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Tuxedoed Penguins Plunge into A Private Tour of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
All images © Nelson-Atkins Museum, by Gabe Hopkins On a recent trip to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, three penguins from the Kansas City Zoo were keen to ruffle some feathers. As they waddled along their private tour— the museum currently is closed to humans due to COVID-19—Bubbles, Maggie, and Berkley served some polarizing […] More
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Seamlessly Tour 37 Artists’ Studios From Around the World in a Successive Compilation
Berlin-based artist Falk Lehmann, who’s better known as AKUT (previously), recently decided to funnel the energy he would have been using during this time for exhibitions and festivals toward a collaborative project intended to connect artists around the world. After feeling cut off from his previously robust social and professional life, AKUT tasked […] More
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Home MuralFest: 67 Artists Simultaneously Painted Murals in Their Homes and Gardens While Quarantined
“O Cavalo Preto” (2020) by Alex Senna. All images couretesy of Void Projects, shared with permission Similar to other muralists, Copenhagen-based artist Jacoba Niepoort was preparing for a busy period full of travel and public projects when COVID-19 canceled all of her plans. “I had been dreaming of methods for connecting individual, like-minded creatives […] More
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A Dramatic Performance by Juilliard Students Brings a Socially Distant Approach to Ravel’s Boléro
Maurice Ravel’s Boléro is a particularly collaborative composition in that it passes the melodic theme through a series of solos. The sequential performances highlight the distinct tones and sounds of each instrument, whether it be a flute, violin, or the anomalous saxophone. In a spectacular new project, dozens of Juilliard students who now are […] More
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Chicago Potholes Are Filled with Pandemic Essentials in Humorous New Mosaics by Jim Bachor
All images © Jim Bachor, shared with permission One Chicago driver got a little too excited about Jim Bachor’s recent tribute to one of humanity’s preferred coping mechanisms. In a COVD-19 themed series, the Chicago-based artist (previously) installed four mosaic potholes on the city’s northeast side, except an anxious motorist drove over the can […] More
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Aerial Views of Switzerland Capture Saype’s Massive Artwork Painted on the Alpine Terrain
All images © Valentin Flauraud and Saype Although many of us won’t be flying over Leysin, Switzerland any time soon, French artist Guillaume Legros, who’s better known as Saype, has painted a hopeful new work on a grassy hillside that’s best seen from the air. Across 3,000-square meters, “BEYOND CRISIS” shows a little girl with […] More
