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

Creative Boom

Since 2013, China has begun to officially restore the historic Silk Route with a $900 billion strategy called 'One Belt, One Road'. We're thrilled to announce this breathtaking new exhibition," says Alex Burch, director of public programmes at the Natural History Museum.

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

Design Milk

The exhibition pays homage to her own experiences in Kyoto and Osaka, while honoring the cultural heritage of the place and its people. and internationally, but It’s Wild Here is Rich’s first solo exhibition in her hometown of Philadelphia. Rich’s art has been shown throughout the U.S.

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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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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. The exhibition page features some great full images of individual paintings (scroll near bottom of that link).

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Artistic rebel, urban poet: new book celebrates the iconic photography of Saul Leiter

Creative Boom

When we did an exhibition, it got great reviews. The publication marked a turning point in his life, with Leiter being hailed, seemingly out of the blue, as a photographer to be reckoned with. After Leiter died in 2013 at the age of 89, she and Michael Parillo continued this work. But there was no internet. There were no books.

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