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Magical world of inflatable art opens new cultural landmark in Manchester

Creative Boom

Yayoi Kusama and Dots Obsession, 1996-2011 Installation view_ The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's exhibition You, Me and The Balloons is a colourful wonderland of inflatable inspiration: a suitable opener for a brand new type of arts centre. © YAYOI KUSAMA. Images © David Levene.

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Ekow Eshun curates an exhibition inspired by activism and agency

Creative Review

The Fund for Global Human Rights is a charity working with activists across Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Southeast Asia – four regions of the world that it is spotlighting in Face to Face, a new public exhibition in King’s Cross Tunnel and the surrounding Outside Art Project space, which launched earlier this year.

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A French “Truck Museum” Travels the World in Style

Azure Magazine

Even for modern art-lovers in major cities, it can be difficult to find the time to visit an exhibition. Founded by French author Ingrid Brochard , the mobile museum organization MuMo began its journey in 2011. Last year, the program included two 2023 exhibitions: “Musique! In a secluded small town, even more so.

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The Alternative Limb Project by Sophie de Oliveira Barata is where art meets science

Creative Boom

Artist and sculptor Sophie de Oliveira Barata has combined art, technology and science to create artificial limbs, which are wearable art pieces for performance and exhibition. The Lewes-based artist explores themes of body image and definitions of beauty. Conflict and warfare have also created a change, says Barata.

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Andrew Satake Blauvelt Elevated Graphic Design Far Beyond Notions of “Problem Solving”

Eye on Design

Catalogue design by Andrew Blauvelt and Emmet Byrne for the Walker Art Center, 2011. His writing appeared in a variety of design journals and publications, and he guest-edited three seminal issues of the academic journal Visible Language, all focused on design history. “He Exhibition Design: Andrew Blauvel.

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V&A conjures “warped” universe of Alice in Wonderland in virtual reality

Design Week

While the V&A’s blockbuster Alice in Wonderland exhibition has been delayed until next year, people will be able to experience the fantasy world thanks to virtual reality (VR). The 45-minute event will recreate the V&A’s entrance hall and feature objects from the exhibition. Bringing wonderland to life.

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Patrick Thomas & his PULP silkscreen prints respond to the era of "truth decay"

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A-Z presents , exhibition , Patrick Thomas , talk , Berlin , fake news , truth , artivism , silkscreen , silkscreening prints , newspaper , printing. In 2011 Laurence King Publishing , published his second book Protest Stencil Toolkit. Since 2011 he is based in Berlin. A revised edition was released in April 2019.

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