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Magical world of inflatable art opens new cultural landmark in Manchester

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Yayoi Kusama and Dots Obsession, 1996-2011 Installation view_ The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Victoria Miro and David Zwirner. Installation view from Manchester International Festival 2023 exhibition ‘Yayoi Kusama_ You, Me and the Balloons’ at Aviva Studios. © YAYOI KUSAMA.

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Cold comfort: photo series charts the rise of the Polar Silk Road

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Since 2013, China has begun to officially restore the historic Silk Route with a $900 billion strategy called 'One Belt, One Road'. Changing times Gregor is an Austrian artist and photographer working in the fields of art and architecture. It was a major conduit for trade with the Roman Empire and, later, medieval kingdoms.

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Solo Exhibitions: Martha Rich’s ‘It’s Wild Here’ + Lisa Congdon’s ‘Ode to Kyoto’

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Old City, Philadelphia-based Paradigm Gallery + Studio recently wrapped up two solo shows featuring the colorful, saturated art of both Martha Rich and Lisa Congdon. The exhibition pays homage to her own experiences in Kyoto and Osaka, while honoring the cultural heritage of the place and its people.

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BCNMCR mastermind Dave Sedgwick on why the popular design exhibition is coming back one last time

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Dave's clear enjoyment of hosting BCNMCR is rooted in his passion for Barcelona, which can be traced back to the 1990s when he went there as a young art student. In 2013, a few months after I'd been over to Barcelona, I flew over four leading agencies, put them up in a hotel and hosted a night of talks alongside an exhibition of their work.

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Textures 2013 #white #black #exhibition #minimal #art #layout #bookmarks #typography

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Textures 2013 #white #black #exhibition #minimal #art #layout #bookmarks #typography

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Ekow Eshun curates an exhibition inspired by activism and agency

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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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Yayoi Kusama’s Current Exhibition Offers a New Infinity

Design Milk

In 2013, I had the privilege to visit ( and feature here ) a dazzling Infinity Room by one of the most famous and influential artists alive: Yayoi Kusama. Courtesy the artist, David Zwirner, Ota Fine Arts, and Victoria Miro Yayoi Kusama, I Spend Each Day Embracing Flowers, 2023 (detail) © YAYOI KUSAMA.