Art

November 5, 2019

‘Mona Lisa’ Is Brought to Life at the Louvre’s First VR Experience

Centuries after Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, his legacy continues to inspire artistic institutions to new feats across the world. Case in point, the Musée du Louvre in Paris has designed a grand retrospective of the Renaissance man's career to commemorate the 500-year anniversary of his death, which delves deep into da Vinci's approach to artistic creation.

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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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October 29, 2019

Interview: Walk Through a Colorful Installation Made of 140,000 Japanese Symbols

Muted is not a word in designer and architect Emmanuelle Moureaux’s vocabulary. Known for her colorful installations of text that trail from the ceiling, the immersive environments surround visitors in an array of rainbow hues. Numbers and letterforms take on an abstract quality as they dangle en masse around carefully constructed pathways. We've marveled at many of Moureaux's installations before, and her recent Universe of Words exhibition continues upon this engaging format.

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