Art

July 9, 2025

Artist Creates Immersive Marine Seascapes Swarming With Cardboard Animals

For years, Josh Gluckstein has fabricated cardboard sculptures of various animals, but his latest series may be his most ambitious yet. In what he calls a “cardboard museum installation,” the London-based artist has fashioned several distinct scenes of coral reefs, each of which center marine species. Their massive scale and lavish details aren’t the only things that distinguish these new sculptures—at nearly every step, Gluckstein cataloged the process behind their production.

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July 8, 2025

Artist Recreates Iconic Artworks With LEGO Pieces That Mimic Digital Pixels

Since their introduction in 1949, LEGO bricks have been used in countless imaginative ways, far beyond their original purpose. Mexican artist Gerardo Pontiérr is one person who takes these colorful plastic pieces and turns them into something extraordinary. He recreates famous paintings and portraits as 3D, pixel-like artworks made from thousands of LEGO pieces.

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July 3, 2025

Ephemeral Streaks of Magenta Cover 53,000 Square Feet of Space at Art Basel

German artist Katharina Grosse has long been a fixture of Art Basel, and to celebrate the iconic art fair's 55th edition, she created the largest urban art installation of her career. Grosse is known for her large-scale spray-painted artworks, and she certainly brought her artistic energy to the Messeplatz for CHOIR. The piece, which was on view until June 22, saw Grosse spraying white and magenta forms across the Heurzog & de Meuron-designed space.

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July 2, 2025

Monumental Sculpture Comes To Life at Night With Projection Mapping

South African artist Daniel Popper has created an artistic landmark in Miami’s Arts District. Titled Lumen, the larger-than-life sculpture is permanently installed as the entrance to Society Wynwood, a vibrant apartment community. It’s covered in mosaic tile that comes alive when it’s dark. During the day, viewers can admire the earth-toned surface, but at night, projection mapping completely reimagines the mosaics. Suddenly, the sculpture lights up with a colorful, changing digital display.

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