Tag: Designed

  • Pedro Friedeberg, Surrealist Artist Who Designed the Iconic Hand-Chair, Dies at 90

    Pedro Friedeberg, an artist affiliated with the Mexican offshoot of the Surrealist movement and who is now best known for his absurdist designs, including the iconic Hand-Chair, died on Thursday in San Miguel de Allende. He was 90, according to his New York gallery, Ruiz-Healy Art. Friedeberg’s diverse practice included paintings dense with dreamy imagery read more

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  • The 2026 Whitney Biennial Includes a Video Game Designed by Leo Castañeda You Can Play At Home

    While the Whitney Biennial isn’t set to open its 2026 edition to the public until Sunday, anyone can get a sneak peek at one work in the show: Camoflux Recall Grotto. The work, a video game by Colombian artist Leo Castañeda, is available to play on the web from any computer. For the work, Castañeda read more

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  • Archeologists Uncover 2,000-Year-Old Basilica Designed by Vitruvius: ‘The Tutankhamun of the 21st Century’

    Italian officials unveiled the discovery of a 2,000-year-old basilica that archeologists have attributed to Vitruvius, the ancient Roman architect, at a press conference on Monday, according to a report in Reuters. The ancient basilica, which would have been used as a public building in ancient Rome, was built at Fanum Fortunae and completed in 19 read more

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