How to increase vegetation in an urban environment full of interesting architecture and water, but where little space is left for anything else? The Dutch artist Jorge Bakker found the solution with his Bobbing Forest …
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Earth Art – Out To Nature Back To The Gallery
Earth Art – Out To Nature Back To The Gallery ArtSmart Roundtable: On the Topic of ‘Art Concepts’ The ArtSmart Roundtable is back for October. This month the theme is a broad one: concept in art, …
Street Art Moving People
Street Art Moving People You might see them at the bus stop, in the supermarket, the park or even while travelling by train or subway en route to their next destination. Their collective name is …
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The Dutch and Water: A Complex Relationship
A new month has started again, meaning it’s time for a new ArtSmart Roundtable! For those unfamiliar with the ArtSmart concept: we’re a group of culturally focused travel bloggers from around the world, once a …
Paris Gare Du Nord’s Transformation Into One Big Street Art Gallery
Quai 36 The Unique Gare du Nord Street Art Gallery During the last couple of weeks Paris Gare du Nord station has gradually been transformed into one enormous street art gallery, brightening up the …
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Do Folklore and Folk Art Have a Place in Modern Society?
Do Folklore and Folk Art Have a Place in Modern Society? A new month and a new round of the ArtSmart Roundtable are here. This month’s theme is a topic familiar for all of us, but …
Street Art Corner From Düsseldorf’s Kiefernstrasse
Street Art Corner From Düsseldorf’s Kiefernstrasse I kind of felt like a kid in a candy store, while walking through the Kiefernstrasse in Düsseldorf, Germany. This was not at all what I anticipated, when …
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How The Night Watch and Art In General Survived The Second World War
How The Night Watch and Art In General Survived The Second World War Just about a month ago the art world was shocked by one of the worst cases of deliberate destruction of an historic …
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Street Art Corner from Bologna’s Historic Centre
Street Art Corner from Bologna’s Historic Centre Bologna never really hit me as a city where I would find a lot of street art, but being the hometown of Blu – one of the better …
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Curious Facts About the World Press Photo Exhibition
Curious Facts About the World Press Photo Exhibition Ever since 1955, April is traditionally the month when the year’s winners of the World Press Photo contest are shown up for the eyes of the public through …
Jeff Koons: The Retrospective – Artist or Marketeer?
Jeff Koons: The Retrospective – Artist or Marketeer? My first memory of Jeff Koons is from the late 1980s when his “Made in Heaven” exhibition – mainly containing sexually explicit photographs and sculptures featuring himself …
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The World’s Best Open-Air Museums
The World’s Best Open-Air Museums Spring is in the air, a fact that hasn’t gone unnoticed for us members of the ArtSmart Roundtable. For this month’s round of articles the focus is naturally on the …
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The End of De Slang, Amsterdam’s Creative Snake House
The End of De Slang Amsterdam’s Creative Snake House I believe it was on the first day of the New Year some years ago that I stumbled upon this explosion of colours in the midst …
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Art City Break Cologne: Meeting Point for Pop Art and Saints
Art City Break Cologne Meeting Point for Pop Art and Saints It’s a new month again, spring is in the air and the best season for art city breaks is about to start. For this month’s round of ArtSmart …
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Art Couples – Between Romance and Heartbreaks
ArtSmart Roundtable: Art Couples – Between Romance and heartbreaks In February the ArtSmart Roundtable is back again, and the theme for this edition is LOVE. With Valentine’s Day being the dominating event during the …