Sculptures and landmarks are essential components of urban design, creating cultural connections and enhancing both functionality and aesthetics. They define a city's identity while fostering ...

City of Bend All eyes are on Bend, Oregon, where a mysterious vandal (or group of vandals) has been sticking large, plastic googly eyes on public art sculptures around the city. Many residents say ...

A mysterious googly eye bandit has struck again in Bend, Oregon. These comical adornments have appeared on sculptures from Adelaide, Australia to Savannah, Georgia over the past few years.

These include sculptures of two deer, a large sphere, as well as a bright red phoenix. The prankster or vandal has been deemed Bend’s Googly Eye Bandit by local media, and was even mentioned in ...

Bend’s googly eye roundabout-sculpture conundrum has made its way to the late-night circuit. Stephen Colbert, host of “The Late Show,” joked about the “lighthearted vandalism” in central ...

A city council in the US has asked people to stop sticking plastic eyes onto sculptures around the city, saying it costs a lot to remove them. The googly eyes appeared on a number of artworks ...

The city has spent $600 to remove the adhesive from the metal sculptures, and city officials estimate $900 will be spent to remove googly eyes from the “Phoenix Rising” piece located at Galveston and ...

At least eight sculptures or art pieces around the city have been vandalized with googly eyes, the Central Oregon Daily News reported. They are all part of the Roundabout Art Route, a collection ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This image provided by the City of Bend, Oregon, shows a pair of googly eyes placed on a public art ...

and have the feeling that you’re being watched, it’s not a stroke of paranoia: Googly eyes were affixed to eight public art sculptures around the city, to the chagrin of some local officials ...

The city has spent $600 to remove the adhesive from the metal sculptures, and city officials estimate $900 will be spent to remove googly eyes from the “Phoenix Rising” piece located at ...

On the Lake Michigan beach in St. Joseph, strong winds shaped frozen sand into natural sculptures across the beachfront, a video posted to social media Thursday shows. Here's what to know.