Museum exhibitions

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Roman Ondák’s Measuring the Universe – 90,000 people created this artwork

Installations, Performances / 5 minutes of reading
Conceptual artists, particularly in Europe, have a rather exceptional and extremely rich history that spans decades. Nowadays, conceptual art is still one of the most prominent art movements. In the early days, conceptual art did not play a prominent scene and would often thrive as an underground movement. Although artists have been experimenting with the […]

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Doris Salcedo’s Shibboleth – A giant crack in Tate Modern

Installations / 6 minutes of reading
Shibboleth was an installation piece designed and completed by celebrated Colombian artist Doris Salcedo at the Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern Museum in London. Before Salcedo created the installation itself, she created digital renderings on real photos of the Turbine Hall floor. The artist then printed the rendering before presenting them to the board

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Why should you visit the Teshima Art Museum?

Architecture, Installations, Japanese architecture, Sculptures, Sound installations / 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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Get lost in Antony Gormley’s Mist Room – Blind Light

Installations, Light Installations / 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. Exposing the Foundation of the Museum At the Museum of Contemporary art (MOCA), Chris created a revered installation that displays

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Huang Yong Ping – Theater of the World, 1987:1993 feat

Huang Yong Ping’s controversial Theater of the World

Installations / 4 minutes of reading
Huang Yong Ping was a contemporary artist, born and raised in Xiamen, China. In the last decades, he has created numerous contentious and confrontational artworks. Huang is known as one of the most influential Chinese contemporary artists. His artworks include sculptures, installations, and paintings. He was an icon in the art world because of the

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Antony Gormley’s field sculptures – Everything you need to know

Sculptures / 7 minutes of reading
British artist Antony Gormley is well known for his life-size statues which mimic the human body. His Field series, however, represents a different approach. Each work consisted of a couple of ten thousands of small soil figures to up to 210,000 used in his latest piece of the series, Asian Field, 2003. Each of them

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Chris Burden’s Samson tries to destroy a museum from within

Sculptures / 3 minutes of reading
What do you think would happen if you connect a 100-ton jack to a turnstile and gearbox? In case you feel confused with all that, then you’re probably unfamiliar with Chris Burden’s Samson. Burden (1946-2015) has managed to employ different items to create a stunning piece of artwork. Apart from the items above, the rest

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Carsten Nicolai’s syn chron – A one of a kind masterpiece

Installations, Light Installations, Sound installations / 3 minutes of reading
Artists have an enviable knack for coming up with staggering designs. Carsten Nicolai is no different. In syn chron, he teamed up with his group of architects to design a one of a kind sound, light, and architectural masterpiece. It’s unthinkable how Carsten Nicolai conceptualized the rarely talked of art. Syn Chron stands as one

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What are Jesús Rafael Soto’s Pénétrables?

Installations / 4 minutes of reading
Jesús Rafael Soto (1923-2005) was a Venezuelan kinetic artist, painter, and sculptor. This artworld icon is known for his kinetic sculptures, which he created in the mid-20th century when many artists focused on movement and illusions. Education & Influences Soto’s parents were violin Players, and due to their little income, Soto wanted to feed his

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Bruce Nauman - Clown Torture, 1987, four-channel video installation, two projections, four monitors, color, sound, approx. 60 minutes, Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago

What makes Bruce Nauman’s Clown torture so controversial?

Performances, Video Art / 3 minutes of reading
As you look at Bruce Nauman’s Clown Torture, what you see is the wildness and relentlessness of his work. A deeper examination of this masterpiece also reveals the work of a person who wishes to explore a few issues that affect human life. Among these are boredom, confusion, and entrapment. On top of that, Nauman’s

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