Tag: Exhibits - Page 2
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Artist Decapitates Recycled Stuffed Toys to Make Stunning, Psychedelic Rugs
Don't let artist Agustina Woodgate -- who says stuffing is "like looking into the soul" -- near your favourite stuffed teddy bear.
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Climate Change Crisis Loses Some Urgency in Touring Museum Exhibit
The touring museum show 'Climate Change: The Threat to Life and A New Energy Future,' which wraps up its Istanbul run this weekend, is professionally put-together and well-intentioned, but flawed.
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The Eames' Appreciation of the World Through Common Objects
An exhibit about the pioneering mid-century designers illustrates the innovative ideas that inspired their work.
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Art Show Spotlights India's Polluted Yamuna River
The source of 70 percent of New Delhi's water, the Yamuna River is filthy with sewage and garbage, but people are now being drawn to its banks by a new art exhibit that seeks to raise awareness about the river's plight.
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Turkish Photographers Capture Climate Change
Traveling exhibit in Turkey prompts audiences to put on their 'climate glasses' and see how floods, fires, and drought in the country are all connected.
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Giant Melting Crayon Sculptures Highlight Raging Wildfires, Record Heat in Texas
Artist Herb Williams' playful-looking crayon flames have a serious message for drought-stricken state.
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Sugar or Glass? When Gastronomy Meets Glass, Positive Ideas Crystallise. (Photos)
Bored of conferences? Looking for inspiration? Then oh!BCN might just be your thing. It is a new kind of happening based around the unusual association of glass
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Middle Eastern Artists Eye Environmental Threats
With water shortages and air pollution posing increasingly grave threats to the Middle East, artists in the region are working to make environmental issues more visible, both at home and in international
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The Best of Greenbuild 2011: Innovative Green Building Products of the Future
There was so much to see at Greenbuild 2011 that I could be posting for weeks, but here is a summary slideshow of the highlights.
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The Horror of Elephant Poaching in Kenya: Shocking Photos by Chris Jordan
Chris Jordan's work may be familiar to TreeHuggers because he has been photographing environmental issues for years. He has depicted the ravages of the oceans, and many
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Young Turkish Artists Grapple With Extinction of Species, Alienation from Nature in Istanbul Exhibit
This summer, the well-regarded Pera Museum in Istanbul turned three of its floors over to art students from Anadolu University, giving them free reign to craft works representing the theme of
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The Valencians Have A Problem: The Falles, Culture vs. Environment
During the Valencia Design Week, the organisers of the FEED, the international bloggers meeting, took us to la Ciudad Fallera, the 'City of Falles'. This is an industrial area where they build the Falles all
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Nature Runs Wild in Josef Frank's Beloved Designs
'Himalaya' by Josef Frank. Image SFO Museum. Vivid, almost psychedelic colors, swirling, tangled lines, and playful renderings of animals aren't what most people think of when they hear the stern word "modernism." These traits, though, are what
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Glowing "Soldiers" Represent Nuclear Threat in Creepy Art Exhibit
In the wake of the disaster at Fukushima, the German parliament voted overwhelmingly to rid the country of nuclear power by 2022. But while anonymous artistic group Luzinterruptus applauds the
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Solar-Powered LED Lights in the Hudson River "Reflect" the Unseen Stars Above NYC
In much of the United States, light pollution in cities and even the suburbs is so bad that "dark sky tourism" is a rising trend, as Americans seek out the stars their ancestors took for granted. Next month, New Yorkers
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How About An Entire Book On A Single Poster To Save Paper And Space?
For a while I have been thinking of getting a Kindle. It saves trees and eliminates the impact of transportation and with Amazon's recycling scheme in place as well as the fairly long lifespan of the Kindle, the problem of e-waste seems less worrying
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Have You Ever Had a Broken Heart? The Museum of Broken Relationships Needs Your Donations
"Oh, it's cryin' time again, you're gonna leave me..." Think of the song that makes you remember the one that got away. Then think of a whole museum of objects signifying all
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Designer Let's Nature Do Art, naturalment! (Photos + Video)
When I entered the Gallery Art & Design in Poblenou, Barcelona, it was the odd smell I noticed first. Very faint, but it reminded me of something far away. Large pieces of art are scattered around the big white gallery
