art archives | designboom | architecture & design magazine https://www.designboom.com/art/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Tue, 21 Nov 2023 07:01:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 jim denevan completes monumental land art from desert sands in abu dhabi https://www.designboom.com/art/jim-denevan-abu-dhabi-uae-self-similar-land-art-11-21-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/jim-denevan-abu-dhabi-uae-self-similar-land-art-11-21-2023/#respond Tue, 21 Nov 2023 05:30:56 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1031246

visitors to abu dhabi are invited to explore among nineteen concentric rings of 448 pyramids and mounds.

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shot on iPhone 15, apple’s ‘I remember you’ exhibition illustrates the power of perspective https://www.designboom.com/art/apple-paris-photography-exhibition-iphone-11-18-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/apple-paris-photography-exhibition-iphone-11-18-2023/#respond Sat, 18 Nov 2023 11:00:28 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1030607

from vivid floral landscapes to black-and-white urban vistas and intimate portraits, the exhibition transforms life's ephemeral instances into timeless memories.

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theo triantafyllidis’ simulations at spazio vitale explore the absurdity of human existence https://www.designboom.com/art/theo-triantafyllidis-vivid-simulations-spazio-vitale-explore-absurdity-human-existence-sisyphean-cycles-11-17-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/theo-triantafyllidis-vivid-simulations-spazio-vitale-explore-absurdity-human-existence-sisyphean-cycles-11-17-2023/#respond Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:01:01 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1030608

the four uncanny installations adapt to different displays (AR / VR / video) and tackle themes of isolation, violence, and sexuality.

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17,000 tiles of beatlemania: john lennon’s psychedelic swimming pool mosaic heads to auction https://www.designboom.com/art/17000-tiles-beatlemania-psychedelic-eye-mosaic-john-lennon-pool-auction-11-17-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/17000-tiles-beatlemania-psychedelic-eye-mosaic-john-lennon-pool-auction-11-17-2023/#respond Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:30:29 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1030609

the mosaic uses polychrome tiles in vibrant shades of red, blue, green, and white, while mirrored tiles were incorporated to form the iris.

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ai weiwei reinterprets his animals/zodiac head sculptures into gold lunar year charms https://www.designboom.com/art/ai-weiwei-taschen-2010-zodiac-head-sculptures-gold-charms-lunar-year-11-15-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/ai-weiwei-taschen-2010-zodiac-head-sculptures-gold-charms-lunar-year-11-15-2023/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:30:31 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1029950

the limited-edition series consists of only 99 copies, with each zodiac charm hand-cast in 999 pure gold.

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manuel alvarez diestro explores the dynamic interplay of hong kong’s old and new structures https://www.designboom.com/art/manuel-alvarez-diestro-dynamic-interplay-hong-kong-old-new-structures-11-14-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/manuel-alvarez-diestro-dynamic-interplay-hong-kong-old-new-structures-11-14-2023/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:30:08 +0000 M. A. Diestro https://www.designboom.com/?p=1029590

the photo series captures the obsolescence of older buildings in contrast to the contemporary urban landscape.

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shinji ohmaki’s delicately carved vessels cast shadows of flowers at national art center, tokyo https://www.designboom.com/art/shinji-ohmaki-carved-vessels-shadows-flowers-national-art-center-tokyo-11-14-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/shinji-ohmaki-carved-vessels-shadows-flowers-national-art-center-tokyo-11-14-2023/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2023 11:50:35 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1029721

the show is designed to speak to visitors on a deeply physical level, evoking a sense of organic integration that they have lost in the fragmented state of our current world.

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studio job’s sculptures add a whimsical touch to mika’s apocalypse calypso music video https://www.designboom.com/art/studio-job-sculptures-whimsical-mika-apocalypse-calypso-music-video-11-14-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/studio-job-sculptures-whimsical-mika-apocalypse-calypso-music-video-11-14-2023/#respond Mon, 13 Nov 2023 23:15:37 +0000 Rebecca https://www.designboom.com/?p=1029223

the ‘moving art piece’ video spans from a giant crystal globe marked with half a million swarovski crystals, to a grand winged piano.

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SODA architects plants bamboo stage installation amid mountains for qingshan art season https://www.designboom.com/art/soda-architects-bamboo-stage-installation-mountains-string-of-qingshan-art-season-11-12-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/soda-architects-bamboo-stage-installation-mountains-string-of-qingshan-art-season-11-12-2023/#respond Sun, 12 Nov 2023 11:30:01 +0000 Yuan JIANG https://www.designboom.com/?p=1028263

each bamboo component is locally harvested, subjected to traditional processes of burning, drying, and shaping, and woven by local artisans

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SOFTlab’s halo pavilion glistens like a geode amid google headquarters in mountain view, CA https://www.designboom.com/art/softlab-halo-pavilion-glistens-like-geode-amid-google-headquaters-mountain-view-ca-11-10-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/softlab-halo-pavilion-glistens-like-geode-amid-google-headquaters-mountain-view-ca-11-10-2023/#respond Fri, 10 Nov 2023 11:55:49 +0000 SOFTlab https://www.designboom.com/?p=1026856

made up of a little over 200 stainless steel modules, the dichroic crystalline interior creates shifting visual patterns throughout the day.

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