fyodor pavlov andreevich: the great vodka river

premiered on art basel miami this year, the great vodka river installation by young russian artist fyodor pavlov andreevich was definitely one of the most popular outdoor public artworks. and understandably. enabling public to walk up and down the stairs of the installation in order to “experience it in their own way,” while beautifully dressed “nymphs” carried buckets of vodka - courtesy of beluga - from the bottom and back to the top of the stairs must have created quite an impact...

adiós los angeles

jon jackson has spent nearly his entire life living in la. he is now moving east to work as a creative director in brooklyn. before his departure, he decided to create an unusual farewell message in the form of 5 billboards put up in 5 different la locations. a gesture which will inspire and live on far past his departure date!
(via unurth)

silvio giordano & stefano boring: tank man 2

a while ago we posted silvio giordano's video packaging's life on the blog, now we came across his new photo work. the picture is realized together with stefano boring & titled 'tank man 2'. a parody on the famous 'tank man' (a photograph by jeff widener from 1989, depicting an anonymous protester stopping a row of tanks on the beijing's tiananmen square), tank man 2 - by staging the original scene, but replacing the row of tanks by row of shiny hummers - contemplates on the dictatorship of 'big, beautiful & costly' machines, the tanks of our era.

showtime: attila csörgő @ mudam

although luxembourg might not be the hippest place around, it's still worth visiting thanks to 2 gems of contemporary art musea: mudam & casino luxembourg. on display in mudam right now is - amongst others - archimedean point, show by hungarian artist attila csörgő, exploring the adjoining territories of art and science. looks like something that should not be missed & we're planning to have a closer look this w/e. & while in the city, it's also the last chance to see the brilliant bruno peinado in casino luxembourg.
(photo above by andrés lejona; you can see more pics from mudam on flickr, & soon our own photos will be added as well ;-))

Taking the Art World By Storm

Painting by Dreama Tolle Perry

Original Air Date: January 6, 2011
"Taking the Art World By Storm"
Join hosts Leslie Saeta and Dreama Tolle Perry as they highlight ways to sell your art. On today's show our guest Randy Higbee, owner of Randy Higbee Gallery and kingofframe.com, shares with us how he created the now infamous 6" Squared Art Exhibition and promoted it via facebook.


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