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Intricate Book Sculptures Give Whole New Meaning to “Wordplay” | My Modern Met

By Arnesia Young on August 2, 2021 We’re putting down the Kindle and picking up one of these books. Notes from Underground” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky The beauty of written language is often captured within the pages of a book, though … Continue reading

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A Flower Patch of Recycled Denim Grows from the Ceiling in Ian Berry’s ‘Secret Garden’

“Secret Garden” (2021), at Museum Rijswijk. All images © Ian Berry, Whimsical tendrils of vines, foliage, wisteria, and chrysanthemums sprout from artist Ian Berry’s wild, overgrown garden plots. Densely assembled and often suspended from the ceiling, his recurring “Secret Garden” is … Continue reading

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An Otherworldly Animation Adventures Across Galactic Landscapes Recreated in Miniature

In the first two parts of his Miniature Landscape series, director and animator Clemens Wirth(previously) celebrates the vast, awe-inspiring terrain of the earth by adventuring through snowy caverns, across pebbled beaches, and to the green glow of the Northern Lights. … Continue reading

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Translucent Textiles Cast Organisms and Mundane Objects as Dreamy Sculptures and Wearables | Colossal

JULY 9, 2021 GRACE EBERT From polyester, nylon, and cotton, Japanese artist and designer Mariko Kusumoto fabricates sculptural forms that resemble the creatures and everyday objects she finds most fascinating. She uses a proprietary heat-setting technique to mold the ubiquitous … Continue reading

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Sarah Sze Implants a Fragmented Installation of Individual Mirrors in a Lush Hudson Valley Landscape | Colossal

Artist Sarah Sze (previously) is known for precisely arranging unique images like photos, paintings, projections into massive sculptural constellations that collapse time and space, and one of her newest installations works in a similar manner, drawing on the tensions between … Continue reading

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Found Silverware and Scrap Metal Are Welded into Lively Sculptural Creatures by Matt Wilson

Wide spoons become muscular hind legs, pointed handles fan out into wings, and fork prongs curl around a branch like talons in Matt Wilson’s wildlife assemblages. Using found flatware and other metal objects, the Charleston-based artist (previously) welds sculptural renditions … Continue reading

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An Elaborate Paper Replica Recreates the Heidelberg Letterpress at Full Scale | Colossal

    JUNE 23, 2021 GRACE EBERT Following a meticulously built collection of meals and household goods, Korean artist Lee Ji-heereturns to a more mechanical subject matter with a life-sized paper model of the Heidelberg letterpress. Similar to her vintage … Continue reading

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Herds of Life-Sized Elephants Roam Through London’s Parks for a Global Conservation Project | Colossal

JUNE 17, 2021 GRACE EBERT Sixty migrating elephants pass between Piccadilly and Buckingham Palace in London’s Green Park in one of nine herds roaming throughout the city. The lumbering creatures are part of an ongoing collaboration between two nonprofits, CoExistence … Continue reading

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