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Monumental Installations by Henrique Oliveira Explore the Eerie Inner Nature of Architecture | Colossal

APRIL 27, 2022. KATE MOTHES “Desnatureza” (2011). All images courtesy of the artist Erupting from floors, doorways, and furniture, artist Henrique Oliveira’s artworks (previously) are a remarkable comment on the relationship between the built environment and the power of nature. In … Continue reading

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Why does this lady have a fly on her head? | National Gallery

Francesca Whitlum-Cooper, The Myojin-Nadar Associate Curator of Paintings 1600–1800, investigates this portrait’s unusual addition. 🎨 Find out more about ‘Portrait of a Woman of the Hofer Family’ Website link: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/pa… […]

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Impossibly Small Houseplants and Basketry Crafted from Paper by Raya Sader Bujana | Colossal

APRIL 25, 2022. CHRISTOPHER JOBSON All images © Raya Sader Bujana. Photography by Leo García Méndez Barcelona-based artist Raya Sader Bujana (previously) defines her work as something between sculpture and illustration, creating impossibly tiny replicas of houseplants that rest atop … Continue reading

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A Macro Short Film of Glitter and Ink Simulates Dramatic Astronomical Events | Colossal

APRIL 24, 2022. CHRISTOPHER JOBSON The last time we checked in with filmmaker Vadim Sherbakov he was soaring high above Iceland, capturing stunning aerial views with the help of a drone. In his latest short, Velocity, he zooms into ethereal … Continue reading

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the ‘reversible destiny lofts mitaka’ by shusaku arakawa + madeline gins in tokyo | Amazing architecture, Unusual buildings, Unique architecture

Aug 12, 2020 – shusaku arakawa and madeline gins’ ‘the reversible destiny lofts mitaka (in memory of helen keller)’ is an experimental apartment complex in tokyo. More: the ‘reversible destiny lofts mitaka’ by shusaku arakawa + madeline gins in tokyo … Continue reading

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BBC Radio 4 – Behind the Scenes, Afro-Futurist Shakespeare

Following the creation of an Afro-Futurist ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ for the RSC. What is Afro-Futurism and what does it bring to the Bard? Radio 4 follows the creative team in the build-up to the first performances of director Roy … Continue reading

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“All Of The Prices Have Gone Up (But We Can’t Pay That)” – Meat Loaf classic adapted by Marsh Family

This is our tribute to the larger-than-life legends of music, entertainment, film and Wagnerian rock opera who tragically passed away during the pandemic: Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf. Steinman wrote “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” … Continue reading

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Lyon, The City of Murals | Amusing Planet

KAUSHIK PATOWARY NOV 8, 2017 “Wall of the Canuts” in Lyon. Photo credit: thierry llansades/Flickr For the last four decades a group of muralists in the French city of Lyon has been transforming the city into a massive outdoor art … Continue reading

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Good morning ☀️ a frame from Oslo, yesterday. | Kent

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Bateria do Império Serrano no Setor 1 | sitecarnavalesco

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