First Fully Artist-Painted Rocket Successfully Launched Into Orbit A collaborative project between contemporary artist Jacky Tsai and Chinese aerospace company LandSpace has resulted in the successful launch of the world’s first fully art-painted orbital rocket. The Zhuque-2 Enhanced (ZQ-2E Y2), measuring nearly 50 meters in height, was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center […]
floating polycarbonate roof by sp(r)int studio protects iceland’s stöng ruins
sp(r)int studio designs shelter for stöng ruins Set within a volcanic expanse in southern Iceland, a recent project by Sp(r)int Studio brings a nuanced response to the Stöng ruins, one of the country’s most significant archaeological sites. Excavated in 1939 and protected since 1957 by a modest shelter, the Viking-era longhouse in scenic Þjórsárdalur […]
emmanuelle moureaux visualizes a century with vibrant ‘100 colors path’ in tokyo
tokyo sees the opening of ‘100 colors no.53’ ‘100 colors no.53,’ the latest installment in Emmanuelle Moureaux’s ongoing ‘100 colors path’ series, has opened at Takanawa Gateway City in Tokyo. Composed of 2,400 vertical lines, each rendered in one of 100 precisely selected colors, the work is both a spatial structure and a temporal […]
anna & eugeni bach suspends celestial blue ‘crown of eyes’ inside barcelona’s MNAC
Anna & Eugeni Bach installs blue ring in barcelona’s mnac Anna & Eugeni Bach completes Crown of Eyes, an installation hovering six meters above the central hall of Barcelona’s Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC). The twelve-meter-wide, celestial blue ring is suspended as a contemporary tribute to Francesc d’Assís Galí (1880–1965), one of Catalonia’s […]
‘why look at animals?’ at EMST: katerina gregos on speaking for the voiceless
emst hosts major show on animal rights and multispecies ethics Why Look at Animals? A Case for the Rights of Non-Human Lives transforms the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) in Athens into a stage for over 60 international artists grappling with one of the most urgent ethical questions of our time: how do […]
long daylight pavilion by olafur eliasson brings celestial geometry to helsinki’s shoreline
Olafur Eliasson’s Long Daylight Pavilion Opens in Helsinki Long daylight pavilion, a new permanent public artwork by Olafur Eliasson has been unveiled along the rocky waterfront of eastern Helsinki‘s Kruunuvuorenranta district. The site-specific installation functions as both an architectural intervention and a celestial marker, aligning precisely with the arc of the sun on the […]
digital media fair ArtMeta brings robots, NFTs and AI art into basel’s historic heart
artmeta 2025 arrives in basel From June 16 to 22, 2025, Basel becomes home to the inaugural edition of Digital Art Mile— a new and ambitious initiative by ArtMeta that transforms the historic Rebgasse district into a vibrant epicenter for digital creativity. This week-long event runs in parallel with Art Basel and offers a […]
frankey blows giant bubble that breaks through windows in latest rooftop sculpture
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 weaves organic multi-sensory installation within the grand palais in paris
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 […]
golden ceiling foams above reef-shaped counter in warsaw bakery by znamy się
znamy się brings the surf and sweetness of portugal to warsaw Nestled in Warsaw’s Solec neighborhood, Pastelowe is a petite pâtisserie that channels the surfy spirit of the Portuguese coast into just 63 square meters of vibrant interior, designed by architecture studio Znamy się. The bakery is dedicated to the famed pastéis de nata, […]