the two projects are a sequel to the studio’s ‘coshocton ray trace’ installation (see previous coverage here), both in form and function, as they also provide the site for various performances and gatherings. each installation consisted of nearly 400 coated mesh fabric ribbons, stretched between building rooflines and the ground. the path is incrementally divided by nine gates that are spaced at intervals corresponding in scale to the durations of earth’s ice ages, marking a deep timeline of the planet, of ice, and of the environment.īehin ha’s ‘together apart’ comprised a pair of bright orange, mesh fabric installations built at two different sites in denmark. Olafur eliasson unveiled his latest permanent public artwork ‘our glacial perspectives’ along south tyrol’s hochjochferner glacier. upon visiting the glass artwork, visitors to mount grawand set out along a pathway leading along the mountain’s glacial-carved ridge for 410 meters. Our glacial perspectives by olafur eliasson with the enormous public artwork, the artist suggested a clash between the two realms of the city and nature. more on designboom hereĪs part of a larger body of sculptural essays, dutch artist florentijn hofman introduced a monumental ‘bospolder fox’ to the urban fabric of rotterdam. gripping a plastic bag in its jaws, the 16-meter-long animal towered overhead a congested intersection which separates the neighborhoods of bospolder and tussendijken - an area of the city where, in the evening, foxes are commonly seen. the evocative piece takes its cues from baroque and neoclassical architecture, while the transparency of its materiality frames the views of the surrounding park in unexpected ways. more on designboom hereĮdoardo tresoldi’s ‘etherea’, the wire mesh installation originally conceived for the coachella valley music and arts festival in 2018 (see previous coverage here), arrived this year in rome for ‘back to nature’ exhibition. redesigned and rearranged for the occasion, the large-scale public artwork dialogues with the trees of the villa borghese gardens. co-curated by saudi curators raneem farsi and aya alireza with neville wakefield - the artistic director of desert X - the public exhibition was the first of its kind in saudi arabia. ![]() from an art installation festival that took over the saudi arabian desert, to an immersive art installation where suspended dried grass covers the entire ceiling of an otherwise empty room, we highlight our TOP 10 art installations of 2020.įor over a month, desert X AlUla took place in saudi arabia. featuring interactive installations by 14 artists, the site-specific art exhibition brought together a plurality of voices to speak on the environmental conditions, historic context and the surrounding communities of the ancient oasis. 2020 has been quite a year - that’s something we can all agree on - and as we say good riddance to it and anticipate 2021, we take a look back at some of the most exciting art installations presented this year.
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