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February 4, 2020

Land Artist Surprises Beach Goers By Leaving Striking Stone Arrangements Along the Coast

Land artist Jon Foreman finds comfort in arranging stones in eye-pleasing formations on the beach. His practice, which he calls Sculpt the World, showcases rocks fashioned into swirling patterns as well as giant circles containing an array of rainbow-esque hues. “This process is therapy to me,” Foreman tells My Modern Met. “The simple act of placing stone upon stone in the sand is very therapeutic.

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December 27, 2019

Activist Artists Float a Sunken House Down the Thames to Visualize the Reality of Climate Change

Activist group Extinction Rebellion is making an important statement about climate change by floating a typical suburban house in London's River Thames. Using dramatic visual imagery, they have sent a strong message to the UK government. Serious action needs to take place in order to combat the human threats that loom due to rising tides and global warming.

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November 23, 2019

Luminescent Sculptures Explore Our Relationship to a World Dominated by Technology

The modern world is an ever-changing source of inspiration, and American artist Doug Aitken has managed to capture today's mutability in his newest exhibition, Return to the Real. On show at London's Victoria Miro Gallery, Aitken's exhibit consists of two installations—All Doors Open and Inside Out—which he calls a “portrait of the present” or the “near future.” For these immersive installations, Aitken utilizes lonely sculptural figures that glow with color-changing lights according to accompanying soundscapes.

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October 31, 2019

Thought-Provoking Sculptures of Fragmented Figures Pop Up Across Venice

Through the end of November, sculptor Bruno Catalano‘s bronze figures are inhabiting the Venetian lagoon. His Travelers—or Les Voyageurs—are fractured and fragmented individuals, each on its own path. In collaboration with Ravagnan Gallery, on the occasion of the 58th Venice Art Biennale, thirty of his most recent Travelers create a path through the city. Weaving from theaters to churches to historic palaces, these “incomplete” figures are connected in concept, but unique in their journey.

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