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Category Archives: Architecture
Openings / Interviews: Judy Chicago’s – “Sublime Environment” @ Art Los Angeles Contemporary
At this year’s Art Los Angeles Contemporary, visitors were greeted at the fair’s entrance with Judy Chicago’s dazzling performance installation, Sublime Environment. As part of Pacific Standard Time’s Performance and Public Art Festival, the large scale installation was created with … Continue reading
Anish Kapoor – “ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower” Completed
Anish Kapoor’s (with help from structural designer Cecil Balmond) twisting tower next to the Olympic stadium in London that we first mentioned last year has been completed ahead of the summer games for 2012. Dubbed the “ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower” due … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Contemporary Art, Sculpture
Tagged Anish Kapoor, Architecture, Contemporary Art, Sculpture
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Overtime: Dec 12 – Dec 18
Banksy’s Cardinal Sin – a comment on the Catholic Church child abuse scandal, is unveiled. Liverpool council will not remove Banksy street art from private property wall. Shepard Fairey discusses creating his TIME Magazine Person of the Year 2011 cover. And, background on Ted … Continue reading
SFMOMA Expansion by snøhetta
Last year, we mentioned briefly that the SFMOMA was looking for an architect to design their expansion project. It looks like not only have they found the firm for the job, snøhetta, the museum is also well into their planning stages … Continue reading
Basel Week Miami ’11: Marco Brambilla x Ferrari “RPM” Video Party
As promised, here are photos from the Ferrari x Marco Brambilla’s party that we attended earlier this week at Art Basel Week Miami. The centerpiece was the collaborative 3-D video installation from Brambilla entitled RPM (see the video here) that entertained guests from … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Contemporary Art, Design, Releases, Shows & Events
Tagged Architecture, Art, Art Basel, Art Basel Week Miami 2011, Design, Ferrari, Marco Brambilla, Miami, Shows & Events, Videos
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High Desert Test Sites 2011
Occurring during the Oct 15 and 16 weekend, High Desert Test Sites returned for its 2011 edition in the communities that include Joshua Tree, Pioneertown, Wonder Valley, Yucca Valley, and 29 Palms in California. The destination event includes site-specific new … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Contemporary Art, Design, Showing
Tagged Ball Nogues Studio, Dawn Kasper, Ephraim Puusemp, High Desert Test Sites, LeRoy Stevens, N. Dash, Sam Falls
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Foster + Partners wins Hong Kong cultural district battle
The West Kowloon Cultural District, which we first told you about in 2009, has finally chosen a design for the planned $2.8 billion 50 hectare arts hub. The firm to win out were the favorites, Foster + Partners, the architects … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Contemporary Art, Museums
Tagged Architecture, Contemporary Art, Hong Kong, Museums
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Broad Musuem Design Revealed
The much talked about Broad Museum finally has an architectural design. This honeycombed building with a projected cost of $130 million is the brainchild of Diller, Scofidio + Renfro, a New York-based firm, and will feature 114,000 square feet of … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Contemporary Art, Museums
Tagged Architecture, Contemporary Art, Eli Broad, Museums
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Videos: Scott Campbell x Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2011 Collection
The relationship between Louis Vuitton and Scott Campbell must’ve started off on the right foot thanks to their collaboration earlier this year (covered), as the multi-faceted artist now has the distinguished honor of designing an entire line for the pervasive … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Art products, Contemporary Art, Videos
Tagged Art products, Contemporary Art, Louis Vuitton, Scott Campbell, Takashi Murakami, Videos
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Eli Broad to Build Museum in Downtown LA
Eli Broad, who is arguably known as the most powerful man in Los Angeles, revealed this week where he will build his museum, which will house the spectacular Broad Collection. The highly-anticipated location was speculated for years to be decided … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Contemporary Art, Museums
Tagged Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Eli Broad, Los Angeles, MOCA, Museums
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