Tag: Exhibits - Page 7
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Steam Wood Brings the Forest to a Department Store
It's called "Spirit of the Forest" but this is one forest that you wouldn't notice unless you looked carefully. Artfully sculpted around the front door of Harvey Nichols Department Store in London is a huge 50m long sculpture that runs the entire
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Tales from a Park Bench
Park benches are a place to chat, rest and watch the world go by. We wrote about Stephen Emms' project and magazine column, Bench Marks, where he explains the story behind the plaques on park benches around
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John Fekner's Top 20 Cash for Clunkers
Spotted over at Wooster Collective, John Fekner's ephemeral tribute to the American clunker appears just in time, before "Cash For Clunkers" clears the streets of decaying rustbuckets.
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Outdoor "Tree Museum" Celebrates a Community Centennial—and Trees
Living sculptures that defy gravity, that's how Yann Arthus-Bertrand describes trees in his inspiring environmental documentary Home, released on World Environment Day.
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The Fourth Plinth Goes Live in London
It's plinth madness in London, starting this week. That's plinth as in the fourth, empty column in Trafalgar Square that has been statue-less since 1841. Artist Anthony Gormley won the competition to put something on it and
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Green Vision for a Place With a Grim Past
An area once called a "death strip" wouldn't seem to harbor much in the way of recreational potential, but when
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Genesis is Epic Eco-Photography by Sebastiao Salgado
Image from Salgado Sebastiao Salgado is a Brazilian photographer who has been working on his photo-documentary "Genesis" for more than 4 years. It is a story in photos about the effect of modern development on the environment. He is searching for
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Innovative Textiles and Design at the Royal College of Art
The annual Royal College of Art Summer Graduate Show is the place to see up and coming designers in the UK. Last year we spotted Paul Thomas' bicycle carrier bags, and this year they were featured on the Apprentice. So who will be next year's super
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Zoo Installation Shows Trouble In Wildlife Paradise
Trouble in Paradise--an art installation at Vienna's Schönbrunn Zoo--shows the troubling impact of modern civilization on wildlife habitat.
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Kate's Cafe Serves Crocheted Food
Knitting and crocheting have become all the rage, with happy knitters meeting in pubs or creating monster coral reefs. Crocheting, like knitting, is an old skill which used to be the domain of ladies making doilies. Now with the revival of interest
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Worthless Is a Shop and a Concept
Worthless was a pop-up shop that examined consumerism and art and the value of material objects. It's a take-off on the much-missed Woolworth's stores except everything is free. "Customers" are invited to bring something to the store and it will be
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You're Invited: DC's First Earth Ball
It's a party for the planet and for just USD$25 you too can get in on the action at DC's First Annual Earth Ball. Mark your calendars for June 19, 2009 and be prepared to be amazed by all the green in the district. The event is
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Chelsea Flower Show Goes From the Ridiculous to the Sublime
The Chelsea Flower Show is so big and so glorious that it can accommodate some silliness within its midst without losing its dignity. This year's absurdity, and controversy, was easily supplied by one of the infamous stars of Top Gear, James May. Top
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Chelsea Flower Show Features Vegetables and Recycled Objects
The Chelsea Flower Show has a slight recession theme this year; with fewer gardens and more wild and natural plantings incorporated into the designs. Of course there will always be the over-the-top displays--garden porn--as it is known because
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Chelsea Flower Show Garden Created By the Homeless
The Chelsea Garden Show, now in its 86th year, is a high point in the horticultural social scene, with the Queen and all sorts of celebrities attending on Opening Day. But amidst the glitter and glamour of the fabulous show gardens, there is a
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Chelsea Flower Show is Leaner and Greener This Year
The Chelsea Flower Show is the queen of all flower shows: the biggest, brightest and best gardens, designers and plants. But this year's show is reflecting the economy: there are fewer big show gardens, some sponsors have pulled out and ticket sales
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Handkerchief Art is Useful Too
In praise of the humble handkerchief, once ubiquitous and now ignored. It has had a long history--from high fashion to a way of flirting, from plain white to embroidered. And always more environmentally friendly than paper
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Andy Hughes Makes Garbage Beautiful
Andy Hughes has lived in Cornwall, surfing headquarters of the UK, so he knows his beaches. And he knows all about the rubbish and jetsam and flotsam that ends up on the coastline.
