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Magical world of inflatable art opens new cultural landmark in Manchester

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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. The new venue will be commissioning and presenting a year-round programme by leading artists from across the world.

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Somerset House art show revisits the last 50 years through the prism of horror

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Courtesy of the artist. An imaginative new art show points to how the horror genre influences rebellious artists and helps us to understand a chaotic world. In this way, the last five decades of British history are recast as a story of cultural shapeshifting, told through some of our most provocative artists. © Kerry Stewart.

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Imposing Wild Animals Emerge from Layers of Cardboard in Scott Fife’s Sculptures

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Armed with glue and screws, artist Scott Fife fashions large-scale creatures from a humble material in an exploration of the relationship between humans and our animal counterparts, particularly those we associate with myth and folklore. “Were Wulf” (2007), archival cardboard, ink, and red pencil, 25 x 25 x 34 inches.

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Humans Bond with Animals and Nature in Adrian Arleo’s Poetic Ceramic Sculptures

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All images © Adrian Arleo, shared with permission Honeycomb faces, a hound with hands for fur, and the all-seeing eyes of a badger are just a few of the hybrid figures in Adrian Arleo ’s striking sculptures. For four decades, the Missoula-based artist has explored poetic imagery that creates strong emotional bonds.

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Top 10 Art Posts of 2023

Design Milk

Large-Scale Ceramics That Are Both Eye-Catching + Functional SCP presented an exhibition of new, large-scale ceramic works by Dutch designer Floris Wubben during this year’s London Craft Week to showcase a series that fuses function with sculpture. And the most popular art post of 2023 is… 1.

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New Amazon Office Unveils Colossal Handwoven Textiles From Local NYC Artists

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The building has undergone a years-long renovation and restoration since being designated as a landmark in 2007 by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Committee. Storms is a mathematically driven craftsman who straddles the lines between fiber, sculpture, and architecture.

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Nathalie Miebach Weaves Data and Anecdotes into Expansive Sculptures to Raise Awareness of the Climate Crisis

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For Boston-based artist Nathalie Miebach , art is a way to translate scientific data into a visual language of patterns and relationships. In 2007, when she first began to make works that explored weather and climate change, she wanted to better understand the science.