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The 10 best artworks you missed at Art Basel Unlimited 2021

Installations, Paintings / 8 minutes of reading

The return of in-person exhibitions at Art Basel has echoed a huge sigh of relief across the art community. Its 2021 edition was originally slated for June but had to be put off until September to give countries across the globe more time to carry out their vaccination campaigns and lift travel restrictions. With so …

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War is Over – John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s massive poster campaign

Installations / 11 minutes of reading

The War Is Over peace campaign has just marked its 50th years since it was conceived. In such a well-orchestrated move, the world woke up on the morning of December 15, 1969, to a worldwide propagation of a peace message. Deliberately intended to draw the crowds and reach as many people as possible, Yoko Ono …

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Ellsworth Kelly’s Austin – NOT a chapel

Architecture, Installations, Light / 10 minutes of reading

For everyone with an interest in design, Ellsworth Kelly’s Austin is a great feast for the eyes and has a pretty interesting story behind it. Austin is a 2715 square feet (252 square meters) building on the grounds of the Blanton Museum of Art. The story behind the building goes that in 1986, Douglass Cramer, …

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The engulfing power of Nike Savvas’ Atomic

Installations / 3 minutes of reading

Colored balls have a magical effect on viewers. You can watch the balls moving around for hours. Even if the balls were stationary, it would be impossible to resist gazing at them and getting lost in your world. Nike Savvas’ Atomic: Full of Love Full of Wonder is an impressive capture of the intrigues that …

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Joseph Beuys’ ambitious plan to plant 7000 oaks

Environmental Art, Installations / 5 minutes of reading

7000 Oaks is an environmental artwork created by German artist Joseph Beuys. The artist proposed a plan to have 7000 oaks trees planted across the Germany city of Kassel, each tree accompanied with basalt stone, 4 feet high above the ground. Joseph Beuys’ objection was for the project to extend throughout the world as the …

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A Swedish house put in between a busy motorway

Installations, Sculptures / 3 minutes of reading

Stockholm has a glowing reputation around the world. For starters, it is common to find many people calling it the Venice of the North. It is easy to see why the city has such a nickname. Built around water, the 12 islands making up the city and the 42 bridges give it a unique appearance …

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Step into Nike Savvas’ immersive Finale Bouquet installation

Installations / 3 minutes of reading

Finale: Bouquet is an epic and memorable artwork. Here, Nike Navvas has outdone herself. That is not to say that her talent has ever been in question. This work was available for viewers and art lovers at the Te Papa Museum of Wellington, New Zealand. Several attributes make this artwork unique. One of these is …

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Atelier Brückner’s Magic Box & A glimpse of the future

Installations, Light, Sound / 3 minutes of reading

The Shanghai Expo of 1 may – 31 October 2010 was themed Better City-Better Life and was to showcase the Chinese city’s place in the world of the future and its place in the 21st century as one of the world’s greatest cities. It was the largest fair up to that date and attracted hundreds …

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Sher Maker transformed a boring gas station into this ..

Architecture, Installations / 3 minutes of reading

Creatives find inspiration from some of the most uninspiring sources. Many of them find ideas from looking at others’ creations. Architects are in this category too. They get their creative juices running from some of life’s regular occurrences. A gas station is the last place you would expect to see creatives basing their work upon. …

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Light artist Bruce Munro’s magical Cantus Arcticus

Installations, Light / 3 minutes of reading

Bruce Munro is one of the most prominent light artists. Over the years, he has demonstrated an uncanny ability to produce intriguing work in traditional surroundings. More importantly, he has come up with several top-notch productions, including his latest creation – Cantus Arcticus. In this article, we examine the qualities that make Cantus Arcticus one …

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Why should you visit the Teshima Art Museum?

Architecture, Installations, Japanese architecture, Sculptures, Sound / 7 minutes of reading

Why does the Teshima Art Museum that only hosts a single piece of work by one artist attract art lovers from all over the world? One of the main reasons is perhaps that this clever construction allows the audience a chance to not only look at the art. It lets you experience the buildings and …

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Marc Chagall & His 12 stained glass windows in Jerusalem

Installations, Light, Other / 5 minutes of reading

In early 1962, renowned artist Marc Chagall stood in the synagogue at the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Centers in Jerusalem. Above him were twelve stained-glass windows that he had designed himself. It was this where he delivered a touching speech. Chagall had an audience of about three hundred people as he installed the windows, including the …

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michelangelo pistoletto, the labyrinth (1969-2007) corrugated cardboard

Michelangelo Pistoletto’s labyrinth at the Serpentine Gallery

Installations / 2 minutes of reading

Michelangelo Pistoletto ranks as one of the most eminent artists of modern times. He was born in 1933 in the little Italian town of Biella. Since then, he has excelled as an artist. His works have redefined conceptual art. He has also played a leading role in furthering the popularity of Arte Povera. One of …

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Get lost in Antony Gormley’s Mist Room – Blind Light

Installations, Light / 2 minutes of reading

The Mist Room, which premiered on October 26 and lasted all through to December 1, 2007, was a major exhibition by artist Antony Gormley. The Mist Room became a critically acclaimed piece of work, managing to pull over 200,000 visitors. The installation, which was first hosted by the Hayward Gallery, London, was so successful that …

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Chris Burden exposed the foundation of the museum

Architecture, Installations / 2 minutes of reading

In his works, Chris Burden goes beyond limits to produce immemorable installations that have revolutionized art. Many of his works involve commitment, hard work, and ethos that bring out metaphoric power akin to his performances. At the Museum of Contemporary art (MOCA), Chris created a revered installation that displays the museums’ foundations. The installation, known …

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Félix González-Torres’ bed billboards – Beautifully confrontational

Installations / 5 minutes of reading

Being born in Cuba, Félix González-Torres (1957-1996) left his homeland at an early age. He moved to New York City in 1979 and registered at the Whitney Independent Study Program. His revelation to Critical Theory granted him a source of inspiration and influence, especially the literature of French thinkers Michel Foucault and Nicolas Bourriaud in …

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London’s Song Board is too much fun

Installations / 3 minutes of reading

Organized at Central Saint Martins in London, the Song Board was a spectacular multi-sensory installation. It tried providing a playful and memorable experience in the heart of the city. It proved to be highly engaging while delivering a unique experience to the passengers. At this interactive platform, the visitors could turn the available spheres for …

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Burmese artist Htein Lin & his powerful hand sculptures

Installations / 3 minutes of reading

Htein Lin (b. 1966) is an artist and pro-democracy activist. From 1998 to 2004, he was jailed for challenging the military dictatorship of Myanmar. Htein Lin was born in the tiny village of Mezaligon, in the country Burma, which was later named Myanmar, in 1989. In 1978, aged 12, Lin started drawing for his school …

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Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty – Everything you need to know

Environmental Art, Installations / 10 minutes of reading

Spiral Jetty is one of the most well-known earthwork sculptures, as well as the most famous and influential work by sculptor Robert Smithson. Shortly after the Spiral Jetty was constructed in 1970, it faced various challenges. People have wanted to destroy the project and put the land on which it lies into a different use. …

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Agnes Denes - Wheatfield - A Confrontation, 1982, Battery Park Landfill, Downtown Manhattan

Why did Agnes Denes create this Wheatfield in New York?

Environmental Art, Installations / 8 minutes of reading

Agnes Denes is a renowned Hungary-American and artist with numerous pioneering artworks that carried a prophetic message. In the act of protest against global warming and economic inequality, she planted an expansive wheatfield in a landfill created after the construction of the Twin Towers, in downtown Manhattan, in 1982. The field stretched two acres and …

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Chris Burden’s Metropolis II – A work of wonder

Installations / 6 minutes of reading

Artist Chris Burden had a long history of including automobiles in his art. In his early career, he crucified himself atop VW Beetle (work titled Trans Fixed). Burden started to design and build 100 mph, and 100 mpg automobiles centered on intuition called the B-Car (bicycle-car). In his piece called Big Wheel, he used a …

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