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Magical world of inflatable art opens new cultural landmark in Manchester

Creative Boom

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. Installation view from Manchester International Festival 2023 exhibition ‘Yayoi Kusama_ You, Me and the Balloons’ at Aviva Studios. © YAYOI KUSAMA.

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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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Zaha Hadid Architects: Vertical Urbanism, the Exhibition

Design Milk

The newly opened Zaha Hadid Architects: Vertical Urbanism exhibition showcases the bold, explorative urbanism they’re known for through a variety of design strategies used to create vibrant and sustainable community-orientated spaces within densely populated urban spaces. © Photo Courtesy of Hong Kong Design Institute.

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Cowboys, Gangsters, and Intellectual Humor: The Illustrative World of Glen Baxter

Design You Trust

His unique style caught international attention, and his first solo exhibition was held at the Gotham Book Mart Gallery in New York. Baxter’s captivating artwork has graced the pages of notable publications such as The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and The Independent on Sunday.

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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 way much of the world views amputees, often with pity or avoidance, changed with the London Paralympic Games in 2012.

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5 Stunning Summer Pavilions Elevating the Outdoors

Azure Magazine

From parks to pools and beaches to boardwalks, residents of urban spaces near and far flock to such public amenities as temperatures rise and the days lengthen. In 2019, the curving Soft Civic installation was a standout among the temporary structures from that year’s edition of Exhibit Columbus. ” — to the future of play.

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F5: Jiminie Ha’s Book Plans, the Furniture That Changed Her Life + More

Design Milk

” Launching in 2012, with a collective background in fine arts, curation, creative direction, design, publishing, and fashion, With Projects, Inc. Going Dark exhibition visual identity at Guggenheim Museum, curated by Ashley James. Due to South Korean censorship, nudity was not permitted in the publication.