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Surrounded Islands

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Christo and Jeanne-Claude surrounded 11 islands in Miami’s Biscayne Bay with floating pink fabric, aiming to highlight the beauty and fragility of the natural environment.

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Underwater Pavilions

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Doug Aitken's submerged sculptures off the coast of California invite viewers to explore ocean conservation and the relationship between humans and the sea.

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Running Fence

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A 24.5-mile-long installation by Christo and Jeanne-Claude ran across Sonoma and Marin counties in California, prompting discussion on land rights and the impact of human structures on the environment.

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Reverse of Volume

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Yasuaki Onishi uses plastic sheeting and black hot glue to create a floating sculpture that evokes the depletion of natural resources and the concept of negative space.

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Sunflower Seeds

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Ai Weiwei filled the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall with millions of hand-painted porcelain seeds, questioning mass consumption and the environmental toll of production.

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Receding Waters

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Maya Lin’s minimalistic sculpture represents the topography of disappearing Arctic ice sheets, bringing attention to climate change and rising sea levels.

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Out of Sync

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Marguerite Humeau's sound installation mimics the calls of extinct animals, stirring thoughts on extinction, environmental loss, and our impact on wildlife.

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Ice Watch

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Olafur Eliasson placed melting icebergs in public spaces to visualize the immediate impacts of climate change and global warming.

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Waterfalls

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Olafur Eliasson's installation of artificial waterfalls in New York City brought attention to water as a precious resource and the alteration of natural landscapes.

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Lightning Field

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Walter De Maria's vast array of poles in the New Mexico desert is designed to attract lightning, creating a dramatic interplay between the natural elements and human creation.

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Animal Pyramid

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The towering sculpture by Nicolas Darrot of stuffed animals piled on top of each other, provokes thought on the unsustainable practices leading to loss of biodiversity.

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Force of Nature

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Lorenzo Quinn's sculpture of a woman swinging the earth around signifies the powerful impact humans have on the planet and the need for harmony with nature.

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The Floating Piers

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Christo and Jeanne-Claude created a walkway on Italy’s Lake Iseo with floating docks, covered in orange fabric, to encourage a dialogue on public space and the environment.

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7000 Oaks

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Joseph Beuys’s environmental piece involved the planting of 7,000 oak trees in Kassel, Germany, paired with basalt stones to address the need for urban greening.

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Waste Landscape

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Elise Morin and Clémence Eliard used 65,000 discarded CDs to create a shimmering landscape, highlighting issues of waste and recycling.

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Plastic Trees

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Pascale Marthine Tayou’s installations of trees from colorful plastic bags address consumer culture and the persistent issue of plastic pollution.

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The Weather Project

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Created by Olafur Eliasson, this installation at the Tate Modern in London depicted a giant sun to raise awareness about climate change and the impact of human actions on the environment.

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Spiral Jetty

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Robert Smithson's earthwork in the Great Salt Lake, Utah, invites contemplation on the Earth’s cycles and human intervention in nature.

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