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Title: The Tower of Babel
Material: used thousands of books in different languages, 25 meter metal scaffolding hung with wire netting
Location: Buenos aires, Argentina ( placed in Plaza san martin)
Artist: Marta Minujin
Intent: Myth: a group of people striving to build a tower to heaven, god confuses them with different types of languages.
" Art needs no translation"

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Title: Infinity Mirror Room
Materials: She used one way mirrors all around her in a room. With some sort of LED following. So simple yet so amazing.
Location: in the exhibition Floor Show, held at Castellane Gallery, in New York
Artist: Yayoi Kusama
Intent: She wanted to take her other artwork and make it into a physical walk in peice. Like walking into an illusion.

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title: baitogogo
materials: reclaimed tapumes(a type of plywood), from the streets of Sao Paulo
location: palais de Tokyo museum
artist: Henrique oliveira
intent: wanted to combine the vegetal and the organic

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Title: Electronical Superhighway : Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii
Materials Used: Videwo installation, One closed-circuit television feed, custom electronics, neon lights, steel and wood
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Artist:Nam June Paik
Intent of Artist: Nam says that Superhighways offered everyone the freedom to ¨see the U.S.A in your Chevrolet.¨ Neon outlines the monitors, recalling the multicolored maps and glowing enticements of motels and restaurants that beckoned Americans to the open road. Different colors remind us that individual states still have distinct identities and cultures, even in today's information age.

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Title: Prada Marfa
Materials: Adobe, Used bags, Glass panes, Aluminum Frames
Location: Valentine, Texas
Artist: Elmgreen and Dragset
Intent of Artist: The brainchild of Berlin-based artistic team Elmgreen and Dragset, Prada Marfa was meant to be a “pop architectural land art project.” Built of a biodegradable adobe-like substance, the building is meant to slowly melt back into the Earth, serving as a surrealist commentary on Western materialism.

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Title: "Blue Bear"
Materials: Thermoplastic tapes reinforced with textile-based PAN carbon fiber.
Location: Denver, Colorado
Artist: Lawrence Argent
Intent of the Artist: The big blue bear, the creation of late local artist Lawrence Argent, was installed in 2005, and was designed to appear as if it’s looking into the lobby of the convention center located in the heart of downtown Denver.

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Perhaps the most iconic art installation in downtown Denver, the "I See What You Mean" piece, also known as the "Big Blue Bear," is hard to miss. Spotted leaning its paws against Denver's Colorado Convention Center, it reaches 40 feet in height and is said to weigh 10,000 pounds, begging the question from onlookers - "how did the bear get there?"

The big blue bear, the creation of late local artist Lawrence Argent, was installed in 2005, and was designed to appear as if it's looking into the lobby of the convention center located in the heart of downtown Denver. The story behind its creation is an interesting one.

During the design process, Argent faced the task of creating a work of art that represented Colorado while still avoiding the clichés, such as mountains. Knowing that the sculpture would be visible to those driving past the convention center, he felt that a curious bear embodied the curiosity that passersby might feel as they wondered what was going on inside the massive events center on any given day. The inspiration for the form of the art installation (a bear) came from an image Argent saw in a newspaper. The photograph was of a bear peeking inside the home of a Colorado resident. Argent knew that this experience was something Coloradans could surely relate to - the outdoors meeting everyday life right at the edge of their doorstep.

But why is the big bear blue? In the same interview with Visit Denver, Argent stated that its blue color is actually accidental. During the design process, Argent had colors more-so associated with Colorado in mind - sandstone, for instance - until he saw a mockup of the bear that was mistakenly printed to be blue. He thought it popped and the color change stuck.

As might be expected, a bear this big didn't come without a hefty price tag. By the time all was said and done, the big blue bear cost $424,400. It's also worth noting that the bear was actually constructed in California before being transported to Denver, Colorado.

A man with a truly creative mind, artist Lawrence Argent was an associate professor of art at the University of Denver during this project. He was eventually named a professor emeritus at University of Denver in 2017 prior to his death at age 60 on October 4, 2017. The big blue bear wasn't the only oversized mammal Argent crafted during his career. Among his other creations are a 49-foot panda bear that was installed on a Chinese mall and a 56-foot-long rabbit found in Sacramento's airport.

While Argent may have passed, his legacy lives on via his "I See What You Mean" piece, as the work continues to pique the interest of residents and visitors to Denver, Colorado alike. An iconic facet of downtown Denver, the big blue bear will remain impossible to ignore for as long as it stands, forever curious about what those tiny humans inside of the Colorado Convention Center are really up to.

For more in-depth Colorado stories, check out our JOURNAL section.

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What's Really Up with Denver's Big Blue Bear? | OutThere Colorado

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Perhaps the most iconic art installation in downtown Denver, the "I See What You Mean" piece, also known as the "Big Blue Bear," is hard to miss. Spotted leaning its paws against Denver's Colorado Convention Center, it reaches 40 feet in height and is said to weigh 10,000 pounds, begging the question from onlookers - "how did the bear get there?"

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Title: The Key in the Hand
Materials: entanglement of red wool and keys that dangle above two ancient looking boats and more than 50,000 keys
Location: Hadrien de montferrend gallary in beijing china
Artist:Sunhi Mang
Idea behind the artwork: Each key holds memories of the individual through their previous daily use, and now hangs amongst the many other memory-tied talismans above the heads of passing visitors.

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Title "The Thinker"
Materials: Bronze and Metal
Location: Rodin Museum - Paris
Artist: Auguste Rodin
Intent of the artist:The Thinker was originally conceived as part of Rodin's design for a set of bronze doors for a museum in Paris. This figure represented Dante Alighieri, an early Italian Renaissance poet. Rodin depicted Dante reflecting on The Divine Comedy, his epic poem about heaven, hell, and the fate of all humankind.

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Title: Baitogogo
Material: Plywood material, tapume wood sticks, and reclaimed wood.
Location: Palais de Tokyo in Paris, France.
Artist: Henrique Oliveira
The intent of the Artist: The work of the Sao Paulo-based artist was influenced by the Brazilian urban landscape. It uses materials recycled from the city setting like the wood that is used to build fences around construction sites. By referencing his native land and focusing on organic shapes, Oliveira communicates ideas of growth and rebirth through his sculptural work.

According to the Palais de Tokyo, "The artist draws inspiration from medical textbooks, amongst others, and particularly from studies of physical pathologies such as tumors. Through a formal analogy, these outgrowths evoke the outermost layers of the bark of a common tree."

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A twisted entanglement of tree branches appears to grow organically from the beams of Paris' Palais de Tokyo museum in this installation by Brazilian artist Henrique Oliveira (+ slideshow).

Designed by Henrique Oliveira to look like an impossibly tangled Gordian Knot, the Baitogogo sculpture is installed within an exhibition space at Palais de Tokyo as a mass of tree-like plywood branches.

"Creating a spectacular and invasive Gordian Knot, Henrique Oliveira plays with Palais de Tokyo's architecture, allowing a work that combines the vegetal and the organic," said the exhibition curators.

An existing grid of columns and beams appears to morph into the twisted branches. "Through a form of architectural anthropomorphism, Henrique Oliveira reveals the structure of the building," added the curators.

The large installation was created from reclaimed tapumes - a plywood material traditionally used in Brazilian towns to construct the hoardings around construction sites. Oliveria collects the discarded tapumes from the streets of São Paulo, where he both lives and works.

The veneer-like strips were bent into shape and nailed together to form the installation's branches. Further wooden veneers were fixed to the structure to give it a bark-like texture and appearance.

Here's a film showing the making of Baitagogo:

The Baitogogo exhibition is open at the Palais de Tokyo museum in Paris until 29th September 2013.

Earlier this year we posted a slideshow of all our favourite stories about indoor forests and trees which includes a 30-metre-long poplar tree that protrudes a kiosk in Indianapolis and a beauty salon in Osaka that has birch trees wedged between the floor and ceiling.

See more stories about trees "
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Photographs are courtesy of Henrique Oliveira.

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Baitogogo by Henrique Oliveira for Palais de Tokyo

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A twisted entanglement of tree branches appears to grow organically from the beams of Paris' Palais de Tokyo museum in this installation by Brazilian artist Henrique Oliveira (+ slideshow). Designed by Henrique Oliveira to look like an impossibly tangled Gordian Knot, the Baitogogo sculpture is installed within an exhibition space at Palais de Tokyo as a mass of tree-like plywood branches.

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"King Nyani" is a statue made of bronze gorilla sculpture. It is located in Bella Abzug Park, Manhattan. Marc Schattner is the creator of this artwork.  The idea behind the artwork of the artist is interpretation to represent all gorillas and is part of the broader 'Love The Last' project, a social movement driven by public art to raise awareness, funds and support for endangered animals across the world, encouraging people to take action before we lose these animals forever.

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Gorillas are one of our closest relatives sharing 98% of our DNA. They share many of the same behaviours as humans such as laughter and sadness. But there may be only 1000 mountain gorilla left in the wild and fewer than 3800 eastern lowland gorillas. We are the reason. Illegal poaching, war and deforestation are making it harder and harder for this beautiful animal to survive. But if we can tear down their homes, we can also build them back up.

All gorillas are critically endangered and desperately need help. But with an amazing amount of dedication and love, the mountain gorilla is the only species of ape whose numbers are increasing, changing their classification from critically endangered to endangered thanks to the intense conservation work undertaken by organisations such as WWF, an amazing success story.

We all know the story of King Kong, the gargantuan gorilla who snatches the beautiful woman and carries her up the empire state building with terrifying roars. We all know this version of terror and aggression, but so few of us know the truth behind the real-life gorilla, and this is a problem.

Now, the largest bronze gorilla statue in the world is making its way to NYC, and this time the people of New York will get a second chance to save him and all of the endangered gorillas of the world, changing the narrative and becoming the champions of all gorillas.

Inspired by the film, Gillie and Marc Schattner the world-renowned public artists are working alongside WWF to bring another version of King Kong's story to the streets of New York. With the creation of a monumental bronze public sculpture entitled King Nyani, Swahili for gorilla, the artists are bringing the gigantic gorilla back to the city, but this time with love.

Gillie and Marc have been called the greatest creators of public art in New York's history by the New York Times. They have dedicated their lives to saving endangered species through their love of public art, bringing the hard facts about conservation and, most importantly, the love of these animals into the thoughts and hearts of the public.

In a trip to Uganda, the artists were able to see a family of mountain gorillas in the wild and were moved to tears at the loving family unit. Their sculpture is based on the head of the family, a dominant silverback gorilla. The artists were blown away by the level of empathy and kindness he had, a very different image of the scary gorilla that is so often portrayed in media.

"It was beautiful watching the silverback interacting with his family. He was so gentle and loving and clearly cared deeply for his family", Marc recalls.

"We knew we had to let the world know about this loving and gentle side of gorillas. They are often so misunderstood and thought of as scary and dangerous animals. But if they were able to see the silverback, maybe they wouldn't be so scared", remarks Gillie.

Gorillas are one of our closest relatives sharing 98% of our DNA. They share many of the same behaviours as humans such as laughter and sadness. But there may be only 1000 mountain gorilla left in the wild and fewer than 3800 eastern lowland gorilla. Humans are the reason why. Illegal poaching, war and deforestation are making it harder and harder for this beautiful animal to survive.

"We couldn't sit back and do nothing when these amazing creatures that are genetically so similar to us are in danger", said Marc. All gorillas are critically endangered and desperately need help. Now NYC will become the city to save them. King Nyani is bringing the call for all New Yorkers to save the new King Kong.

King Nyani is the largest bronze gorilla sculpture in the world and gives an interactive experience unlike any other. With his hand large enough to fit 2-3 people, the public can get up close and personal with this gentle giant and fall in love with him. In the movie, Kong grabs the woman in his hand to possess her. Now all of NY is invited to sit in his hand and be a true friend. "We wanted to create a sculpture where the public could really get close to the silverback, both physically and emotionally. Being able to sit in his hand and look up to into his gentle face we hope they will fall in love and join the movement to save the gorillas" says Gillie.

King Nyani is the artist's interpretation to represent all gorillas and is part of the broader 'Love The Last' project, a social movement driven by public art to raise awareness, funds and support for endangered animals across the world, encouraging people to take action before we lose these animals forever.

As partners of WWF, the installation will be using its platform to raise much-needed funds for the charity. An incredible organisation, they have managed to turn the numbers around, making the mountain gorilla one of the only wild ape populations to be increasing

Gillie and Marc are excited to announce that the location of 'King Nyani' has been officially APPROVED by Hudson Yards Hell's Kitchen Alliance. The location will be inside the Bella Abzug Park NYC. Hudson Park and Boulevard is a greenway and boulevard in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan in New York City.

Tucan Travel: Tucan Travel are an adventure travel tour operator who has been taking avid adventurers around the world since 1987. They operate small group and Tailor-made tours in Africa, Latin America, Asia and Europe. The mountain gorillas of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest hold a special place in their heart and all of their tours in Uganda include the Gorilla Trek permit to help educate customers on the importance of protecting these endangered species. Tucan Travel have offices in London, Sydney, Toronto and Peru. Click here for more > www.tucantravel.com

Mission Africa Safaris: Mission Africa Safaris helps put together amazing wildlife safaris in Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania and DR Congo. But it is not just about safaris. We want to partner with all who support the conservation of nature whenever an opportunity arises. Do you want to see the gorillas? Are you interested in spotting birds, the wildebeest migration, African mountains or a cultural experience with indigenous tribes (like the Batwa and Maasai)? Click here for more > https://www.silverbackgorillatours.com.

The Thomas Collective: Headquartered in NYC, The Thomas Collective is a creative agency that uses the science of motivation to build campaigns for consumer brands. Click here for more > https://www.ttccreative.com/

The sculpture is aligned with the hashtag #LoveTheLast. Visitors will be asked to take a photo with the artwork and share it with the hashtag, jump-starting efforts to spread critical awareness. To help protect the gorillas you can give a donation to any of the many amazing foundations such as the WWF: https://www.worldwildlife.org/

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ABOUT THE ANIMALGorillas are one of our closest relatives sharing 98% of our DNA. They share many of the same behaviours as humans such as laughter and sadness. But there may be only 1000 mountain gorilla left in the wild and fewer than 3800 eastern lowland gorillas. We are the reason.

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Title of Artwork: Infinity Mirror Room—Phalli’s Field
Materials used to create: hundreds of stuffed fabric tubers, mirrors on all surrounding walls, and a room
Location: the artwork is presented at the George Economou gallery
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"The Minnesota Pandemic Remembrance" uses around 2500 surgical masks. Each one for a life lost to COVID19.

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Susan Klebanoff is a textile artist her sculpture "At the source" in Tysons corner , VA Is made of contemporary tapestries. She gets her ideas from unique expressions which help people understand the affects of colors and shadows to a new level.

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Title: Skyscraper(The Bruges Whale)
Material 5 tons of plastic waste from the Pacific Ocean
Location: Bruges, Belgium
Artist: Jan Van Eyck
Idea of it: The purpose was to bring attention to the amount of plastic waste in our oceans. Pound for Pound there is more plastic waste than there are whales which is why they used the plastic to create a whale.

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Title: The Minnesota Pandemic Remembrance
Materials: 2,500 three-ply light blue paper, a little elastic, and some metal wiring.
Location: Outside of the White Bear Center for the Arts
Artist: Sieng Lee.
The intent of the artist:  “It started with the idea of trying to create something that had more impact,” said Lee. The artwork was made to represent the lives lost in Minnesota due to covid-19.

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Despite their simple construction, three-ply light blue paper, a little elastic, and some metal wiring, disposable masks have come to represent more than just a facial covering during COVID. For artist Sieng Lee, each flimsy sky-blue mask is a reminder of lives lost to COVID.

Lee's outdoor installation for White Bear Center for the Arts, "Minnesota Pandemic Remembrance," contains 2,500 disposable medical masks. One for every life lost to COVID in Minnesota at the time of the installation. The masks form a somber memorial, covering several pillars outside of WBCA.

"It started with the idea of trying to create something that had more impact," said Lee said in an interview for WBCA's website. Not only have Lee's masks transformed the pillars at WBCA into a vivid blue color, but helped visualize the number of lives lost.

"You don't just lose the physical person," Lee said of loss in the interview, "I think that everything that binds each one of us together is also lost at the same time."

As the number of deaths continue to grow in Minnesota, so will the exhibit. In an email, Lee said he plans to add masks to the exhibit if the death count in Minnesota rises.

Processing all that's been lost, while still living through the moment, is challenging.

"When there's loss we gather," Lee said in the WBCA interview, later adding, "You can't really come together and help support each other."

Like many, Lee has lost family during 2020. He says it's a balancing act trying to keep traditions alive, and keep people safe. With social gatherings suspended at the start of the pandemic, funerals, in a traditional sense, weren't possible. As the pandemic has worn on, many have had to make the choice, if a loved one passed, to hold a small or virtual service, or delay the event.

Eventually, when things are back to "normal" Lee hopes there will be a time of reflection about what Minnesota looks like post-pandemic. "We're so afraid for our own selves," Lee said, "that we can't really truly visualize what's happening to other people at the same time."

This is not Lee's first time using an abundance of one object to represent an experience. In 2019, Lee's collaboration with Wa Leng Lee, "Siv Yis and His Wooden Horses" appeared at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. In the installation, Sieng arranged thousands of paper boats on a wall to represent lost memory. The installation, more broadly, was meant to address assimilation.

White Bear Center for the Arts has not announced how long Sieng's exhibit will remain up.

For more information or to see some of WBA's virtual exhibits, visit whitebeararts.org.

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Title: Emergence II.

Materials: Reclaimed plastic objects, painted aluminum, and steel armature,
hardware, wire, cable ties.
Location: Japanese, Shinto
Artist: Sayaka Ganz
Intent of the Artist: Using possibly the cheapest material around—thrift store plastics that have already been used or trashed—Sayaka Kajita Ganz still manages to make pieces that look downright priceless (and sell for over US$ 12,500 each). Born in Yokohama, Japan, Sayaka explains that, "Japanese Shinto beliefs are such that all objects and organisms have spirits, and objects that are discarded before their time weep at night inside the trash bin... or so they teach children at many preschools." Whether truth or tale, the image stuck with Sayaka as she moved from country to country. “I had a strong desire to fit in".

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The 'Kaleidoscope' is made out of recycled materials including 700 coat hangers, 600 tasting spoons, 800 yards of fabric and 100 yards of window screen material. It is located in the Mall of America in Minnesota and it was created by Christopher Lutter-Gardella. This art piece was to educate about the decline of monarch butterflies and other pollinators.

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Minnesota Moment: MOA unveils butterfly art installation on Earth Day

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Visitors to the Mall of America will see a new art exhibit on display. The installation features a 30-foot Monarch butterfly with over 300 surrounding butterflies suspended from the atrium skylight. The new art aims to educate about the decline of monarch butterflies and other pollinators, according to the Mall of America.

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The dream machine, made of fiberglass. This art installation which premiered April 5th in Brooklyn, New York. This Installation was made by Rubem Robierb a Brazillian artist. He made this sculpture in honor of everyone that lived or died fighting their own dreams or dreams for others.

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The Dream Machine, an art installation which premiered April 5th, in Brooklyn, NY, is, according to their website, a new "interactive experience...inspired by dreams and made for reality."

Over the long weekend, Lydia Richardson '20 and I visited the Dream Machine to take photos and to experience what the website calls a "surreal-powered playground."

After watching a BuzzFeed YouTube video showing someone go through the installation, I thought I had a pretty good understanding of what I was about to experience. However, going there and exploring it was beyond what I expected.

When you first arrive, you're asked to wait in line until your whole group arrives. Yes, we had a group, and, no, we did not get to run around the installment freely. We were told the whole tour was 30-45 minutes long, and we would only get to stay in each of the nine rooms for around 5 minutes each. This was definitely disappointing, considering we were planning to take our time shooting photos, but we still went into it with an optimistic mindset.

After our tour guide showed up, we went through velvet curtains into our first room: the Cloud Room.

The first stop on our dream journey was the Cloud Room, where we "fell asleep." Blue lights surrounded us with big, soft cloud-like decorations hanging from the ceiling. We spent our 5 minutes in there rushing to fix our camera settings to adapt to the lighting, and running around trying to get as many photos as we could without other people from the tour- including many kids- getting in the way. After being hustled from the room so the next tour could go in, we entered the Bubble Room.

The Bubble Room was one of my favorites, obviously, because of the bubbles. However, they were not normal soap bubbles; these turned to smoke once you touched them. How do they do this? I have no clue, but it definitely added to the feeling of dreaming.

After the Bubble Room, we went down a hallway that was entirely black and white. This was based on the phenomenon that some people experience of dreaming in black and white. This was my least favorite part because when compared to all the other cool and different things, this seemed pretty dull.

The next room more than made up for it with what's called "Spin Cycle," a laundromat featuring neon lights on the ceiling, and dryers that opened up to reveal an infinity room. This room contained seats with a "Drop Off & Selfie Service" light-up sign above it, which was perfect for photos. In this room you also received cotton candy, which was made in front of your eyes on what seemed to be a washing machine. Not only was this cool and fun, but it also contributed to the dream-like experience.

Next we were brought into the Infinity Room. Before going there, I had always seen infinity rooms on Instagram and thought it would be so cool to actually go inside one. The Dream Machine's didn't disappoint because this was my favorite part of the experience. (I know I already said the Bubble Room was my favorite, but I couldn't pick!) I'd never seen anything like it before and felt like I was in space. The multitude of mirrors and changing lights was crazy to see. The only downside was being ushered out with not even 5 minutes to enjoy it. Lydia had to change her camera settings and barely got a single photo before the door was opened and we were led somewhere else.

After the Infinity Room, we went into an underwater ball pit. Projected on the walls was what you would see when swimming underwater in a pool. They even added a ladder like you'd see in a pool to add to the vibe. In this room we barely took any photos, and instead, jumped in and enjoyed the moment.

After reluctantly leaving the ball pit, we walked through a rainbow-lit hall. This was an amazing place to take photos. The color of the lights was constantly changing and it was a lot of fun to run through.

Following the Rainbow Hall, we entered into the Print Garden. This definitely made me feel like I was Alice in Wonderland . It was a dark room full of lots of plants covered in different patterns. Neon lights pointed down from the ceiling onto the plants, casting colorful shadows all around, which added to the whole "out of this world" atmosphere.

Walking out of the garden, we were faced with an abundance of metallic streamers (15 feet of them to be exact.) As we walked through, we took a lot of photos in between the individual streamers and got some really cool shots.

As amazing as it was, every dream must come to an end, and the Dream Machine ended on a high note. The final room featured another light-up sign, stating "It was all a dream." Below it hung more velvet curtains, ones just like the ones we entered through. This was such a memorable place to take photos and the whole representation of waking up was really creative.

Overall, the Dream Machine was amazing. Getting to see so many unique ideas all in one place was inspiring and something that I will never forget. The steep price of $38 per ticket was definitely worth it because this installment is something you don't see everyday.

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(Copyright 2018 June Dinias)

June Dinias '20 is an editor and writer that has been on the Oracle since her Freshman year. She has explored writing about various topics, focusing on art, food, and culture. She also manages our instagram account. Outside of the Oracle, June is an AP photo student and a yearbook staff member.

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"Mammoth Spoon Bridge and Cherry"
Material: Stainless Steel and Aluminum
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Artists: Claes Oldenburg & Coosje Van Bruggen

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May 16, 2014 - mammoth spoon bridge and cherry in Minneapolis, MN - Claus Olderburg

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SUBLIME ENVIRONMENT

matrials: carbon dioxide dry ice at -78.5 degrees Celsius, as well as naphthalene
location: Art Los Angeles Contemporary

artist: judy chicago's
intent of the art: artist Judy Chicago re-staged her 1968 performance piece Disappearing Environments as Sublime Environment. Using thirty-seven tons of dry ice and red flares the performance was staged outside in a parking lot near Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar. No one knew how long it would take to melt, or when the ice would stop smoking. Apparently, it was still smoking on Saturday night, but by Sunday the installation had, for all practical purposes, “disappeared.”

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"spoon-cherry and bridge"
Material: stainless steel, aluminum
Location: Minneapolis sculpture garden
Artist: claes oldenburg
The spoon was Oldenburg's idea, who had a habit of doodling spoons ever since 1962 when he was inspired by a spoon resting on a piece of fake chocolate. The cherry in the piece was van Bruggen's idea, wanting to use it as a comment on the garden's otherwise staid layout.

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Oscar Oiwa in Paradise – Drawing the Ephemeral
Materials: 120 Marker Pens and a Dome of Vinyl Balloon
Location: Created exclusively for JAPAN HOUSE São Paulo
Name of Artist: Oscar Oiwa
The colossal, monochrome drawing covers every surface of the 10 x 7 x 4 meter vinyl surface, and is influenced by the artist’s love of comic book art, and the Brazilian urban environment. Oiwa fondly reveals, “I've always enjoyed drawing, which I consider the most basic way of expressing myself visually. A pencil and a blank sheet, there is no simpler media than that.”

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Title: Istanbul
Materials: 1,550 chairs cramped in a space between two buildings.
Location: Central Istanbul, Turkey
Artist: Doris Salcedo
Intent of the Artist: She said, “What I’m trying to get out of these pieces is that element that is common in all of us. And in a situation of war, we all experience it in much the same way, either as a victim or perpetrator. So I’m not narrating a particular story. I’m just addressing experiences.”

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Title: Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity
Materials: Wood, metal, glass mirrors, plastic, acrylic paint, and LED Edition 3/3
Location: The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building, Gallery 100
Artist: Yayoi Kusama
Intent of the Artist: Kusama explains: “Life is what I always try to understand—its depths and its mystique of rise and fall. I struggle for it throughout my life. From day to day, I understand the greatness brought by this mystique as well as that love is eternal and keeps appearing and disappearing. And what is more, I am very pleased to be alive after realizing that I have overcome this everyday life and been able to reach today. Yet we keep flashing, disappearing, and again blossoming out in this Eternity.”

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Avant-garde Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama was an influential figure in the postwar New York art scene, staging provocative happenings and exhibiting works such as her " Infinity Nets," hallucinatory paintings of loops and dots (and physical representations of the idea of infinity). Narcissus Garden, an installation of hundreds of mirrored balls, earned Kusama notoriety at the 1966 Venice Biennale, where she attempted to sell the individual spheres to passersby. Kusama counted Donald Judd and Eva Hesse among her close friends, and is often considered an influence on Andy Warhol and a precursor to Pop art. Since her return to Japan in the 1970s, Kusama's work has continued to appeal to the imagination and the senses, including dizzying walk-in installations, public sculptures, and the "Dots Obsessions" paintings.

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Yayoi Kusama | Infinity Mirrored Room-Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity (2009) | Artsy

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Avant-garde Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama was an influential figure in the postwar New York art scene, staging provocative happenings and exhibiting works such as her " Infinity Nets," hallucinatory paintings of loops and dots (and physical representations of the idea of infinity).

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materials:stainless steel
location:cloud gate, chicago
artist: Anish Kapoor
intent The beans reflective surface was inspired by liquid mercury. This shiny exterior reflects the people moving around the park, the lights of Michigan Avenue, and the surrounding skyline and green space perfectly encapsulating the Millennium Park experience

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Title: “Shadow Happy”

Materials:  Pages of a hand-written book

Location: Denver International Airport

Artist: Brianna Martray

Intent of the Artist: 10,000 FOLDED PAPER CRANES

Once upon a time, I wrote a novel.  It took me 8 years and upon completion a New York City Literary Agent asked for a copy.  I reread it again, decided it wasn't good enough and never sent it.  In 2006, I started folding the stacks of manuscript pages lying around my house into origami cranes.  Fast forward to the summer of 2010 when both my computer and my back up hard drive are stolen and the only finished copy of my novel lives in 10,000 folded paper cranes, the shadow of thousands of hours of work, the history of my creative journey, remnants of a former self.