art Archives - Ex-Plain

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One of the Most Ambitious Art Projects in History Is Hidden in an Extinct Volcano

Some projects are built to last centuries. At Roden Crater, James Turrell has spent over fifty years transforming an extinct…

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A Belgian artist turned medical X-rays into Gothic stained glass, replacing saints with skeletons and radiography with cathedral light. The…

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After terrorism and war erased centuries of Iraqi heritage, one artist began reconstructing the missing artifacts, creating ghostly stand-ins for…

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A reclusive artist hidden behind dark glasses, Jo Brocklehurst moved through London’s underground as both a witness and accomplice of…

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In 1974, Soviet authorities used bulldozers, arrests, and violence to destroy an unsanctioned outdoor art exhibition, only to ignite an…

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Willingly spending two months in a Mexican prison and collaborating with the inmates, artist Scott Campbell built tattoo machines out…

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In which we rediscover the overlooked trend of ASCII art hidden inside fan-made video game guides from decades ago, created…

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New York–based artist Clement Valla has been steadily collecting images of the Earth, but not the Earth as we know…

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To the left of the main entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City stands a controversial bronze door that…

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Moving to West Berlin, David Bowie and Iggy Pop found unexpected inspiration in German Expressionism, most notably in the form…