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Famous Art Heists Gone Wrong
In an article as fascinating as it is funny, authors Abigail Cain and Isaac Kaplan highlight eight major art theft failures while referencing many more. The tales, even the most grandiose ones, …
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Link About It: This Week’s Picks
Artists respond to Brexit, Prince's last guitar, iconic NYC buildings in desolate environments and more in this week's look at the web
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The End of the Monster Polaroid
20×24 Studio (the home of large-format instant photography) announced this week that it will be ending production operations next year. While many might not know about it, an enormous version of the …
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Iconic NYC Buildings in the Desert
In a mesmerizing series, former agency director and now hands-on designer Anton Repponen takes recognizable (some iconic) structures and places them in barren landscapes. The result is entirely familiar and surreal at …
Norberto Rodriguez’s “ART, AMIRITE?” at Maitland Foley Gallery, LA
The performance artist on living as his alter-ego for 36 years, and finally letting him go
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Daniel Barreto’s Eerie LED Stop-Motion Film
Light paintings are commonplace in the field of long exposure night photography, but filmmaker Daniel Barreto has found a way to take it in a completely new direction. In his film “Ignite,” …
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Olafur Eliasson Invades Versailles with Spatial Installations
Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has taken over France’s palace of Versailles with a series of large-scale installations that challenge visitors to exercise their senses. Organized into outdoor and indoor parts, the works …
Casa Malca, Tulum
A private estate turned beachside boutique hotel with extraordinary works of art on display
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Haruka Misawa’s Soothing Fish Tank Designs
Looking much like underwater zen gardens, Haruka Misawa’s minimalist fish tanks eschew traditional rainbow colored rocks in favor of soothing geometries and 3D printed structures. On display now in Taiwan, her exhibition …
Leafy Rainbow Bowl
$355.00
Inspired by Rococo decorative arts and nature, with a wildly psychedelic slant, Australian artist Kate Rohde’s Leafy Bowls are unique and awe-inspiring. Made in all kinds of colorways, from food-safe resin, her …