Tag: art installation

The organizers and sponsors behind the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference and festivals have been “keeping Austin weird” since the annual event was established in 1987. And from March 11-20 after a three-year hiatus—the Texas-based event was canceled in 2020 and went all-digital in 2021—professionals from the tech, film, music and media industries gathered in […]

It was an eventful end to 2021 for Bombay Sapphire, a brand that is embracing the emerging artist and creative community through its Stir Creativity platform. Putting the messaging that “creativity can take us anywhere” into action, the brand activated a pair of artistic disruptions, from a novel neuroaesthetics technology to reviving Manhattan’s shopping districts […]

Political satire is a tricky game to play, particularly when you’re transporting comedic commentary into the physical realm. But it’s in the nature of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” to strike when the right cultural moment presents itself. Enter: Heroes of the Freedomsurrection, an outdoor public art installation that ironically paid tribute […]

On the tails of successful shows in Switzerland and China in 2021, international art fair property Art Basel wrapped the year with a bang at its Miami Beach edition, Dec. 2-4, marking the triumphant return of the star-studded, ostentatious event, which was canceled in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. Some 60,000 people swept […]

A disrupted 2020 NFL season left many fans feeling deflated, so to reignite their energy and drive viewership for “Sunday Night Football,” NBC is activating live painting events powered by local artists in six markets. Dubbed canVS, the season-long campaign will culminate in a 100-yard-long mural inspired by fan contributions that will be revealed at […]