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Have you noticed a lot of strange art being put on display recently? For instance, Claes Oldenburg’s newest project, an enormous paintbrush, was unveiled last month in Philadelphia, Florentijn Hofman’s Big Yellow Rabbit was erected this summer, and a huge Marilyn Monroe sculpture was recently unveiled in Chicago (she also just turned up with an ugly tattoo — that’s adolescent sculptures for you). Here's some of the weirdest examples.
Culture Buzz Curtis Killorn paints dead trees in the mountains of Colorado vivid colors as public art installations. The results are stunning. (via The Uniblog)
Culture Buzz Austria has taken the art of relaxation to another level with a hammock-filled public art installation entitled Flederhaus (Bat House). Oh man, I would summer nap the $#*% out of this. (via flavorwire.com)
Culture Buzz Juliana Santacruz Herrera fills potholes with colored wool in the streets of Paris. It's really a superb use of her time. (Via officialhype)
One of several pieces by Josh Ellingson being featured in subway stations throughout the Bay Area. You can see more of these awesome public art pieces on his Flickr.
Although it appears to be listed nowhere online, an artistic retrospective of Lindsay Lohan hangs in a gallery on Broadway in Manhattan, which I felt necessary to capture on film and share with the Hypertubes.
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This new public art project in Kibera, Kenya is actually functional, too: the material the photos are printed on is water-resistant and will protect the houses below from the rain.
A melted sign in England reminds us of why we’re pretty psyched for colder weather. If only that sign were one giant M&M, this never would have happened.
Ayyy! Milwaukee ended its year-long campaign to immortalize Henry Winkler today, when a statue of his legendary Happy Days character, Arthur Fonzarelli, became a reality. More cities should spend their money this way.
Culture Buzz Martin Creed’s new installation in London’s Tate Britain features a runner sprinting through the neo-classical sculpture gallery every 30 seconds. Creed won the Turner Prize for an installation that involved lights going on and off in a gallery, but this sounds way more interesting, and also fraught with potential pratfalls.
Culture Buzz A public art project in Times Square projects peoples’ faces on a huge digital billboard. Stop by the Chashama Gallery on 44th street and have your photo taken, and see it appear on an enormous billboard hanging 48 stories up 15 minutes later. Artist Raul Vincent Enriquez says it’s all about eye contact.
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