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November 13, 2026

VHILS Transforms Corroded Metal Into Portraits That Reveal the Changing Identity of Cities [Interview]

Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto, better known as VHILS, explores the relationship between people and their surroundings in Atrito: Arqueologia do Presente. The exhibition marks his first solo show at Galleria Continua São Paulo. It features 14 metal structures bearing portraits, street signs, and advertising fragments from cities around the world. Curated by Ana Carolina Ralston, the exhibition examines how urban development reshapes collective memory and individual identity.

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November 13, 2026

Sally J. Han Pairs Ordinary Moments With Surrealistic Details in Her Multifaceted Paintings

Artist Sally J. Han is an exacting painter with a meticulous eye. Her detailed, colorful works depict some of life’s most ordinary moments—scrolling on a phone, peeling fruit—yet are juxtaposed with surrealist elements. Han often does this through scale. In Satellite of Love, for instance, a diminutive figure wearing a hanbok sits on a rock gazing up at an impossibly large moon that takes over the composition.

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November 12, 2026

Hundreds Gathered To Try To Move Chicago’s ‘Bean’ Sculpture 7 Inches to the Left

On Sunday, November 8, hundreds of people gathered around Chicago’s iconic Cloud Gate sculpture (aka “The Bean”) with one unusual goal: moving it 7 inches to the left. It was quite an ambitious feat, considering the sculpture weighs about 110 tons. Although the crowd was ultimately unsuccessful, the humorous stunt brought Chicagoans together for an afternoon of fun.

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