Culture Buzz Chinese conceptual artist Ai Weiwei has a new exhibition up at the Tate Modern in London, and one of its installations is made up of 100 million hand-crafted porcelain life-sized sunflower seeds. They were each made by specialists in small shops throughout the Chinese city of Jingdezhen. And you're allowed to casually walk through them.
Culture Buzz Spiritual America is a photo of a photo of a 10-year-old Brooke Shields that has just been removed from the Tate Modern Gallery in London. Because people think it is child pornography. My initial reaction is stop being such a bunch of prudes, everybody, but also I'm very glad that I don't have to defend the artwork professionally. 'Cuz, like, clearly there are issues here.
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.