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Anish Kapoor

Anish Kapoor Gets Gory

AP | GEIR MOULSON | Posted 05.17.2013 | Arts

BERLIN — Conveyor belts hum quietly, towering over piles of dark red wax. A giant mauve object that looks like a deflating balloon sprawls and s...

In Praise Of The Bean

Daniel Maidman | Posted 04.22.2013 | Arts
Daniel Maidman

I haven't been back to Chicago since 1996. Among the things I've missed was the creation of Millennium Park, and with it, of the Bean, a 100-ton sta...

Beyond the White Cube: Collector Profile

Yasmine Mohseni | Posted 11.10.2012 | Arts
Yasmine Mohseni

Working in this world can be surreal but, when one comes across kindred spirits who have an authentic appreciation for art, it's refreshing and reaffirms the validity of participating in this dialogue.

Kathryn Findlay on her Favourite Impermanent Structures in London (VIDEO)

Crane.tv | Posted 10.03.2012 | Arts
Crane.tv

Kathryn Findlay is the Principal Director of Ushida Findlay Architects. Gaining prominence in the nineties, the practice is known for its use of exper...

Orbit Tower Too Late To Be Olympic Cauldron

AP | DANICA KIRKA | Posted 09.23.2012 | Arts

LONDON — Love it or loathe it one thing is for sure: The Orbit Tower is not the Olympic cauldron. Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal says the ruby re...

In Tough Economic Times, Does Public Art Make Sense?

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 09.16.2012 | Arts
Elysabeth Alfano

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Times Square Desert-Scape

Gabrielle Selz | Posted 06.18.2012 | Arts
Gabrielle Selz

The place, ablaze with lights and crowds, just begs to be turned into an art arena. It's the exact opposite of a serene gallery or museum space. And it absolutely requires a display that reveals this dilemma. How to grab and hold a viewer's attention amid all that hustle?

From NYC to Dubai - Public Art Heats Up for the Summer

MutualArt | Posted 07.17.2012 | Arts
MutualArt

After a long, cold winter of hibernating inside museums, artists venture out into the heat this summer to create art in the public realm...

WATCH: Anish Kapoor Gets A Disco Makeover

Posted 02.13.2012 | Arts

Cloud Gate, the commandingly large sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor known affectionately as "The Bean" is the focus of a new project that will make yo...

All-Star Cast Of Artists Contemplate 'Color'

Posted 01.18.2012 | Arts

Color is a simple enough idea, but sometimes in a scene filled with swollen egos and overly conceptual work we tend to forget the beauty inherent in s...

Anish Kapoor Completes Twisted Tower For London Olympics

Posted 12.21.2011 | Arts

Internationally-renowned sculptor Anish Kapoor's "Orbit" tower, previously covered on the Huffington Post, is finally complete. The giant, 1,400 ton t...

Insane Plans For London Olympics Labyrinth

ARTINFO | Posted 02.14.2012 | Arts
ARTINFO

The verdict is in: after launching a design competition in July for London's forthcoming 50-acre Olympic Park, the Olympic Park Legacy Company has ann...

London Gets Its Own 'Eiffel Tower'

Posted 12.31.2011 | Arts

To get ready for the 2012 Olympic games, London needed the customary facelift that goes along with the festivities. Efforts have been made to push Lon...

Anish Kapoor's Mobile Concert Hall In Japan

Posted 11.08.2011 | Arts

At once sculptor, architect, and magician, Anish Kapoor brings mythical significance to a physical site with a mobile concert hall honoring the region...

Crazy Stuff We Did During Summer Vacation

Fathom | Posted 10.21.2011 | Travel
Fathom

These tales of adventure instantly transport us from our cubicle to the age of exploration.

PHOTOS: The Show Critics Love to Hate

Posted 09.13.2011 | Arts

(Via Mutual Art) The equally beloved-and-berated Royal Academy Summer Exhibition is back, now on view from June 7th-August 17th. It is the world’...

WATCH: Ai Weiwei Released From Prison

Posted 08.22.2011 | Arts

After being imprisoned for three months in a Chinese prison, artist-activist Ai Weiwei has been released on bail. Originally detained while try...

Art Basel Sells Nearly $2 Billion Worth Of Art

Bloomberg | Posted 08.20.2011 | Arts

The year’s biggest test so far for contemporary art dealers, in Switzerland, ended with galleries saying that demand and prices have returned to 200...

Art Basel: Proof Art Economy Is Strong Again?

Posted 08.17.2011 | Arts

If Art Basel serves as the art world's bellwether, then this years fair is extremely promising. Works by twentieth century artists such as Pablo Picas...

WATCH: Anish Kapoor On His Paris Takeover

Posted 08.05.2011 | Arts

It was only a matter of time before Anish Kapoor, sculptor-extraordinaire of all things bulbous, shiny and massive, was invited to fill up the exhibit...

Art and the Public Domain: Olafur Eliasson, Tomas Saraceno, and Ai Weiwei at the GSD

David Glick | Posted 06.18.2011 | Arts
David Glick

The Divine Comedy, a current exhibition at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, features world renowned artists known for blurring the boundaries be...

Defense Dept's $600k Fairy Sculpture

The Huffington Post | Travis Korte | Posted 06.02.2011 | Arts

Department of Defense (DOD) employees moving into a new building this fall may start their days walking past a sculpture of a toad with a ten-foot fai...

UK Arts Funding Slashed

AP | By JILL LAWLESS | Posted 05.30.2011 | Arts

LONDON -- Hundreds of British arts organizations had their public funding slashed or eliminated Wednesday, the result of government spending cuts aime...

Can An Art Fair Be Dreamy?

Marina Cashdan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Marina Cashdan

Jenny Saville, Pause, 2002-03. Oil on canvas, 10 x 7 ft / 305 x 213 cm. Exhibitor: Thomas Gibson Fine Art TEFAF is Dreamy. Let me explain why. Th...

Black Swan Inspired Art Exhibition

Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts

WHO: Matthew Barney, Walead Beshty, Gardar Eide Einarsson, Katharina Fritsch, Douglas Gordon, Dan Graham, Wade Guyton, Pierre Huyghe, Sergej Jensen, A...