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Damien Hirst lends his fame to Burger King in a marketing tactic worthy of first place.
An addictive new website unpacks the stories behind lost works of art from the last century.
A group of primary school boys take on a sculpture exhibition, unattended.
If you see nothing, say something.
Artist Meekyoung Shin renders a genuine soap opera of ancient artifacts.
New York City had its cows; London will have its booths.
Impress your friends at Yoko Ono’s mini-retrospective in London.
Last week, the brand-new East London eat spot Tramshed flung open its doors to present its crowning conversation piece: Cock and Bull, Damien Hirst’s latest addition to his famed Natural History series.
Every day for six years, the British artist duo Gilbert & George stole gruesome and lurid posters advertising the day’s newspaper headlines.
Ai Weiwei and Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron unveil their design for the 2012 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in Hyde Park.
British conceptual artist Jeremy Deller’s first large-scale piece, Open Bedroom, was truly an at-home job. One day in 1993 he found himself home alone. His parents had gone on holiday. With the house his own for a blissful, but short, time, Deller turned his room—mess, posters, and all—into an exhibition.
Born in 1966 on the eve of the cultural revolution, Song Dong’s childhood was permeated with mu jin qi yong, the Chinese adage meaning “waste not” that was a necessity for survival in times of social and political turmoil. In a heartfelt homage to his mother, the artist created Waste Not, an intricately detailed display of objects his mother amassed over five decades, including toothpaste tubes, bottle caps, plastic bowls, metal pots, blankets, toys, and even part of the family home.
