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
Category: Arts
Nam June Paik at Culture-ICT Pavilion
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
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.