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  • tiny sculptures

    Marco Tirelli‘s impressive but tiny architectural sculptures.

  • timber

    Bicycle + Timber by Roman Signer, 1997.

  • minimal space

    Cellule no. 2, 1992, by Israeli artist Absalon (1964 – 1993) at the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin. Absalon made a series of six inhabitation cells (cellules) to be placed in Paris, Tokyo, New York, Tel Aviv, Frankfurt and Zürich. The living cells were designed for a single person, in this case for the artist himself…

  • cambeck

    Last year at the 56th Venice Biennale I saw this video at the Angolan Pavilion by Binelde Hyrcan called Cambeck. You see 4 boys seated in small holes dug out in the sand that resemble car seats. The boys face the Atlantic Ocean and talk to the taxi driver who uses a flip-flop as steering…

  • footprint

    Anything can be a shoe. The history of shoes in fashion at the MoMu in Antwerp, Belgium. Last days of the exhibition Footprint, until 14|02|2016.

  • paper reality

    Monochrome white reliefs by Delft artist Jan Schoonhoven (1914-1994). The geometric reliefs are made from paper, cardboard and white paint on a panel. Reality according to Jan Schoonhoven, until February 14, 2016 at two locations: Museum Prinsenhof in Delft and Stedelijk Museum in Schiedam, the Netherlands.
  • world silence

    Isa Genzken’s world receivers (Weltempfänger) made of concrete. On show at her retrospective named Mach Dich Hübsch! until March 6, 2016 at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.

  • body of air

    Corpo d’Aria by Piero Manzoni. In 1960 Piero Manzoni produced a number of multiples to humorously challenge the nature of an art object. The idea was that the balloon would be blown up by it’s owner by which his/her breath was elevated to the status of artwork. For a higher price the artist would inflate…

  • urban camping

    Always wanted to sleep in something unusual? In Amsterdam you can have an art-sleep-experience at the UrbanCampsite Amsterdam. Objects to sleep in with names like Trampotent,  Bedbug and Kite Cabin. In the middle of the campsite there is the Tribal Toilet Tower by Atelier van Lieshout. A self-sufficient installation with septic tanks, showers, toilets, and a…
  • back to reality

    Impressive photographs by Mário Macilau at the Vatican Pavilion at the Biennale di Venezia. Nine large black and white photographs of street children taken in his hometown Maputo, capital of Mozambique. In a completely dark environment you are a silent witness to their daily survival routines.

  • out of bounds

    Thousands of coal sacks on both sides of the outdoor corridor wall of the Arsenale di Venezia. An installation called Out of Bounds by Ibrahim Mahama from Ghana . The sagging walls are made of jute coal sacks, metal tags and jute ropes. Together they form a dramatic backdrop when you enter the Arsenale. The…
  • elements of desire

    In Venice I spotted my favourite blue combined with super brand icons that create a new time frame of life. Elements of Desire by Joseph Klibansky at Bonnet/Van der Sluis Gallery, Campo Santo Stefano.  

  • the key in the hand

    The Key in the Hand by Chiharu Shiota, the Japan Pavilion at the 56th Biennale di Venezia. A maze of more than 50.000 keys which were collected the past months with a donation campaign from across the world. Each key represents a memory, a story, a door to an unknown world. The keys are held…
  • inside big bambú

    You certainly feel alive inside this huge organic bamboo structure made by the twin brothers Mike and Doug Starn, called Big Bambú. This unusual structure is around 30 meters high and made of thousands of bamboo rods. Constructed by American and Italian rock climbers using traditional methods. It's worth a climb at MACRO Testaccio, Roma, until…
  • 12 shoes for 12 lovers

    New York-based Chilean designer Sebastian Errazuriz made 12 shoes inspired by 12 ex-lovers. This one is called Jetsetter/Jessica. Find out more and see the other 11 shoes on My Modern Met.