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British Artist Es Devlin’s Latest Kinetic Sculpture in New York

A kinetic sculpture of 700 illuminated cords unveiled yesterday before the fountain at Lincoln Center’s Josie Robertson Plaza, courtesy of British artist Es Devlin. Moët & Chandon commissioned her rotating, immersive spectacle in partnership with the Endangered Language Alliance as part of the champagne house’s global holiday celebrations, taking over 20 cities worldwide. “We were […]

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Beeple’s Hybrid Sculpture ‘Human One’ now in Hong Kong’s M+ Museum

On the heels of it inclusion in an exhibition at Castello di Rivoli in Italy earlier this year, Beeple’s first hybrid sculpture, Human One, is now in M+ Museum in Hong Kong, heralding the artist’s first solo presentation in a major Asian institution.  Human One depicts a helmeted astronaut walking through an ethereal landscape on

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See Inside the Powerful New Immersive Frida Kahlo Show in Brooklyn

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, who undeniably has already garnered a cult-like following of loyal fans and admirers over the past several decades, is the latest artist to get the so-called “immersive” treatment in New York. Notwithstanding the fact that some observers feel as if we are nearing the saturation point with these splashy—and typically pricey—events,

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Matisse and Modigilani in Philly

Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954) lived a long and fruitful life as an artist. Amadeo Modigliani (Italian, 1884–1920) did not. Wracked by illness as a child and poverty–and substance abuse–as an adult, he died of tubercular meningitis long before being recognized as a central figure to Modern art. His lover commit suicide the next day, jumping

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