Thierry BIDET's Blog - Art and Architecture

The French best-guarded secret

Photograph via Yale.edu

Discovered in 1994, this cave is one of the best protected archeological site in the world. The rare visitors allowed must follow a strict protocol and wear shoes and suits which haven't been in contact with the outside, in order to limit bacterial

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Added by Thierry BIDET on February 15, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

The 7 Giants of the Urals - Virtual Tour

Мань-Пупу-Нёр

via OnTheBorderland.tumblr.com Seven rock formations called Man-Pupu-Nyor (meaning “little mountain of the gods” in Mansi language) stand in the Komi Republic, a part of the Ural Mounta… Continue

Added by Thierry BIDET on November 20, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Dimitris Papaioannou - In the Stage Tower

. From 14 October to 6 December 2009 in Athens 5 years ago Dimitris Papaioannou’s creative direction of the Athens 2004 Opening Ceremony was hailed a “triumph” by The Times of London. His latest work, Dyo (2006), enjoyed an unprecedented run in the Greek capital, with over 100,000 tickets sold ! This new production, Nowhere explores the physical space of the stage itself : a spatial mechanism in a state of constant change. The theatre has just been transformed, including a new cut… Continue

Added by Thierry BIDET on October 30, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Civic Aesthetics Unleashed - Discussion at Siobhan Davies Studios - London Southwark

Flore Nové-Josserand has piloted a discussion titled "Civic Aesthetics Unleashed" between choreographer Susanne Thomas, art consultant Vivien Lovell, and visual artist Lothar Götz, about their experience of introducing art into public spaces. I had to book by telephone, and I was agreeably surprised, it felt as if the receptionist was "part of the family". It was my first visit at Siobhan Davies Studios. The building grown out o… Continue

Added by Thierry BIDET on October 26, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments

Bruno Weber's Skulpturenpark

(Close shot from an interior panoramic photograph from a series by Günter Borgemeister. ) Bruno Weber (born April 10, 1931 in Dietikon, Switzerland) is a Swi… Continue

Added by Thierry BIDET on October 19, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

歌川広重 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the greatest exponents of Ukiyo-e art (meaning "pictures of a floating world"). An exhibition just ended two weeks ago, hosted by the Fondazione Roma in collaboration with The Honolulu Academy of Arts, which possesses one of the largest… Continue

Added by Thierry BIDET on October 4, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Virgin Galactic suborbital flight animation + Norman FOSTER's Spaceport.

Who said "let's keep our feet down" when we can take off? This is an animation but the all flight is set to last 2 hours 1/2, including 4 minutes at gravity zero. In the near future 3 days training at Spaceport America, designed by Norman FOSTER, will be part of this amazing experience.

During a flight, passengers will experience the same physiological stresses as professional astronauts, 3.5 Gs on launch and 6 Gs on reentry : 6 times the normal weight a person feels wh… Continue

Added by Thierry BIDET on April 20, 2009 at 12:30am — No Comments

William FORSYTHE / 6 works new to London / 3 weeks from April 20

Six works new to the UK are being shown, at Tate Modern, Sadler's Wells, Fabric (the nightclub), the South London Gallery, the Midland Goods Shed . This wave of new works is a departure from the neo-classical pieces with which William FORSYTHE made his name, but for him everything is linked in his career : "I am just investigating choreographic practice" he said, through "choreographic objects", taking the form of installations for gallery and public spaces, digital media, video, and publicatio… Continue

Added by Thierry BIDET on April 11, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Exhibition PUBLIC ART + ARCHITECTURE / NEW YORK

April 17 — May 9, 2009 " Many of New York's most successful new buildings have seamlessly integrated public art with architecture, fusing the artist's vision into the architectural design. " Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place New York NY 10012 Continue

Added by Thierry BIDET on April 11, 2009 at 12:30am — No Comments

Dimitris Papaioannou in the stage tower

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