Free tickets were released yesterday for Diller Scofidio + Renfro and David Lang‘s “The Mile-Long Opera: a biography of 7 o’clock,” taking place on NYC’s High Line from 3-7 October. And while the first batch was claimed quickly, we’ve been informed to keep an eye on milelongopera.com for other ticket releases. Set along a stretch of the revitalized, above-ground park and featuring 1,000 voices, the opera is meant to be experienced as …
Tag: Outdoor Art
Art Activist Liina Klauss’ Sculpture From 5,000 Salvaged Flip-Flops
From ocean plastic waste to a large-scale installation at Bali's Potato Head Beach Club
Even in the idyllic dreamscape of Bali, marine pollution—and ocean plastics—strangle and destroy natural beauty. To draw continued attention to this plight, Bali’s Potato Head Beach Club called upon German-born artist and activist Liina Klauss to build a permanent outdoor installation with the goal to maintain awareness. Enlisting a team, Klauss collected more than 5,000 flip-flops from the shores of Bali’s west coast. Sorted, bound …
Lars Jan’s “Slow-Moving Luminaries” for the Third Audemars Piguet Art Commission
Bridging the Miami skyline and ocean, a large-scale kinetic installation that commands attention
No piece featured at Art Basel Miami Beach embraces its surroundings quite like Lars Jan‘s “Slow-Moving Luminaries.” The third annual Audemars Piguet Art Commission, Jan’s sculptural work carries tremendous complexity as it toys with the ideas of crisis and contemplation. In the form of a dual-level pavilion situated on the sand, the piece invites guests to traverse maze-work as model buildings rise and fall between …
RhizomeNYC’s Art and Activism Enlivens Stages in Brooklyn and Beyond
Lifestyle website Per La Mente explores the art collective's large-scale contributions
Sponsored by Per La Mente
Contrary to what many might believe, New York’s art scene is far from dead and this cultural exploration by must-visit lifestyle website Per La Mente helps shine a light on where it’s thriving. Despite the city’s skyrocketing prices and the extreme difficulty of obtaining enough space to work in, there are visionaries who don’t see the obstacles, opting instead to pursue their desires and just …
Ai Weiwei’s New NYC Project “Good Fences Make Good Neighbors”
Ai Weiwei’s latest NYC art installation is made up of some 300 pieces all over the city and makes a strong point about immigration and refugees. With a fence circling the Unisphere in Queens, a cage in Washington Square Park, and more “Good Fences Make Good Neighbors” encourages New Yorkers to take a moment and think about the problematic nature of borders—metaphorical and physical. He …