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24
Apr
2013
12:58pm, EDT
Inflatable poo? Don't step in it, bounce on it!
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An inflatable sculpture called 'Complex Pile' by American contemporary artist Paul Mccarthy on display as part of the 'Inflation!' exhibition curated by Mobile M on April 24, 2013 in Hong Kong. The inflatable artwork is one of six on display as part of the exhibition which is open from April 25 until June 9.
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An inflatable sculpture called 'Falling into the Mundane World' by Tam Wai Pingon on display as part of the 'Inflation!' exhibition curated by Mobile M on April 24, in Hong Kong.
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An inflatable sculpture of a pig called 'House of Treasures' by Chinese contemporary artist Cao Fei on display as part of the 'Inflation!' exhibition curated by Mobile M on April 24, in Hong Kong.
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A member of the public bounces on a life-size interactive inflatable sculpture of Stonehenge called 'Sacrilege 2012' by English contemporary artist Jeremy Deller on display as part of the 'Inflation!' exhibition curated by Mobile M on April 24 in Hong Kong.
Inflatable installations, one of which you can bounce on, are on display in Hong Kong at the site of the future museum of visual arts, known as M+. The exhibit is the largest contemporary art exhibition ever to be mounted in Hong Kong. More about the exhibit.
The future site of Hong Kong's Museum of Visual Arts is hosting inflatable works that include a bouncy Stonehenge, a larger than life cockroach and a giant "Complex Pile." TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.
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Long ago the art world began sanctioning anything as art when they found they could get away with it and also make a bunch of money. I've been waiting for the day when an artist just defecates in a pile and announces it is art. The art world of course, will sanction it. What a bunch of phonies.
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3
Oct
2012
5:42pm, EDT
Staying dry in the middle of a downpour; a rain shower Londoners can appreciate
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Members of the public experience the 'Rain Room' art installation by 'Random International' in The Curve at the Barbican Centre on Oct. 3, 2012 in London, England.
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A man checks his phone as he experiences the 'Rain Room' art installation by 'Random International' in The Curve at the Barbican Centre on Oct. 3, in London, England.
The 'Rain Room' is a 100 square meter field of falling water which visitors are invited to walk into, with sensors detecting where the visitors are standing, preventing them from getting wet. The Guardian's Oliver Wainwright visited the installation and experienced what it was like to "control the elements" and stay completely dry amid a downpour. The installation opens to the public on October 4, 2012 and runs until March 3, 2013.
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21
Sep
2012
10:49am, EDT
Visions of Berlin Wall return to Checkpoint Charlie in life-size, 360-degree view
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A journalist stands in front of the panorama print "The Wall" by artist Yadegar Asisi during a preview in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 21. The huge 15 meters high and 60 meters wide panorama of the Berlin Wall will be on display for the public from Sept. 23, 2012 for about a year near the former Checkpoint Charlie.
Reuters -- "When people look at history from a victor's perspective, they always talk about how terrible it was," said artist Yadegar Asisi, whose panorama depicting everyday life at the Berlin Wall will open to the public on Sept. 23.
The Iranian-Austrian Asisi, who grew up in East Germany, lived in both East and West Berlin in the 1970s.
"Many people in this city talk about the division in terms of good and evil, but people forget about the everyday compromises that were made," Asisi said, urging a non-political approach to memory. Strangers who come to Berlin can't imagine how you could have a normal life, living next to the Wall."
Read more: Cold War museum plan prompts row over Berlin's past
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People erect a panorama designed by Austrian artist Yadegar Asisi featured at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 21.
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