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Steel maze at Belgium coal mine by Gijs – Van Vaerenbergh

July 22, 2015 by Glenn Weiss

From DesignBoom, With a focus on the experience of space, gijs van vaerenbergh — a collaboration of belgian architects and artists pieterjan gijs and arnout van vaerenbergh — have realized an immersive labyrinth at the central square of C-mine Art Centre in Genk, Belgium. a one kilometer maze of steel corridors, with walls that tower 5 meters above the earth, surrounds installation visitors, … [Read more...]

Yikes. Cars in China are now surplus. Consumer waste and artists one more time.

July 21, 2015 by Glenn Weiss

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Making dense space by Japanese artists Tokujin Yoshioka – Chiharu Shiota – Shinji Ohmaki

July 21, 2015 by Glenn Weiss

Why are Japanese artists filling up space with stings and straws?  Tokujin Yoshioka - Chiharu Shiota - Shinji Ohmaki … [Read more...]

Monoliths of Sulawesi, Indonesia versus Smiley Face Emoji

July 20, 2015 by Glenn Weiss

Indonesia, Bada Valley, Sulawesi features several megaliths throughout a remote area in the Poso Regency on the island of Sulawesi. It is part of Lore Lindu National Park. Bada Valley features dozens of ancient megaliths and several large stone caldrons. The objects remain a mystery.   … [Read more...]

Flickr Copyright Free Images from Books

July 15, 2015 by Glenn Weiss

Flickr has posted 2.6 million copyright free images from books.  The searches result in a strange sets - not perfect.  You need to go to the book page link to find the title to image.  Link Here  https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/ Value:   1. Find great etchings of destroyed art and architecture, 2. sculptures valued in the 19th century and early 20th century and 3. … [Read more...]

Hank Willis Thomas at Art Basel Miami

December 6, 2014 by Glenn Weiss

I walked the Miami Beach Convention Center for four hours.  Only one artist caught my attention more than once - Hank Willis Thomas.  And he is represented by the only gallery that interested me - Jack Shainman Gallery, NYC. Here a few other works displayed at Jack Shainman Gallery Booth   … [Read more...]

Sculpture at Art Basel Miami

December 6, 2014 by Glenn Weiss

  Outside at the Bass Art Museum.  Curated by Nicholas Baume of the Public Art Fund   Lynda Benglis Yinka Shonibare Sam Moyer Olaf Metzel   Nuria Fuster and Afredo Jaar Matthias Bitzer Goerg Baselitz Batehelemy Touguo Justin Matherly Nancy Rubin Nathalie Djurberg Ernesto Neto Jaume … [Read more...]

#PublicArt posting on Facebook in November

November 24, 2014 by Glenn Weiss

After months of problems with this website certification, the problems have been resolved and the link re-established to the blog.  Here are few of 50 posts on facebook.com/glenn.weiss.100.  Please follow on Facebook. … [Read more...]

whoworeitbetter.info – Freedom to Repeat

November 22, 2014 by Glenn Weiss

According to founders Alison Feldish and Derek Frec, the website ..... "Who Wore It Better is an ongoing visual research project presenting associations and  common practices in contemporary art.  This platform was created to promote formal and conceptual dialogue over originality."  Everyone should drop by the every month or so. I am guilty of noting artists that should have known about … [Read more...]

Weekly Posts on Public Art on Facebook

October 5, 2014 by Glenn Weiss

Weekly post at facebook.com/glenn.weiss.100.  Marc Quinn, Jorge Rodriguez Gerada,  Pablo Curutchet, David Cerny, M-City, Paula Rebsom, KAWS, Yayoi Kusama … [Read more...]

Weekly Posts on Public Art Worldwide

September 28, 2014 by Glenn Weiss

Public Art posted at facebook.com/glenn.weiss.100 :  Spencer Finch, Frank Gehry, Jimmie Durham, Anish Kapoor, SPY, ICY & SOT, Tomasz Domanski, Jacob Hashimoto, Dorothy Cross, Ai Wei Wei   … [Read more...]

Modern Brick and Stone, Ann Norton and Harvey Fite

September 15, 2014 by Glenn Weiss

Two artists born two years apart in 1903 & 1905, aspired to the creation of a "place" through their art.   The next generation artists - Anselm Kiefer, Donald Judd - followed the same instinct, but unlike the next generation, Harvey Fite and Ann Norton labored in stone and brick almost alone for more than 30 years starting in middle age.  Both artists made a name for themselves through a … [Read more...]

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