover
Live Self-Construction Projects
Dropcity Initiates Live Self-Construction in Milan Central Station
Recycled Ship Sail Pavilions
The Breeze Installation is Installed at Chart Art Fair
City Exploration Apps
Concrete is a Social Exploration App Inviting Users to Discover Their City
Artistic QR Codes
QR Artwork Directory Creates QR Codes That Boost User Engagement
Bright London Typeface Installations
Yinka Ilori Showcases Good Things Come to Those Who Wait
Immigration System-Inspired Artworks
SOLDIER's Passport Series Confront the Biased Justice System
Dynamic Public Artwork Installations
NEON Creates the Born to Be Wild Installation in the UK
Natural Material-Transformed Artworks
Borrowed Earth Collaborative Uses Natural Materials for Art
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Lightning-Inspired Artful Exhibitions
Ugo Rondinone Presents the Bright Light Shining Installation
Permanent London Art Installtions
Yayoi Kusama Presents Her Infinite Accumulation Piece
Empowering Artful Basketball Courts
Na Chainkua Reindorf Creates Bright Art for NYC Courts
Terracotta-Clad University Faculties
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios Completes New Art Faculty
Dual Level Concrete Galleries
Morphosis Designs the Crow Museum of Asian Art in Dallas
Unfinished Mall Textile Installation
Limbo Accra Designs the Super Limbo Series
Artful Cartoonish Canal Bridges
Artist Frankey Installs the Canal Skybridge in Amsterdam
Immersive Artful Apartments
Tereza Porybná and Objektor Architekti Design the Ovenecká 33
Politically Artful Textile Shows
Barbican Hosts Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art
Whimsical Sculptural Furniture Series
Micah Rosenblatt Presents the City Block Series in Art Show
Nature-Connecting Design Installations
OMCC and Diez Office Unveil the Vert Installation
Hopeful Design Installations
Annemoon Geurts Presents the Evolving Harmony Exhbition
Water Flow-Inspired Art Buildings
MAD Designs the Waterfront Nanhai Arts Center in Guangdong
Artful Dockside Installations
London Festival of Architecture Gets Benches for Pews and Perches
Historic Contemporary Sculptural Artwork
The New KAWS:HOLIDAY Lands in Indonesia for its 10th Stop
Nomadic Berlin Design Galleries
Forma Presents the The Room I Walk the Line Exhibition
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Knitted New York Subways
The Straphangers Lounge Recreates the New York Subway with Crochet
Unique Urban Event Hires
London is Renting Tube Stations, Cable Cars, and Piers for Private Hire
Warm-Tonal Urban City Apartments
General Assembly Creates a Comforting Palette in New York
Contemporary Permanent Art Displays
Cj Hendry Introduces the HOOPS Tree Installation in Miami
Perforated Brick Wall Workshops
Tropical Space Designed the Terra Cotta Workshop