Ai Weiwei Uses 650,000 Lego Bricks for Recreation of Monet’s Monumental ‘Water Lilies’
Ai Weiwei took Lego art mosaics to another level for the Design Museum in London.
Karen K. Ho
21/03/2023
Ai Weiwei took Lego art mosaics to another level for the Design Museum in London.
The museum signed a deal with the Hanwha Culture Foundation to license its brand for four years.
“The original looks like the voice of a city. The new one looks like the voice of an investment bank or possibly a healthcare provider,” wrote one graphic designer on Twitter.
Only creative decisions made by a human author will be protected.
Monet once wrote to his wife, bemoaning the lack of steam and smoke in the air, things he claimed “excite the inspiration a little.”
The Triennial has been delayed to 2026.
On an October night in 2021, viewers at the New York independent cinema venue Light Industry were immersed in scenes of street protests that had taken place in Hong Kong. Two films from the year before by the group known as the Hong Kong Documentary Filmmakers (HKDF) were projected in the small crowded space: Taking […]
Less than half of the group have records detailing how they traveled from their country of origin to New York, according to the report.
Located at 380 Broadway, the new space will open in May.
Anila Quayyum Agha’s light-filled installations draw from Islamic Art and the German Renaissance, reconfiguring historic motifs for the 21st century.
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The portrait, a slightly abstract monotype made up of soft blues, aquamarines, violets, and beiges, is titled simply ‘Lucas Zwirner’ (2022).
Tilda Swinton and the Art Fund led a campaign to save filmmaker Derek Jarman’s cottage – now a symbol of individuality and activism.
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A new exhibition at Melbourne Now explores how contemporary artists reference, reimagine and challenge the past with new representations of life.
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Metal-clad fruit. Bedrooms that defy gravity. A full moon bursting from a volcano. Here are five images we love, selected from the 2023 Open shortlist.
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A new show in Rome foregrounds contemporary artists of different backgrounds, influences and approaches, revealing what binds them together.
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