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Monumental Classical Figures and Graffiti Converge in New Murals by PichiAvo | Colossal
JUNE 13, 2023 KATE MOTHES “Venus del Mitreo” (2023), part of a project with Museo de Muralismo Contemporáneo de Mérida, Mérida, Spain. All images © PichiAvo Valencia, Spain-based duo PichiAvo have recently scaled multistory buildings from Ontario to Tahiti to … Continue reading
BBC Radio 3 – The Radio 3 Documentary, Supply Lines
Aidan Tulloch reimagines the journey an item goes on in the age of the 24/7 supply chain. Via ports and truck-stops, fulfilment centres and ring roads, Aidan Tulloch follows the supply chain and reimagines the journey an item goes on … Continue reading
MANCHESTER BUILDING BOOM #24 | Massive Changes IN Salford Greengate
Greengate is the area in Salford, just to the west across the River Irwell from Manchester’s Medieval Quarter. Astonishing transformation is taking place as new residential towers are springing up in what was a run-down former industrial area. 0:00 Introduction … Continue reading
Stunning Mural in Spain Is a Celebration of Nature and Womanhood | My Modern Met
By Jessica Stewart on June 4, 2023 “This mother nature takes care of its environment and nourishes it so that the rest of living beings can live in balance.” Spanish street artist Lula Goce has brought her evocative style to … Continue reading
‘Temples of Books’ Is an Ode to the Grandeur and Democratic Ideals of Public Libraries | Colossal
MAY 30, 2023 GRACE EBERT Seinäjoki Library, Seinäjoki, Finland. All images courtesy of Gestalten A new book returns to the fundamental beauty and communal nature of libraries, traveling the globe to visit some of the most alluring places. In the … Continue reading
Why do some artists become famous? | Albert-László Barabási
This interview is an episode from @The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the @JohnTempletonFoundation. Subscribe to The Well on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/thewell-youtube Watch Albert-László Barabási’s next interview ► • Finding the world… Success in … Continue reading
Gaku Yamazaki has Documented Thousands of Unusual Road Signs Across Japan | Spoon & Tamago
MAY 25, 2023 / JOHNNY all images courtesy Gaku Yamazaki Gaku Yamazaki, a 21-year old college senior, spends his spare time traversing Japan in search of what he has dubbed ikei-yajirushi, or ‘unusual arrows.’ There are thousands of these abnormal … Continue reading
What really matters at the end of life | BJ Miller
[…] At the end of our lives, what do we most wish for? For many, it’s simply comfort, respect, love. BJ Miller is a palliative care physician who thinks deeply about how to create a dignified, graceful end of life … Continue reading
