Category: Art

Frankey Blows Up the Streetscape with ‘Hubbabubbabuilding’   Dutch street artist Frankey unveils Hubbabubbabuilding, a new bubblegum-inspired sculpture perched atop a roof on the Zandvoort promenade in the Netherlands. The site-specific installation features a 4-meter-tall caricature of Frankey himself, balanced on a ladder and blowing an enormous bubble of pink chewing gum that appears to […]

ernesto neto brings woven architecture to paris   Ernesto Neto has filled the Nef Nord of Paris‘s Grand Palais with a vast, handwoven installation of bark, earth, spice, and fiber. Nosso Barco Tambor Terra invites visitors into a soft and sensory architecture, suspended beneath the glass and iron canopy recently restored by Chatillon Architectes (see designboom’s […]

an Immersive aquatic soundscape at THE Bourse de Commerce   The Rotunda of the Bourse de Commerce in Paris transforms into a mesmerizing aquatic and musical landscape with the unveiling of clinamen, an immersive installation by French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot. On view until September 21st, 2025, and curated by Emma Lavigne, General Director of the […]

Stuart Semple’s glow-in-the-dark flowers bloom at Jersey zoo, uk   British artist Stuart Semple unveils Bloom, a sprawling, glow-in-the-dark installation of 5,000 vividly colored 3D printed flowers at Jersey Zoo, UK, transforming the grounds of Les Augrès Manor into a surreal meadow. On view from June 6 through September 2025, the artwork commemorates the visionary […]

DESIGNBOOM EXPLORES OSAKA ART & DESIGN 2025   Interactive sculptures, wearable statements, and color-shifting creatures take center stage across Osaka‘s urban landscape. As part of Osaka Art & Design 2025, running until June 24, artists and creatives from Japan and abroad present an exciting variety of exhibitions, installations, and site-specific works throughout the city. During […]

Kenny Scharf repaints toy-sized hot wheels à la karbombz!   Kenny Scharf releases a recent KarBombz! art car in full scale with a toy-sized Hot Wheels version. The project is a collaboration between the artist and the brand based on a 1967 Ford Thunderbird. It is a significant model in Hot Wheels history since it […]

DAF opens call for 2025/26 emerging new media artists programme   The Saudi institution invites emerging digital talents to experiment, collaborate and innovate. In the historic heart of Diriyah, a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the edge of Riyadh, a quiet revolution in art and technology is taking place. Diriyah Art Futures (DAF), the first […]

‘Flow’ turns River Neath into a water-powered animation   London-based directing duo Tom Wrigglesworth and Matt Robinson — known collectively as Tom & Matt — unveil Flow, a short film powered entirely by wooden waterwheels and the natural current of the River Neath in South Wales. The outdoor installation combines analog animation techniques with environmental […]

41,415 plastic straws compose modular installation in korea   A sea of translucent plastic straws, precisely 41,415 of them, forms A+U LAB’s temporary installation in Busan, South Korea. Designed as a traveling structure, the modular piece, aptly titled 41,415 Straws, reimagines one of the most familiar disposable objects. Arranged in a square-on-diagonal grid, red, yellow, orange, white, […]

Sensing the Future: Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.)   At LUMA Arles, a pivotal chapter in the history of postwar art and innovation takes center stage in Sensing the Future: Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.). This landmark exhibition, the first in France to explore the legacy of E.A.T. in depth, is presented in […]