Art
JR's Photoshop Trompe l’Oeil at the Louvre
PARIS — We have long loved our illusions.
Public Art
In Brief
Locals Deem Main Street Sculpture of Nude Yogi “a Sickening Thing"
"There's nothing sacred anymore," said Peg Lowry, a resident of Ames, Iowa, in response to a new public sculpture on Main Street.
Art
Cycling Through Tino Sehgal’s “Constructed Situations" in Marrakesh
MARRAKESH — As the afternoon sun radiated onto Jemaa el-Fna square in the old medina quarter of the city, nine bodies emerged before me on the ground, beatboxing and gyrating, surrounded by curious onlookers.
In Brief
Montrealers Stumped After City Commissions Pricey Tree Sculptures
A public art project to put granite sculptures of trees in a park is blossoming into a major controversy in Montreal.
Interview
"It's All Fear Circulating": Interpreting a Towering Artwork's Removal in Hong Kong
HONG KONG — A nine-and-a-half-minute video created a stir here when it opened on the giant LED façade of the International Commerce Centre tower.
Art
1,588-Foot-Tall Artwork Lights Up a Political Inferno in Hong Kong
HONG KONG — Add Oil Team is the name of the artist duo of Sampson Wong Yu-hin and Jason Lam Chi-fai, whose most recent work, "Our 60-Second Friendship Begins Now" — aka, the "Countdown Machine" — has sparked a firestorm of controversy, both locally and abroad.
In Brief
Bronze Sculpture of Selfie-Snappers Stirs a Storm in Sugar Land
It may very well be the first public sculpture that commemorates the act of taking a selfie.
Art
Tehran Diary: A Largely Local Art Scene Begins to Open Up
TEHRAN — My first impression of the Iranian capital is one of vagueness in a difficult topography, as the city sprawls in all directions and stands at different elevations surrounded by mountains.
Art
A Hidden Times Square Sound Installation Returns to Full Hum
Max Neuhaus's "Times Square" sound installation is meant to be stumbled upon by visitors to the chaotic crossroads in Manhattan.
Art
Locating William Kentridge's Massive Mural in the Roman Landscape
ROME — What exactly does public art mean in a town rebuilt uninterruptedly for over 2,000 years?
In Brief
Activists Strap Artist-Made Pollution Masks on London's Statues
From Buckingham Palace's white marble Queen Victoria to the famous aluminum Eros in Piccadilly Circus, high-profile statues of historical and mythical figures across London have become central participants in an air pollution protest.
In Brief
Swedish Supreme Court Rules Against Wikimedia for Database of Public Art Photos
The Supreme Court of Sweden ruled yesterday that Wikimedia Sverige (Sweden) violated the country's copyright laws by gathering and posting photographs of public artworks on a website, the Local Sweden reported.