Jan de Cock is the visible head of a new generation of successful young artists from Belgium. In this video we can see his photographic installation Denkmall 11 at MoMA, a summary of his American Odyssey.
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Colombian star-artist Doris Salcedo was invited by Tate Modern to do an installation at the Turbine Hall. Instead of introducing something into the space she performed a cut into its floor, a crack that spans the full length of the hall. 
British artist Cornelia Parker has been obsessed with reusing matter during her whole career, giving objects a reinvented second life. In this comprehensive interview she talks us through the main landmarks of her work and her position as regards the art market. 
The great Dj Kode9, one of the most relevant performers by Dubspet sound, remixed his own hit, 9 Samurai, in a dedicatory for the Japanese director Akira Kurosawa at the centenary of his birthday. The video is made by Mo Sotocke & Jasmin Joory. A Sonic Mutation! 
In its latest Design Probe, Multi-sensorial Gastronomy, Philips Design has worked with top chef Juan Mari Arzak to explore how the sensory experience can be subtly altered during a meal. 
Real-life archives become the stage where fact and fiction collide, belief runs amok, and unruly images acquire a life of their own. 
http://www.ted.com Architect Thom Mayne has never been one to take the easy option, and this whistle-stop tour of the buildings he’s created makes you glad for it. These are big ideas cast in material form. 
Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang is known for his evocative murals made with burnt gunpowder. This short video features Guo-Qiang explaining his source of inspiration with footage of his workshop while preparing an Explosion Work. 
Performance art queen Marina Abramovic started filming her actions in the 1970’s. This celebrated piece features her combing her hair obsessively while stating in an almost religious sense “Art must be beautiful”. 
Flooded McDonald’s is a film work by Danish artist collective Superflex in which a convincing life-size replica of the interior of a McDonald’s burger bar, without any customers or staff present, gradually floods with water. |
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