Deconstructed devices become art through the lens of one man’s camera
There’s a perverse pleasure that comes from taking something apart or seeing exactly how things tick. However, most people are brave enough to disassemble their favourite devices or day-to-day items […]
Kara Walker next to transform the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall
In a press release on March 11th, Tate Modern alongside Hyundai Motor announced that New York-based American artist Kara Walker will create the fifth annual Hyundai Commission for the Turbine […]
Through the window
A work of art is invariably a chunk of the world, whether real or “imagined”, carved out according to a form. And what better form could there be to frame […]
Basquiat show sells out before it even opens
A survey of about 70 artworks by Jean-Michel Basquiat recently opened at the Brant Foundation’s newly-remodelled gallery space in New York’s East Village but if you didn’t snatch up a […]
Deal between Italy and France to loan works by da Vinci is back on
Remember a couple of months ago when it seemed that Italy was going to block the loan of a large number of their artworks by Leonardo da Vinci to France? […]
New report found that the arts contributed more than $760 billion to the US economy
Most everyone agrees that the arts better society. Whether you’re an engineer or teacher, curator or banker, by and large there is some part of the arts that appeal to […]
Ai Weiwei and 30 tons of buttons? The possibilities are endless…
Have you ever wondered how many buttons are in a ton? Fair, me either. However, it’s somewhere around 9 million. As of a few days ago, it seems artist Ai […]
