The artwork “Midnight” (2024) by US artist Arlene Shechet is on display at the show Art Unlimited in the context of the international art show Art Basel 2025, in Basel, Switzerland, 16 June 2025. Unlimited is Art Basel’s exhibition platform for projects that transcend the limitations of a classical art-show stand, including out-sized sculpture and paintings, video projections, large-scale installations, and live performances. (Photo by Georgios Kefalas/EPA/EFE)
A life-sized Labubu figurine is showcased ahead of an auction in Beijing, China, on June 6, 2025. The piece was later sold for 1.08 million yuan (approx. $150,000) at a Yongle International Auction sale on Tuesday.(Photo by Tingshu Wang/Reuters)
An art handler poses with Elizabeth Peyton’s iconic 1996 portrait Liam & Noel during the press preview for Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction in London (18 June 2025). The work will be featured in the upcoming sale. (Photo by Jaimi Joy/Reuters)
Artist blacksmith Katie Ventress puts the finishing touches on Iridescent Omen – a striking magpie sculpture created with glass artist Janet Fraser – at her Whitby studio on 9 June 2025. The collaborative piece will be featured in the Newby Hall Sculpture Trail (20 June-28 September 2025), showcasing contemporary works within the historic North Yorkshire estate’s gardens.(Photo by James Glossop/The Times & Sunday Times)
Yayoi Kusama’s Let’s Go to a Paradise of Glorious Tulips (2009) is featured in Art Unlimited at Art Basel 2025 (Basel, Switzerland, 16 June). The Unlimited sector showcases large-scale installations and immersive works that transcend traditional fair formats.(Photo by Georgios Kefalas/EPA/EFE)
The artworks “Go-Go Dancing Platform” (1991) by Cuban-US artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres (front) and “Forward” (2015-2016) by Russian artist Erik Bulatov (back) are on display at the show Art Unlimited in the context of the international art show Art Basel 2025, in Basel, Switzerland, 16 June 2025. (Photo by Georgios Kefalas/EPA/EFE)
Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s Go-Go Dancing Platform (1991) and Erik Bulatov’s Forward (2015-2016) are presented in dialogue at Art Unlimited, Art Basel 2025’s platform for ambitious installations (Basel, 16 June). The Cuban-American artist’s work appears foregrounded against the Russian artist’s monumental piece, creating a compelling intergenerational contrast.(Photo by Georgios Kefalas/EPA/EFE)
Dutch artist Theo Jansen’s iconic Strandbeesten (Beach Beasts) – kinetic sculptures crafted from yellow plastic tubing – are showcased in a Delft exhibition (5 June 2025). These wind-powered creatures demonstrate Jansen’s unique fusion of art and engineering.(Photo by Peter Dejong/AP Photo)
Migle Politike (left), her son Aaron, and friend Goda Zubkaityte pause to admire the Singing Ringing Tree at Crown Point, Burnley (11 June 2025). The wind-powered sculpture – designed by Tonkin Liu as a steel ‘windswept tree’ – produces ethereal harmonies when breezes pass through its galvanized pipes, creating an ever-changing sonic landscape overlooking Lancashire 26. (Photo by Martin Rickett/PA Wire)
The World’s Largest Bicycle sculpture rises majestically in the highlands of Tinjacá, Boyacá (4 June 2025) – a monumental tribute to Colombia’s profound cycling culture. This steel giant, towering over the Andean landscape, embodies the nation’s passion for the sport that courses through its mountainous veins.(Photo by Juancho Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Thomas J Price’s bronze sculpture Grounded in the Stars (2025) commands attention in Times Square – a 12-foot tribute to Black femininity that has sparked vital conversations about race, representation, and public art’s societal role. The installation anchors the Times Square Arts program through [date]. (Photo by Aashish Kiphayet/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
Chalke History Festival’s Rachel Holland engages with Laurence Edwards’ Walking Men (2025) in Wiltshire – eight towering bronze figures installed along Broad Chalke’s ancient paths ahead of the 23 June festival. The sculptures echo the region’s Neolithic heritage through their weathered textures and purposeful strides.(Photo by Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty Images)
Visitors immerse themselves in Euphoria: Art is in the Air (2025) at Paris’s Grand Palais Éphémère, where interactive installations transform the space into a sensory playground. The summer exhibition redefines audience participation through kinetic and responsive works. (Photo by Stéphane de Sakutin/AFP Photo)
Oleksiy Sai’s Black Cloud (2025) looms over Kyiv’s St. Sophia Square – a 30-meter symbol of wartime anxiety before its journey to Burning Man. Producer Vitaliy Deynega describes the steel-and-fabric installation as ‘a warning Europe can no longer ignore.(Phoot by Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA)
Piero Golia’s Still Life, Rotating Device (2024) disrupts Art Basel’s Unlimited sector with its hypnotic motion – a prime example of the platform’s commitment to boundary-pushing works that defy conventional fair formats. photo by Georgios Kefalas/EPA/EFE)
