Olafur Eliasson: Little Sun at Coachella: The acclaimed artist delivers eco-awareness with Absolut at this year’s art and music festival

Olafur Eliasson: Little Sun at Coachella


Only an artist who works with materials as ambitious and untamable as light, water and air temperature could embark upon a project to bring affordable light to those without it. In 2012, critically acclaimed artist …

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Charged: Leo Villareal Interview: The light sculptor on his Burning Man origins and how “The Bay Lights” has changed everything

Charged: Leo Villareal Interview


by Michael Slenske Two decades ago, New York-based light sculptor Leo Villareal attended Burning Man (the annual week-long art event in Black Rock City, Nevada, which culminates around…

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Buddies by Apparatus: Geometric sconces in brass and glass designed for bold, customizable wall installations

Buddies by Apparatus


While scanning the stands in the Barker Hanger at Santa Monica’s West Edge Design Fair last week, the Apparatus booth gave off…

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Tangeez Tangible Lights: Interactive, color-changing building blocks that let you play with light, by New York’s Next Top Makers finalists

Tangeez Tangible Lights


We first came across Tangeez—colorful, interactive, light-up building blocks—at this year’s Maker Faire. A long-anticipated reinvention of the classic toy, these mesmerizing, palm-sized objects change color as they’re stacked….

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Voice Tunnel, In the Gloaming: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s interactive art foray in New York City’s Park Avenue Tunnel

Voice Tunnel, In the Gloaming


Sponsored content: For over 80 years, Manhattan’s Park Avenue Tunnel has been shuttered to pedestrian traffic. That is, until the Department of Transportation’s Summer Streets program commissioned artist );…

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Design Miami/Basel 2013: Casting Light: From artificial storms to electronic innovations, five works that cleverly play with light

Design Miami/Basel 2013: Casting Light


It could be argued that it doesn’t matter what, or who, is in any room if the lighting isn’t right. The following pieces—seen among the other wares at Design Miami/Basel—emit, warp or interact with light in exotic ways. Each piece embeds functionality…

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Art Basel 2013: Light and Fire: This year’s Swiss edition illuminates vibrant sculptures of filtered glass, mirrors and more

Art Basel 2013: Light and Fire


Like moths to flame, light art—and its use within, and as a complement to, sculpture—attracted the attention of many visitors at this year’s 44th edition of Art Basel. Lamp-like orbs and rods, shadow art and even live fire mesmerized spectators. The use of…

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