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Art installations

FEDERICO DIAZ  

Federico Díaz’s Unveils Shape-Shifting, Robot-Made Art Installation

BY Suzanne LaBarreMon Jul 25, 2011

Since June, two robots have been methodically filling the inside of the historic Arsenale Novissimo in Venice with little black spheres to create a sculpture that looks like a pixelated wave of death. Which is plenty haunting in its ... READ»

LIGHTS  

Form Us With Love Sells The Ultimate Nightlight For $29K

BY Belinda LanksThu Jul 21, 2011

With so much emphasis on digital interactivity these days, you can forget that every day we interact with inanimate objects: We shut off the alarm (interaction), turn on the coffeepot (again, another form of interaction). The simple ... READ»

ART INSTALLATIONS  

A Mesmerizing Installation, Made Of Silvery Plastic Cushions That Breathe

BY Suzanne LaBarreThu Jun 30, 2011

What happens when you throw together two art-minded brothers -- one, a graphic designer, the other an artist who loves making plastic bags look like pulsing jellyfish -- and let them create whatever the hell they want? Awesomeness, ... READ»

ART INSTALLATIONS  

Art Installation, Big As A Warehouse, Turns Data Into A Trippy Other World [Video]

BY Suzanne LaBarreWed Jun 1, 2011

Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan has unveiled a massive new digital-art and sonic installation by Japanese artist and composer Ryoji Ikeda. Projected onto a screen that bisects the Armory’s vaulting exhibition hall, the transfinite ... READ»

ART  

Maarten Baas's Moving Tribute To A Muzzled Chinese Dissident

BY Belinda LanksWed May 25, 2011

Humanitarian design is all the rage. A wave of Western designers has swept into countries such as India, Rwanda, and Brazil with ideas for clean water, better schools, and economic opportunities. But as Maarten Baas shows with his ... READ»

GENOA  

Sonic Installation Captures the Spirit of Genoa, Italy [Slideshow]

BY Suzanne LaBarreFri Apr 1, 2011

Genoa is one of the more culturally and historically rich cities in all of Europe -- the storied site of the Most Serene Republic, the hometown of Christopher Columbus, and the place that gave the world pesto (we bow to you, Genoa). ... READ»

ART INSTALLATIONS   |  Comment

Tim Burton, Eat Your Heart Out--and Watch This Castle Transform Before Your Eyes

BY Cliff KuangThu Jul 9, 2009

Video of a mind-bending light projection by Apparati Effimeri, an Italian interaction-design firm. READ»

MOTION GRAPHICS   |  Comment

The Standard Hotel's Stunning Video Collage of Heaven and Hell

BY Cliff KuangThu Jun 4, 2009

A video artist assembles hundreds of movie clips into one stunning piece inspired by Dante's Inferno.READ»

LIGHT SHOWS   |  Comment

Eight Amazing Interactive Light Shows

BY Cliff KuangWed May 6, 2009

Nine Inch Nails' performs on a stunning interactive stage, a massive panel of lights that reacts to sound and the band's movements. Created by Montreal-based Moment Factory, it was picked as one of the best projects of 2008 by Creative Review (check out the making-of video). But Moment Factory isn't alone in making amazing light and music installations. READ»

BRIAN ENO   |  Comment

Brian Eno Paints in Light Using Sydney's Opera House as a Canvas

BY Cliff KuangWed Apr 15, 2009

If you're traveling to Sydney between May and June--or you already live there--you're in for a glittering treat. On May 28th, musician Brian Eno, will unveil his "77 Million Paintings," a light show projected onto ...READ»