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Warhol, Land Art and a giant mirrored building set in the striking desert landscape of ancient Saudi Arabia

Creative Boom

With a population of 35 million, and more than 75% aged under thirty-five, the Kingdom is embarking on transformational development to embolden, employ and entertain its populous and attract growing national, regional and international tourism. The artist said: "People are always calling me a mirror."

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Anniversary book from Semi Permanent is a 20-year time capsule of stunning creativity

Creative Boom

It also includes fresh contributions from filmmaker Roman Coppola, industrial designer Sabine Marcelis, architect Bjarke Ingels, artist CJ Hendry, and digital entrepreneur Mikaela Jade. Designed in-house, the book archives significant projects from the past as well as significant ideas that can guide us into the future.

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15 Artists Bring Spectacular Mirages to the Arabian Desert

Azure Magazine

Courtesy of the artist and Desert X AlUla. The organization behind the exhibition, The Desert Biennial , is a California-based arts non-profit dedicated to staging site-specific interventions that build upon the land art movement of the ’60s and ’70s. Courtesy of the artist and Desert X AlUla. Photo Lance Gerber.

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Circular Design Is Mesmerizing in Exhibition by Hotel Brand Potato Head

Azure Magazine

It’s not exactly common to encounter a hospitality brand as the driving force behind an exhibition celebrating circular design. ” A scaled down version of Andra Matin’s open-air colosseum at Potato Head Beach Club also shows up in the exhibition. But Potato Head is not your usual hospitality company.

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Two Curious Gerbils Visit (and Chew on) a Miniature Art Museum Made by Their Quarantined Owners

Colossal

Stay-home orders around the world have inspired people to fill their time creatively—think the recreations of well-known artworks and “Coronavirus Tourism Bureau” posters we mentioned last week. But rather than fashion a mock art exhibition for themselves, this London couple thought a little bit smaller. from r/aww.

Art 101
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Resin-Fossilized and Machine-Cut: The Art of Matthew Angelo Harrison

Design Milk

Detroit-born artist Matthew Angelo Harrison’s first solo exhibition at Salon 94 in New York feels ancient and futuristic, seductive and uncomfortable, completely human and totally alien. Image courtesy the artist and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco. Matthew Angelo Harrison. Where : Salon 94 Gallery , 3 E 89 th St, New York, NY.

Sculpture 101
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Invoking Black Masking Traditions, Artist Demond Melancon Beads Elaborate, Celebratory Portraits

Colossal

The “wearable sculptures” are elaborate and celebratory, and Melancon’s works are known for their immense nature and for exhibiting his deft technical skill. Portrait of the artist in his studio. “I like to teach with my work, and I want to make something that’s very meaningful,” he says.

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