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Fountain by Sherrie Levine

This sculpture, Fountain 1991, by American artist Sherrie Levine appears to be a to-scale replica in bronze of Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain which was a men’s urinal that he…

Brillo Boxes by Andy Warhol

These Brillo Boxes by American Pop artist Andy Warhol are not real Brillo boxes. They are cubic shapes that have the ‘look’ of commercial Brillo boxes silk-screened across…

Advertisement for Gay Village on bus in Rome

This advertisement features a close-up of an intimate kiss between two men writ large on the back of a public bus in Rome, Italy. Gay Village is a…

Prototype For a New Understanding

Prototype for a New Understanding is an artwork by Canadian Indigenous artist Brian Jungen. This mask-like creation is one of a series that reconfigure Nike Air Jordan sneakers…

Copper From the Hood

This work by Haida artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas makes reference to the spiritual, healing and status importance of copper shields to his Haida heritage. The motifs that are…

Huawei Advertisement Florence, Italy

This advertisement was directly across from the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and the Baptistry in Florence, Italy December 2018. Advertisements of this size are only allowed…

Detail of Geoffrey Farmer’s “Leaves of Grass” at the National Gallery, Ottawa, Canada

Leaves of Grass (detail) provides a densely collaged three-dimensional array of images from Life magazine 1935-1985. It is an examination of the effects photography has had on what…

Geoffrey Farmer’s “Leaves of Grass” at the National Gallery, Ottawa, Canada

Leaves of Grass provides a densely collaged three-dimensional array of images from Life magazine 1935-1985. It is an examination of the effects photography has had on what we…

Aspirations

The idea of toys for children is emphasized by making the text rounded, of different bright colors and by using a backwards ‘R’ in stead of the word…

Shape of love

The heart shape has a long history and many kinds of associations in our popular culture, media and digital interfaces. It can be viewed as kitsch, to say…