
Public Art Gets A Bad Rap. Michele Oka Doner Sees Beauty—Transcendence Even—in Its Limitations.
The 80-year-old artist, whose artwork can be found in airports, courthouses, and subway stations across the United States, unpacks her “civic gene” as her latest installation illuminates Park Avenue this spring.
By Ella Martin-Gachot
March 13, 2026
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