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Giant inflatables and flying dancers: Olympic art has always turned heads
Arts Cultural Olympiad Legacy London 2012 Long form Olympic city Opinion Tokyo 2020

Giant inflatables and flying dancers: Olympic art has always turned heads

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021

Beatriz Garcia, University of Liverpool In the days before the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony, a giant head emerged, floating over the city. Entitled Masayume (which

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‘Let Space Speak’
Ceremonies Tokyo 2020

‘Let Space Speak’

July 24, 2021July 24, 2021

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Opening Ceremony offers poignant images of what is ‘not’ there

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When the Games can’t go on
Tokyo 2020

When the Games can’t go on

April 27, 2020November 13, 2020

The stories behind the Olympic Games and other cultural mega-events are important, says Beatriz Garcia. Now is the time to look beyond their role as catalysts

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PyeongChang Culture Highlights
Pyeongchang 2018

PyeongChang Culture Highlights

February 11, 2018November 14, 2020

Two days into the Winter Olympic Games, our Cultural Olympiad hightlights are as follows: Dual cultural programming: Cultural Olympiad / Culture 2018 Plus Dedicated transport:

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World literature library at Gangneung Media Village
Pyeongchang 2018

World literature library at Gangneung Media Village

February 9, 2018November 14, 2020

The Gangneung Media Village boasts a large library within its main dining hall. Journalists can access a wide range of world literature as well as

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Think broccoli? Think again: The extraordinary work of Burle Marx
Ceremonies Rio 2016

Think broccoli? Think again: The extraordinary work of Burle Marx

August 24, 2016July 24, 2021

Those watching the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony were treated to a moment of colourful madness, with the arrival of what looked like a tropical salad

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The IOC Olympic Artists in Residence Programme
Arts Rio 2016

The IOC Olympic Artists in Residence Programme

August 20, 2016July 24, 2021

For the first time at an Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee has commissioned three artists to take residence in the Olympic host city during the

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Sites for culture and art in the Olympic city
Arts Ceremonies Environment Legacy Long form Rio 2016

Sites for culture and art in the Olympic city

August 19, 2016August 12, 2021

With just a few days to go until the Rio 2016 Olympic Games are over, find an overview of key moments that capture some of the

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Arts Games, Montreal 2018
Arts

Arts Games, Montreal 2018

August 18, 2016November 14, 2020

The Arts Games are a new initiative aiming to do for art and artists what the Olympic Games has done for sport and athletes: put

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What counts as #OlympicArt during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games?
Rio 2016

What counts as #OlympicArt during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games?

August 6, 2016November 15, 2020

The Culture @ the Olympics team is in Rio throughout the 2016 Olympic Games, as we have done since 2000 across nine Olympic cities. We are documenting and reporting

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Welcome to Beijing 2022!

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Sky Brown video bomb! #Lausanne2020

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Drone display #PyeongChang2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waeXQwnkYAc&t=168s

The Samsung Pavilion at #Lausanne2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO5pWbRldog

Virtual Reality AT #PyeongChang2018

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