Art

U.K. Graffiti Artist Strikes Again with Biggest Work to Date

Like what you see? Subscribe to the full RSS feed.The anonymous British graffiti artist known as Banksy has produced what is believed to be his biggest work to date. The three story art on a post office building near Oxford Circus reads “One Nation Under CCTV,” and features a little boy painting the words, […]

New Guggenheim “UFO” Museum to Open in Lithuania

Following on the lead of the spectacular buildings at New York and Bilbao, the new Guggenheim Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania promises to be an equally impressive figure on the city’s landscape. The design by Zara Hadid shows a futuristic floating space ship typs of structure that looks like it will take off at […]

Chatting with the Mona Lisa in South Korea

A South Korean art gallery has developed technology that allows masterpieces like the Mona Lisa to interact with students. The iconic and enigmatic figure at the Alive Gallery in Seoul talks to visitors about life during the Renaissance period, a feat brought about by the use of digital information technology. Visitors, especially kids enjoy the […]

Experiencing Pure Darkness in Stockholm’s Färgfabriken Art Gallery

“Only when standing in a pitch-dark room do you realize that you actually start to see. Even in the perfect darkness, there is always some kind of light.” – John Duncan Darkness – true darkness – isn’t something I expect to see as a city traveler, in gothic cathedrals built to lift worshipers’ eyes to the […]

Artist Recreates the Scents of Helsinki, Budapest, Paris

Hungarian born artist Hilda Kozari has created an art installation consisting of three bubbles – one each for Helsinki, Budapest, and Paris - that she says represent what each city smells like. The bubbles are part of an Urban Olfactory Installation exhibit and have been created in collaboration with perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour. The sense […]

Photo of the Moment: The Bridge of Death, Germany

Flash Mobbing New York’s Grand Central Station [Video]

I’m fascinated by flash mobbing. One person committing a strange act in public rarely gets noticed, especially in a place as bizarre as New York City. But several hundred or a thousand people all doing the same curious thing almost always garners attention. ImprovEverywhere.com - known for causing “scenes of chaos and joy in […]

Keeping Austin Weird: The Cathedral of Junk

The motto of Austin, Texas is ‘Keep Austin Weird.‘ Part of Austin’s inspiration is the ‘Cathedral of Junk.’ Sequestered along a quaint surburban street, a whimsical side project which began in 1988 has blossomed into a gargantuan mass of circuit boards, lawnmower parts, forks and knives, car bumpers - everything, most likely including at least one […]

Photo of the Moment: Cadillac Ranch, Texas

Cadillac Ranch, Texas © Jody Morris

East River Waterfalls to be Unveiled in July

According to Gothamist, the East River waterfalls project is scheduled to come to New York in July. The $15 million project consists of 4 man made waterfalls, each measuring between 90 feet and 120 feet and constructed over scaffolding to give it the appearance of a building under construction. Each of the four waterfalls will […]

Photo of the Moment: Shopping Cart Art, Vermont

Britain’s People in Order - From 1 to 100 [Video]

Part of the Portable Film Festival, People in Order is: … part of a series of short films that assembles the people of Britain in a given order. In just 3 minutes, we meet 100 different people who are arranged according to their age, starting from age 1. There’s something so charming and captivating about this, particularly […]

Photo of the Moment: Broken Buddhas

Broken Buddhas © Jody Morris

China at Global Center of Mass High Art Reproduction

Considering China is the Mecca of mass production, it isn’t especially surprising to see even high art being produced on an industrial level. Dafen, in the southern part of the country, is the global center of art reproduction. More than 60 percent of the world’s cheap copies of the masters are produced here. Last […]

Emotion Sensitive Lighting for Buildings: What Color is Your City Today?

So you thought you were the only one feeling blue? In Stockholm, the Haymarketscrapers towers reflect the mood of citizens by changing color. Purple signifies deep depression, while a bright red means citizens are happy, happy, happy! How do the towers know citizens’ emotional state of mind? Simple. People can […]

Laziness Rules at Museum of Bogotá

A museum in Bogotá hosted an exhibit last week dedicated to the pursuit of laziness. The entire exhibit consisted of hammocks and beds, and people lounging about on them. The government sponsored exhibit attracted a lot of attention, and according to the Museum of Bogota’s curator was set up to explore the concept of “laziness as […]

Hidden Hotel Wall Art: The Secret’s Lurking in Your Hotel Room

If you thought all hotel room art was singularly bland and unimpressive, you might want to check what’s behind that cheesy countryside painting on the wall next time you’re holed up in your hotel room. You just might discover a hidden treasure. As this video shows, enterprising artists are leaving mementos of their talents […]

Mobile Hotel Provides Room with a View

Is that a plane? A Martian spaceship? No, it’s Hotel Everland! A Swiss artist duo, known for their artwork that invites viewer participation has created a mobile one room hotel. The room includes a bed, lounge and bathroom and can be hoisted onto any surface. Right now, it sits on the rooftop of […]

Following the Eternal Sunset Around the World

The sun sets in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Good Magazine points us to EternalSunset.com: The website Eternal Sunset uses 272 west-facing webcams in over 50 countries to show a live sunset 24 hours a day. Right now, for example, we’re checking out the pastel hues over the water in Valle Gran Rey, Spain. The site refreshes every minute or […]

Remembering John Lennon: Still Imagining Peace

Close to 27 years after his death, John Lennon has been immortalized in a work of art designed by Yoko Ono and installed in Reykjavik, Iceland. The art work called the Imagine Peace Tower comprises a wishing well from which a tall tower of light shoots out to touch the sky. The surrounding […]

Rhode Island Presents: Impossibly Beautiful Eggshell Art

Inspired by traditional Slovenian craftsmanship, Rag & Bone artisan, Franc Grom, creates magnificently impossible eggshell art. Through the use of a small, electric drill, each eggshell is drilled up to 17,000 times (that’s per egg!). Who says Rhode Island isn’t hip?

The Puking Fountains of London

Klaus Weber, a fountain sculptor and apparent fan of bodily functions, has created an installation of stone sculptures entitled ‘The Big Giving’ on the South Bank in central London. As part of London-based Southbank Centre’s new Hayward Fountain Series, Weber’s pieces let viewers contemplate the dynamics of corporeal flux in an eco-friendly way—all of the water […]

Hikaru Dorodango: How Shiny Balls Are Taking Japan by Storm

Here’s how it works: Japanese kids start a fad. Westerners then laugh at them for being ridiculous. Then we try it. Then we obsess. Then we’re left with a worthless collection of Pokemon cards while they’re off starting something new. Virtual pets on keychains that have to be fed once an hour? Check. Cartoons featuring teenagers […]

From Recycled Japanese Train Tickets to Fine Art

In Osaka, Japan, Takashimaya department store employees have taken over 320,000 recycled train tickets and recreated four iconic works of fine art. Via PinkTentacle.com: The works, which include renditions of da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (2.3 x 1.6 meters) and the Birth of Venus, as well as Renoir’s Dance at the Moulin de la Galette, consist of “pixels” […]