Free Basket is a public artwork by the Cuban artist group Los Carpinteros, located in the 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art and Nature Park, in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.

The parking loop surrounding the artwork is situated just south of the Lake and west of the museum.

Free Basket is a site-specific work consisting of twenty-four red- or blue-painted steel tubular arches that mimic the trajectory of two bouncing basketballs.

The sculpture is referenced in John Green’s novel “The Fault in Our Stars” when the main characters, Hazel and Augustus, have a picnic in the Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: “We drove right past the museum and parked right next to this basketball court filled with huge red and blue arcs that imagined the path of a bouncing ball.” [3] This artwork was installed at the IMA in May 2010.

In general, the artwork requires regular cleaning of both the steel and court components to discourage the buildup of damaging materials.