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Art-O-Rama: Where to See the Best Public Art in New York

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It's been a few since New York has witnessed any public art on the scale of the tree-killing, revenue generating Olafur Eliasson waterfalls, but it's everywhere. Small, large, visible from a sidewalk or briefly glimpsed through a moving subway car: we've rounded up seventeen favorites both permanent and temporary for your viewing pleasure. As always, tell us in the comments about all the cool, cerebral, scenic stuff we missed.

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Joseph Beuys, 7000 Oaks

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Miguel Barcelo, Gran Elefandret

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Bill Brand, Masstransiscope

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Fritz Koenig, The Sphere

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Keith Haring, Crack is Wack

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Walter De Maria, Earth Room

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Sarah Sze, Still Life With Landscape (High Line)

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Cleopatra's Needle

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Paula Hayes, Land Mind (Lever House)

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Sol LeWitt, Sol LeWitt:Structures 1965-2006

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UNStudio, New Amsterdam Plein & Pavilion

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Keith Haring, Carmine Street Mural

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Jean Dubuffet, Groupe de Quatras Arbres, and Louise Nevelson, Shadows and Flags

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Steve Powers, Love Letter to Brooklyn

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Alexander Calder, Ordinary

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Jeff Koons, Balloon Flower (Red)

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Richard Serra (sort of)

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Joseph Beuys, 7000 Oaks

Miguel Barcelo, Gran Elefandret

Bill Brand, Masstransiscope

Fritz Koenig, The Sphere

Keith Haring, Crack is Wack

Walter De Maria, Earth Room

Sarah Sze, Still Life With Landscape (High Line)

Cleopatra's Needle

Paula Hayes, Land Mind (Lever House)

Sol LeWitt, Sol LeWitt:Structures 1965-2006

UNStudio, New Amsterdam Plein & Pavilion

Keith Haring, Carmine Street Mural

Jean Dubuffet, Groupe de Quatras Arbres, and Louise Nevelson, Shadows and Flags

Steve Powers, Love Letter to Brooklyn

Alexander Calder, Ordinary

Jeff Koons, Balloon Flower (Red)

Richard Serra (sort of)