British sculptor Anthony Caro came into prominence in the 1960s for employing found steel and industrial objects in abstract sculptural compositions often painted in a single, bright color. 

Anthony Caro’s Clouds and his nearby work River Song, come from Caro’s Park Avenue Series, where the artist was invited to place works of sculpture on the broad, grassy medians of Park Avenue in Manhattan.  While the project never came to fruition, Caro reconfigured several of the sculptures he had planned for Park Avenue into individual works of art. The artist intended the works to be viewed by people driving by in their cars as well as pedestrians strolling along the avenues. At NorthPark, visitors are similarly able to view the pieces from a myriad of angles including from the second floor above.