The art transformed my experience of the street. I felt curious, lively, amused and excited. I stopped, looked around in wonder as if trying to glean more clues as to the meaning of what I was seeing.

The psychology of our impulses We all experience it: ... Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Shock Value. ... with a special focus on pleasure, morality, religion, fiction, and art.

Public art reaches inside us to influence our senses, attract our attention, and change our habits. A simple experiment shows the power of art to influence how we use the city.