This past year has seen artists from around the world respond to the geopolitical realities of our tumultuous times through public art. From experiential, multi-site projects to performance-based interventions, these works not only challenge expectations of what public art can look like, but also reflect and confront the legacy of historical injustices.⁠ •⁠ Read more about the best public art of 2022 in Artsy Editorial through the link in our bio.⁠ •⁠ #ShirinNeshat, installation view of Woman. Life. Freedom. on Piccadilly Lights, London, 2022. © Shirin Neshat. © CIRCA. Photo by Clover Green Studio. Courtesy of the artist and CIRCA.⁠ #CharlesGaines, installation of Moving Chains on Governors Island, 2022. Photo by Timothy Schenck. Courtesy of the artist, Governors Island Arts, Creative Time, and Time Square Arts.⁠ #RichardBell, installation view of Pay the Rent at Fridericianum, Kassel, 2022. Courtesy of the artist; Milani Gallery, Meanjin / Brisbane; and Documenta.⁠ #HewLocke, installation view of Foreign Exchange at Victoria Square in Birmingham, England, 2022. Presented by the Birmingham 2022 Festival and commissioned by Ikon. Photo by Shaun Fellows. Courtesy of Birmingham 2022 Festival and Ikon.