Chinese New Year, Edinburgh 2014.
A terracotta army of lanterns at the Old Quad on the grounds of Edinburgh University. The installation was created by Xia Nan and first appeared at Beijing Olympic Games 2008.
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Edinburgh has steps — lots of steps. Some are lovely, tourist-friendly curiosities and others are not. Some are just short cuts from here to there. In the recent past, The Scotsman Steps in Edinburgh have never really given anyone cause to stop and ponder. That is until artist Martin Creed transformed them with a permanent public art installation in 2011. Read more
Fun and games with graffiti, art and commerce. Read more
Alive: In The Face of Death, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Are you alive, really alive? Do you know what it means to be alive?
Do we have to be ill to know what it means to be alive?
This exhibition is about being alive. It’s also about faces, facing up to and facing down life and death. Read more
Marc Chagall’s style is known for its unusual figures floating above the ground levitating with sheer emotion or heads spinning. He often turned his work upside down whilst painting surreal images before the word was even applied to art. But he is the most down to earth artist I know of. Here, the exhibition is on the top floor of the Tate in Liverpool, and we hover around the gallery looking down on one of the most down to earth cities I know of. Read more
Another Place, Crosby Beach near Liverpool
Sculptor Antony Gormley is perhaps best known for his Angel of the North public sculpture in Gateshead, England. His work often uses the human body (usually his own) in public spaces. His artworks can be seen in many locations around the world. Another Place (1997) has been at Crosby beach since 2005 and is Read more
Where to find the art and history of Marc Chagall in Paris.
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Cannes was made popular as a resort when former British Royal Chancellor Lord Brougham stayed there from 1834. He popularised the town amongst royalty, artists and writers. Since then it has been visited by the rich and famous for the great winter climate. Prosper Mérimée, Guy de Maupassant, Domergue, Chateaubriand, JMW Turner, Victor Hugo, Stendhal, Picabia, Renoir and Picasso have connections with Cannes. Read more
Several artists have had strong links to Cannes over the decades. This list explores artists that have lived in Cannes at some point in their lives and careers. All have left their mark on Cannes in some way and we can discover something of them whenever we visit Cannes. The artists are… Read more
It may seem like Cannes is purely a Mecca for film fans and yacht owners. But if you are there any time that isn’t May you would barely know it was a film festival paradise. Cannes has a pleasant small-town feel with markets, local shops and cafés hiding behind the ritzy seafront of La Croisette. Read more