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Two Curious Gerbils Visit (and Chew on) a Miniature Art Museum Made by Their Quarantined Owners

Colossal

Stay-home orders around the world have inspired people to fill their time creatively—think the recreations of well-known artworks and “Coronavirus Tourism Bureau” posters we mentioned last week. But rather than fashion a mock art exhibition for themselves, this London couple thought a little bit smaller. from r/aww.

Art 101
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F5: David Trubridge on Forward-Thinking Art, Indigenous Voices, + More

Design Milk

Whereas he’s practical in nature, she attended art school, trained as a sculptor, and has a freer, more open approach to creating. Water in the Southern Hemisphere by Ron Arad I saw this when it was first exhibited in Milan in 2007 in exactly this setting. It’s New Zealand’s first design-led tourism experience.

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Resin-Fossilized and Machine-Cut: The Art of Matthew Angelo Harrison

Design Milk

Detroit-born artist Matthew Angelo Harrison’s first solo exhibition at Salon 94 in New York feels ancient and futuristic, seductive and uncomfortable, completely human and totally alien. Ambidex” displays 8 polished resin blocks that suspend objects in time – each “emblematic of the United States in some way”.

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Inspiring creative women to follow in 2022

Creative Boom

And outside her day job, she's the co-founder of Woodism , an art collaboration that celebrates children with autism whilst raising money for charity. Current clients include unicorn startups like Zola and Klarna, cultural institutions like NYC Tourism and NYC Pride, as well as established brands like Evian and MassMutual.

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15 Artists Bring Spectacular Mirages to the Arabian Desert

Azure Magazine

The organization behind the exhibition, The Desert Biennial , is a California-based arts non-profit dedicated to staging site-specific interventions that build upon the land art movement of the ’60s and ’70s. This year’s open-air exhibition adopts the theme of sarab , or mirage. Courtesy of the artist and Desert X AlUla.

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Warhol, Land Art and a giant mirrored building set in the striking desert landscape of ancient Saudi Arabia

Creative Boom

With a population of 35 million, and more than 75% aged under thirty-five, the Kingdom is embarking on transformational development to embolden, employ and entertain its populous and attract growing national, regional and international tourism. FAME: Andy Warhol in AlUla cleverly plays on the idea that Warhol himself was a mirror of his time.

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Wildlife Photographers Join Forces to Save Leopards

Feature Shoot

goes toward production, printing, and exhibitions, and then, once the books are sold, 100% of the profits go toward conservation projects. Highlights include fine art prints, original paintings, jewelry, camera gear, and once-in-a-lifetime trips to wildlife conservancies and conservation tourism destinations.