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In ‘Zoophites,’ Les Lalanne Hybridize Beasts and Botany into Functional Sculptures

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It’s also an apt title for a poetic exhibition of sculptures blending beastly and botanical forms by the late Claude (1925-2019) and François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008). Having worked as a guard in the Egyptian and Assyrian galleries of the Louvre, the artist often referenced ancient mythology and hybridity in his figures.

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Rooted in the American South, ‘Souls Grown Deep Like the Rivers’ Recognizes Remarkable Artistic Traditions of Black Artists

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Thornton Dial, “Stars of Everything” (2004), mixed media, 248.9 Encompassing more than 60 quilts, sculptures, installations, paintings, drawings, and assemblages by 34 artists from the mid-20th-century to the present, the exhibition is drawn largely from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation. centimeters. centimeters.

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In ‘The Order of Things,’ Wim Delvoye’s Playful Installations Reimagine a Museum’s Historical Collection

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All images © Wim Delvoy, courtesy of Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva, shared with permission In 1802, Italian sculptor Antonio Canova produced a marble sculpture known as “ Venus Italica ,” notably commissioned by Napoléon Bonaparte and intended to replace another Venus statue at the Louvre in Paris.

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Milan Design Week 2022: Highlights from Our Camera Roll

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Meanwhile, in the EuroCucina section of the fair, there was equal focus on cooking as a science and as an art form, with innovative new approaches to range hoods, steam ovens, and storage solutions sharing space with sculptural new kitchen systems. Design is Milano is design.

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10 Landmark Projects Shaping Architecture in 2024

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In 2014, photographer Milos Bicanski revisited a series of venues constructed for the 2004 edition of the Olympics in Athens, Greece. A symbol of winding migrant journeys, the sculptural form culminates in panoramic views of the landscape. “For me, it’s a metaphor for the journeys of migrants who passed through this building.”

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Sketches of Frank Gehry: A Conversation with Jean-Louis Cohen

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He has explored theory and design from 1900 to the present and incorporated his vast knowledge into publications, exhibitions (including at the 14 th Venice Biennale, where he curated the French Pavilion) and lectures. Cohen has built his international career on his double identity as both an architect and an intellectual.

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Meet the Jury for the 2021 AZ Awards!

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His work has been exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery in Pasadena, Galerie Triode in Paris, Museo Bagatti Valsecchi in Milan and the Dallas Museum of Art. In 2004, his firm represented Canada at the prestigious Architecture Biennale of Venice.