Artworks & exhibitions in London

Yayoi Kusama’s most outstanding sculptures – Pumpkins & Flowers

Sculptures / 7 minutes of reading

About Yayoi Kusama Celebrating her 90th birthday in 2019, Yayoi Kusama is a leading Japanese artist and legend as far as art is concerned. While she deliberately makes unique pieces that can withstand the wear and tear of the outdoors, she is renowned for reproducing her art on a monumental scale when need be. Her …

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Carsten Höller’s slides: A fun way to experience museums

Architecture, Sculptures / 9 minutes of reading

Carsten Höller & his work Carsten Höller is well known for playfully including his slide installations in major museums across the world. Höller, formerly a scientist with a degree in agronomy, is famous for repurposing real-world components, such as slides, for art spaces. The majority of his works feature aesthetics that are relational, meaning that …

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Alfredo Jaar – This is not America

Installations / 3 minutes of reading

The Times Square, New York The Times Square in New York is characterized by an epic display of contemporary consumerism; it is flooded with tourists from all regions of the world and filled with numerous electric billboards displaying services and a range of products for sale. If you are going to install an art exhibition, …

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Thomas Struth & a new visual language in photography

Photography / 3 minutes of reading

What is Thomas Struth known for? Thomas Struth is one of the most critically acclaimed contemporary photographers of our time. He is renowned for his black and white photographs of cities such as Düsseldorf and New York, as well as his family portraits. Why are the Museum Photographs important? The artist who lives in Dusseldorf …

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Olafur Eliasson’s Weather Project – Everything you should know

Environmental Art, Installations / 4 minutes of reading

About the Weather Project Olafur Eliasson has created a gigantic installation which in 2003 took overall space in Tate Modern, London. The artwork, a sun rising out of a mist, was bound to keep any visitor in awe. In this project named The Weather Project, the Scandinavian artist recreated the sun and the sky to …

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Meekyoung Shin’s beautiful sculptures – Made entirely from soap

Sculptures, Statues / 2 minutes of reading

About Meekyoung Shin Meekyoung Shin, a South Korean sculptor, became popular for her Translation series, using soap as her medium of art. Trained in the tradition of European sculpture, her statuettes are made factoring in the Western and Eastern styles of relief. Her works are usually made from palm oil, a vegetarian soap. Her technique …

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Why did Jeremy Deller bring an Iraqi suicide car bomb into museums?

Sculptures / 2 minutes of reading

The bombing that killed 38 people In the Imperial War Museum in London, surrounded by some of the most powerful military hardware of the last 100 years rests a rusting, crumpled car. This is a clear example of what war does. The car is a piece by Jeremy Deller and was a car that was …

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Who is Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama?

Installations / 7 minutes of reading

About Ibrahim Mahama Ibrahim Mahama, not to be confused with the businessman Ibrahim Mahama, is a Ghanaian artist and author known for his monumental installations. He was born in the northern region of Ghana in the town of Tamale. Mahama is perhaps known for his peculiar artistic methods, including taking discarded items from his homeland …

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Gelitin installed a pool on top of London museum

Architecture, Installations / 4 minutes of reading

In 2001 Austrian art collective Gelitin made a bold move on the 91st floor of the WTC in New York. The group of four removed a window and eventually pushed a wooden balcony through the hole. At the end of it, they stood on it while photos of this incident were taken from a …

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Ai Weiwei explains his famous Sunflower Seeds

Installations / 11 minutes of reading

Ai Weiwei’s Sunflowers Ai Weiwei emerged as a revolutionary artist on the scene of Chinese art and culture. He served as a protagonist in various dynamic avant-garde movements. His controversial exhibitions have taken the world of art by storm. He has been represented on top in the list of 100 most powerful people who …

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Damien Hirst’s Spot Paintings – Trivial or inspiring? You decide

Paintings / 12 minutes of reading

Damien Hirst’s Spot Paintings Damien Hirst in Matt Black's "Reflections" series 4 min 37 sec Damien Hirst is one of the most successful and controversial artists and has been dominating the British art scene since the 1990s. Though he became famous through a series of artworks centered on the death motif, …

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