Tag: sculpture
Nick Cave: The singer in an interview about his ceramic art
Nick Cave has no eyes for his guest yet. With a fine brush he dabs black whiskers onto a horned head. In front of him on the work table is…
Guided tour of the large, walk-in sculpture “Room O” in Munich – Munich
What is real and what is just an illusion? What is reflection and what is the reflection of a reflection? The artist label Rasthofer/Neumaier explores questions of metaphysical relevance in…
What is this red Santa Claus who gives away trash cans?
Passing near Les Halles this morning in Paris, passers-by must have had a strange surprise. A sculpture of Santa Claus, entirely red, seemed to be going through the trash, except…
We tell you the story of this statue of Johnny that no city wants (except Fréjus)
“Right away, he said yes. » But not only that: “He arrived with very good news, they were also financing the statue, it was royal for us. » Pascal Dufour,…
“Poupou” is immortal… A statue of Raymond Poulidor will see the light of day in the Pyrenees
We remember the emotion of Mathieu Van der Poel this summer, when the 9th stage of the last Tour de France started from Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, the Limousin stronghold of his grandfather…
Death of Fernando Botero, artist who laughed at volumes
The Colombian sculptor and painter died at the age of 91, announced the presidency of the Colombian Republic. The Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known throughout the world for…
Angela Merkel: Sculpture collapses after two years
Equestrian statue with diamond Not stable enough: Merkel sculpture collapses after two years After the first small cracks in the last few days, the total loss followed: the broken Merkel…
Michelangelo Pistoletto: Sculpture destroyed in fire in Naples
NAPLES “Venus in Rags”: Sculpture by artist Michelangelo Pistoletto destroyed in fire The sculpture “Venus in Rags” by Michelangelo Pistoletto in flames © Vigili del fuoco / DPA Michelangelo Pistoletto’s…
Place du Louvre, Pont Neuf, sculpture by Kusama… How LVMH is “privatizing” Parisian public space
“The problem with LVMH is that it tends to behave like feudalism in Paris. Between Bois de Boulogne, Jardin d’Acclimatation, Champs Élysées, Samaritaine… We end up believing that we are…
Picasso Quiz: How Well Do You Know Picasso?
Art genius, communist, creative maniac – Pablo Picasso was the most influential painter of the 20th century. On the 50th anniversary of his death, we look back on his art…