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October 20, 2010
TED announced it’s annual $100K prize this morning, and it’s going to a graffiti artist named JR. Known for his large-scale murals “touching on subjects like freedom, identity and limit,” the elusive Parisian artist transforms buildings in poor neighborhoods across the world with blown-up images of area residents. The official release elaborates: “People in the exhibit communities, those who often live with the bare minimum, discover something absolutely unnecessary but utterly wonderful.” [via TED, Gawker]
“It’s very French to cut off the head, eh?” Jean Nouvel remains calm despite attempts by the community board of New York to lop off 200 feet from his proposed tower for MoMA on West 53rd Street. [via A/N Blog]
The city of Chicago and the Art Institute are trying to curb jaywalking in front of its new Renzo Piano-designed Modern wing by installing some fancy-schmancy pedestrian crosswalks. They talk! [via Cityscapes]
Continuing its quest to transform the 1,000,000 million linear feet of scaffolding erected on real estate across New York City [Ed. note: for real?], non-profit ArtBridge will open its newest exhibition of public art installation in Chelsea on November 11. Curators who selected the 25 artists like UK architect Shaumyika Sharma included in the display are Rick Bell (executive director of AIA New York), Charles Renfro (principal at Diller Scofidio + Renfro), and Gisue Hariri (Hariri & Hariri Architecture). [via Architizer mailbox]
Wallpaper* architecture editors and friends of Architizer Ellie Stathaki and Jonathan Bell have co-published a book on domestic modern case studies. A New Modern House: Redefining Functionalism profiles 50 homes and is available in bookstores and on Amazon. [via Architizer mailbox]
Detail of Women Are Heroes installation by JR in Paris (2008). Wide angle view at top.
ArtBridge 2010: In Plain Site
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Zaha Hadid wasn't invited to the Opening Ceremony for the opening of her firm's Aquatics Center. -
The world's largest chocolate sculpture has been created out of 9 tons of chocolate. -
Two French designers mix and match Axor's Bouroullec collection to create beautifully minimal bathroom designs. -
Construction is finally compete on the already iconic tower. -
The 2012 Monumenta installation in Paris's Grand Palais is a disorienting blast of color.
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