Category Archives: Art

A 79-Foot Labyrinth Crocheted by Ernesto Neto Hangs from the Ceiling of a Houston Museum

“SunForceOceanLife” (2021), 30 x 79 x 55 feet. All images © Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brazillian artist Ernesto Neto (previously) is known for his enormous, fiber-based installations that plunge viewers into a multi-sensory landscape of organic elements: people are encouraged … Continue reading

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BETWEEN WALLS

n spring 2019 gigantic walls of snow piled up along the pass road to the Timmelsjoch, Austria. Johanna Bolanos Cabrera and Jasmijn Hanegraef grabbed their longboards and took the chance to downhill through this stunning scenery. Speed is what the … Continue reading

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KOP festival Deventer | The Arts Board of Cardboard | Mamulengo, Teatro de bonecos, Carnaval

  16/jul/2012 – The KOP festival in Deventer (the Netherlands) invited us to make big cardboard heads (KOP=head in dutch). So we did and in one day we made these! On the festival we invited visitors to help us make … Continue reading

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BBC Radio 4 – Desert Island Discs, Yo-Yo Ma, musician

Yo-Yo Ma, musician, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne Yo-Yo Ma is a cellist and one of the world’s most high-profile classical musicians. He has performed for eight US Presidents, appeared in concert halls across the globe … Continue reading

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Rainbow Threads Are Knotted into Elaborate Macramé Wall Hangings by Agnes Hansella

Back in February, Agnes Hansella completed a staggering trio of macramé installations. The monumental works are a facet of the Jakarta-based artist’s practice, which spans large-scale pieces and smaller wall hangings extending a few feet wide. “I would like to … Continue reading

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Give Yourself Permission to be Creative

At TED2020, Ethan Hawke gave a remote talk about the benefits of being creative. As someone who often struggles to find meaning in whatever it is I do here, this bit was especially good to hear: Do you think human … Continue reading

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Asparagus, Cucumbers, and Cabbage Leaves Take a Fresh Twist on the Iconic Hermès Birkin Bag

Ben Denzer  cultivates what could be the next trend in sustainable fashion with a green redesign of the classic Hermés Birkin bag. The artist and designer whipped up these vegetable versions of the iconic, high-end accessory by arranging asparagus stalks, cucumber … Continue reading

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Nine Massive Waves of Deadwood Surge Across a Forest Floor Near Hamburg

As the fear of a second wave of COVID-19 swept through Germany in the fall of 2020, photographer and artist Jörg Gläscher decided to channel his own worry into a project that felt similarly vast and domineering. “I was working (with … Continue reading

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Thread Infused with Scent Embellishes Embroidered and Woven Textiles to Stimulate Memories

“Jasmine I” embroidery on silk organza with jasmine-scented yarn dyed with hibiscus,  beetroot, indigo, and turmeric, 36 x  54 inches. All images © Pallavi Padukone   Scent, memory, and emotion are inextricably bound together in the human brain, making it … Continue reading

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