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pushing up prices

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i recently took part in an art project called ‘pushing up daisy’ involving a tree distributed between 50 artists in small parts… the finished pieces are now all on show online, they can even be purchased via a live online auction running till next friday (when the show in the hague closes)

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these are some of the pieces that caught my eye on the auction website, i haven’t seen them all ‘live’ yet but will hopefully be attending the finissage next week, my own piece is also included (above) but i will be posting some more about that next week…

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m / 22-11-2013 08:44 - tags: , , ,  

tales you lose

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these are great so i am going to post loads of them…

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brazilian artist andre levy turns coins into superheros and villains

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p.s.: although i think the correct term is ‘tails you lose’ and not tales

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m / 20-11-2013 21:17 - tags: , , ,  

tussen ruimte

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an urban intervention art project, which makes use of the narrow alleys between houses in amsterdam’s canal district, hidden discreetly between buildings

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m / 12-11-2013 09:34 - tags: ,  

money talks

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i saw this on several news sites yesterday: people in spain are using euro banknotes to send messages to the government and bankers

all not very friendly, but certainly well deserved insults, it could unintentiuonally perhaps be a great idea for a campaign…

m / 07-11-2013 13:12 - tags: , ,  

wish

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as a symbol for the upcoming belfast festival in ireland, artist jorge rodriguez-gerada has created the image of a small girls’ face in a ploughed field, using just soil and sand; the installation entitled ‘wish’ covering some 11 acres of land the image will only be visible for a short time as the wet weather is already decaying the image…

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m / 22-10-2013 08:22 - tags: , , ,