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Sunflower Seeds
Ai Weiwei, 2010, Millions of hand-painted porcelain seeds spread in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall.
Thirty Are Better Than One
Rirkrit Tiravanija, 2006, The transformation of gallery space into a place for social interaction and food-sharing.
Shibboleth
Doris Salcedo, 2007, A long crack stretching the floor of Tate Modern, exploring racial and colonial history.
The Gates
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, 2005, Saffron-colored fabric gates installed in New York's Central Park.
Test Site
Carsten Höller, 2006, A series of giant slides within Tate Modern, offering a physical and psychological exploration.
House
Rachel Whiteread, 1993, A life-sized cast of the interior of a Victorian house, highlighting absence and memory.
My Bed
Tracey Emin, 1998, An unmade dirty bed, displaying private calamity and personal history.
For the Love of God
Damien Hirst, 2007, A platinum cast of a human skull encrusted with diamonds, challenging themes of wealth and mortality.
Surrounded Islands
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, 1983, Islands in Miami's Biscayne Bay surrounded by pink fabric, transforming the environment.
End of Time
Tatsuo Miyajima, 1999, An installation using LED counters to signify the constant passing of time.
The Weather Project
Olafur Eliasson, 2003, A vast artificial sun installation at Tate Modern's Turbine Hall.
The Visitors
Ragnar Kjartansson, 2012, A multi-screen video installation capturing musicians playing simultaneously in separate rooms of a mansion.
Untitled (USA Today)
Felix Gonzalez-Torres, 1990, A carpet of individually wrapped candies, reflecting themes of loss and the AIDS crisis.
The Matter of Time
Richard Serra, 2005, Enormous steel sheets forming spirals and ellipses, changing the perception of time and space.
Levitated Mass
Michael Heizer, 2012, A 340-ton boulder suspended over a walkway at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Seizure
Roger Hiorns, 2008, A defunct London flat was crystallized internally with blue copper sulfate crystals.
The Happy End of Franz Kafka's 'Amerika'
Martin Kippenberger, 1994, An assembly of diverse chairs and tables, alluding to Kafka's unfinished novel.
How It Is
Miroslaw Balka, 2009, A massive steel container darkened inside, referencing traumatic historical events.
I Like America and America Likes Me
Joseph Beuys, 1974, A performance where the artist shared a room with a coyote for three days.
A Subtlety
Kara Walker, 2014, A massive sphinx-like sugar sculpture commenting on the history of sugar and slavery.
The Bean (Cloud Gate)
Anish Kapoor, 2006, The iconic, mirrored sculpture located at Chicago's Millennium Park.
Embankment
Rachel Whiteread, 2005, Thousands of white polyethylene boxes piled in various formations, signifying memory and space.
The Dinner Party
Judy Chicago, 1974-1979, A symbolic history of women in Western civilization with 39 elaborate place settings.
Everything Is Going to Be Alright
Martin Creed, 1999, A light-based installation showcasing the phrase, operating as a positive reassurance in public spaces.
Electronic Superhighway
Nam June Paik, 1995, A large-scale installation featuring neon-lit images representing the United States.
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