Xing Danwen

Written by Andrea on . Posted in art, photography

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Urban Fiction, a project by Xing Danwen.

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These images represent the state of urban life today. In our childhood, skyscrapers were buildings that we had to raise our head to look at. Now we can imagine our future by bending down to examine tiny models of buildings. This, perhaps, is another image of modern life.

Atelier Van Lieshout

Written by Valentina on . Posted in art, sculpture

Atelier Van Lieshout

 Enter the surreal, cruel, super-functional world of Atelier Van Lieshout

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The Wellness Skull (2007) is an impressive large skull. Just like Wellness centers it has a few places to relax. In the neck of the skull is a small bath. The head of the Skull contains a sauna. When it is working the hot steam pears out of the eye sockets…

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BikiniBar (2006) is a meeting point for elderly people: beautiful, cruel and sensual, with a nice interior space. Both art and architecture, BikiniBar represents a building as a sculpture and a sculpture as a building. There is a place to rest inside, where people can withdraw from the busy beach life or bad weather. BikiniBar is the only female body you can enter without permission…