article thumbnail

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.

Art 541
article thumbnail

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.

Travel 110
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Dancing Figures and Natural Elements Coalesce in Jonathan Hateley’s Elegant Bronze Sculptures

Colossal

All images © Jonathan Hateley, shared with permission Immersed in nature, female figures dance, reflect, and rest in Jonathan Hateley ’s limber bronze sculptures. “I was drawn to create a sculpture reflecting nature on the surface of the figure, which could be better highlighted with the use of colour,” he tells Colossal.

article thumbnail

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

Creative Boom

That's the theory, at least, expounded by a new exhibition hosted by London's Somerset House. Jeremy Millar, Self Portrait as a Drowned Man (The Willows) , 2011. The exhibition's third and final act, Witch, focuses on the period stretching from 2008's financial crash until the present day. © Jeremy Millar. © Juno Calypso.

Art 369
article thumbnail

Yukihiro Akama Carves a Whimsical World of Miniature Wooden Houses

Colossal

Photos by Red Photography, © Yukihiro Akama, courtesy of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, shared with permission In Huddersfield, England, a half hour’s drive down the road from Yorkshire Sculpture Park , artist Yukihiro Akama fashions a whimsical, miniature world from within a furniture maker’s workshop. After he moved to the U.K.

article thumbnail

Dive Into the Dallas Art Scene: 5 Artists Not to Miss at The Other Art Fair

Colossal

Since its inception in 2011, The Other Art Fair has made its mark on the art scene with its independent artist-led approach, spanning over 80 editions across the globe. Unlike your typical fair experience, this event promises to be a dynamic and vibrant celebration of art in all its forms. Her works, acclaimed in U.S.

Art 56
article thumbnail

26 Contemporary Chinese Artists Explore Materiality in ‘Allure of Matter’

Colossal

CHICAGO—Containing a massive paper wave, a tower of leftover fat, and a tiger-skin rug of 500,000 cigarettes, The Allure of Matter: Material Art from China encompasses 48 works from 26 contemporary Chinese artists in an exhibition on view now in Chicago. gu wenda, “united nations: american code” (2019), human and synthetic hair.

Artist 88