Anonymous: In the Future No One Will Be Famous

With an anonymous cast of 11 international artists and a curator, the group show "Anonymous: In the Future No One Will Be Famous" opens today, 31 October 2006, at the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, embracing the flip side of Warhol's quip about 15 minutes of fame. In part a statement against the current over-inflated art market that spawns "artists as brands whose works have become masterpieces …

Leo Villareal: Origin

Taking on Newtonian physics, Origin, New York-based light artist Leo Villareal's latest work, integrates the Laws of Motion into a computer code that controls an LED grid. Though randomized, the sequences created suggest biological patterns and, measuring nearly seven feet tall by 27 feet long, the large scale of the installation lends an experiential dimension and a god-like, macro point-of-view to the show. Origin Opening …

Patrick Blanc: Vertical Gardens

French artist and botanist Patrick Blanc's Vertical Gardens are living installations. The lush wall plantings, which are often several stories tall, require no soil and come equipped with a self-sufficient watering system. You can see Blanc's work at the Pershing Hall Hotel and Musée du Quai Branly in Paris, the Marithé and François Girbaud store in New York and the Hotel Byblos in Saint Tropez, …