Mr. Rosenthal created "Alamo" in 1967 as a temporary installation commissioned by the city's Department of Cultural Affairs, but its stay became permanent after local residents petitioned the city.

Permanent installations by Alfredo Arreguin, commissioned by the Washington State Arts Commission, are accompanied by changing solo and group exhibitions throughout the year.

In June 2009, installations and artworks commissioned by AIR went on view in the galleries and project spaces.

It should be available for eligible installations commissioned from 15 July 2009 onwards.

Also discussed was Joel Shapiro's future installation at the Consulate General of the United States in Guangzhou, China, commissioned by FAPE for 2012.

The piece was one of seven outdoor installations commissioned as part of a recent exhibition titled "The Blues Esthetic: Black Culture and Modernism."

This extraordinary installation, commissioned for the show, projects swirling pink flowers and falling snowflakes on a two-story semicylindrical screen.

Goldsworthy's piece, "Stone Houses" (which stays up through Oct. 31), ranks as the first installation commissioned by the museum for the roof.

Other works of note were The Foundling, a video-audio installation commissioned by Gill Hedley as part of the Foundling Museum's contemporary art programme.

At the moment, Leonard van Munster is working on several projects including an installation commissioned by the Stadsschouwburg (Metropolitan Theatre) of Amsterdam, 'The dancing White Man'.