Great art in New York's great outdoors

Spring has sprungand with it a fresh crop of public and outdoor art projects across New York. This is a special year for such work as it is the 40th anniversary of the Public Art Fund, a non-profit body founded in 1977 by Doris C. FreedmanNew Yorks first director of cultural affairswith the aim of turning the city into an open platform for contemporary art. Public art is a reflection of a vibrant and open democratic city that values creativity and individual expression, says Nicholas Baume, the