Few artists can claim to have created an entire new genre within their community, but Korea’s Nam June Paik is amongst those. As the originator
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K-POP World Festa at the Olympic Games
In one of the major events of this year’s Olympic Winter Games, the K-Pop festa programme of live concerts happening in PyeongChang brings together artists
The IOC Olympic Artists in Residence Programme
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
Sites for culture and art in the Olympic city
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
Arts Games, Montreal 2018
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
Akram Khan on the London 2012 Opening Ceremony
(29 July 2012) Yesterday, choreographer and dancer Akram Khan gave a press conference about his contribution to the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening ceremony. He
Peace Camp 2012
One of the contributions to the Olympic Truce programme from the London 2012 Festival is Peace Camp 2012, which we reported on earlier this month.
Vectorial Elevation | Interactive art at Vancouver 2010
‘Vectorial Elevation’ is an interactive art installation, by Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, which features 20 10-kilowatt robotic searchlights along the shoreline. The beams illuminate over a one-kilometre patch of sky and are visible from more than 15 kilometres away.
Whistler Arts
Taking advantage of the influx of Olympic visitors, the Whistler Arts Council promotes the endives of local artists throughout the Village as part of its Arts Walk, which links 43 host galleries together hosted by a variety of spaces from coffee shops to hotel lobbies. However, it’s not only these locations that promote artistic interest. The centre of the village offers as well plenty of opportunities to explore or observe artwork.
We Rock, an art exhibit by Ken Wesman
Artist Ken Wesman, who has been drawing inspiration from the Olympics since the 1988 Games of Calgary, is raising money for the YWCA in Vancouver, a non-profit organisation working mainly with children and women who have suffered from domestic abuse, by auctioning his Olympic themed paintings.