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For the 4th of July, an Augmented Reality Artwork Is Bringing the Liberty Bell to Cities Across the Eastern Seaboard
Art lovers up and down the East Coast of the US can celebrate Independence Day with , a new public, augmented-reality artwork from Nancy Baker Cahill that debuts on July 4 in Philadelphia, Boston, New York, and Washington, DC, among other cities. “I spent a lot of time in Philadelphia as a child, and one of my most […] More
Photographer Gordon Parks Captured a Changing America in the Midst of the Civil Rights Era for Life Magazine—See Images Here
“Gordon Parks: Part One”through August 1, 2020Alison Jacques Gallery, London What the gallery says: “Born into poverty and segregation in Fort Scott, Kansas, Gordon Parks was a humanitarian with a deep and life-long commitment to social justice. He rapidly developed a deeply personal style of photography with a focus on race relations, poverty, civil rights, and […] More
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“DontGiveADamns” by Marian Cramer Projects in Amsterdam
Marian Cramer Projects in Amsterdam has teamed up with curator, writer, and contributing editor of Juxtapoz magazine, Sasha Bogojev, for an exciting group exhibition that will celebrate the beginning of Summer and hopeful restoration of everyday life’s energy. DontGiveADamns is an eclectic selection of 18 international artists whose creative practice carries the “f**k it!” attitude […] More
‘There Is Meaning in Ugliness’: Watch Artist Fred Wilson Explain Why We Can’t Look Away From the Hideous Parts of History
What is more powerful: beauty, or ugliness? Artist Fred Wilson, who is known for his interventionist artworks, in which he takes objects from museum collections and rearranges them, decoding and recontextualizing their meaning, was focused on just that question in an exclusive interview with Art21 filmed in 2014. In the interview, Wilson discusses beauty, ugliness, and meaning […] More
7 Breathtaking and Very Important Artworks to See at the Louvre That Are Not the Mona Lisa (She Can Wait)
Mona who? These works of art may not be as famous as Leonardo’s prim portrait, but they’re worth a visit when you go back to the Louvre, which happily reopens on July 6. Law Code of Hammurabi, King of Babylonca. 1792–1750 BC The Law Code of Hammurabi, King of Babylon (ca. 1792–1750 BC). Courtesy of the Louvre. What […] More
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“Insurrecta” by Gonzalo Borondo in Segovia, Spain
Spanish artist artist Gonzalo Borondo presents INSURRECTA alongside the City Council of Segovia, and in collaboration with Acción Cultural Española (AC/E). ‘Insurrecta’ commemorates the 500th anniversary of the communal uprising in the city, and pays homage to the Comuneros of Segovia by delving into the idea of Revolt. A total of 32 pieces chosen by […] More
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Beegarden – The newest art work by Tellas in Turin X Street Alps festival
The productive collaboration between Sardinian artist Tellas and the international festival of urban art Street Alps, the first in Italy to create murals in a mountain context, continues and this time for a metropolitan and unusual project which inaugurates the seventh edition of the festival. Beegarden is the title of the work that Tellas painted […] More
