VOLTA8 June 11–16, 2012 Dreispitzhalle Basel/Münchenstein www.voltashow.com VOLTA, Basel’s platform for cutting-edge art and emerging international talent, mounts its eighth year this June with the wind at its back. Buzz for the fifth iteration of VOLTA NY, the stateside solo-artist fair, has been nothing short of jubilant. A lively, cerebrally-stimulating atmosphere for visitors, coupled with daring […]
World’s Most Famous Office Building, Empire State Building, Celebrates 80th Anniversary
NEW YORK, NY.- The Empire State Building (ESB), the world’s most famous office building, will celebrate its 80th anniversary on Sunday, May 1, 2011. Soaring 1,454 feet above Midtown Manhattan, ESB has served as one of the most recognizable and bel…
World’s most Famous Office Building, Empire State Building, Celebrates 80th Anniversary
NEW YORK, NY.- The Empire State Building (ESB), the world’s most famous office building, will celebrate its 80th anniversary on Sunday, May 1, 2011. Soaring 1,454 feet above Midtown Manhattan, ESB has served as one of the most recognizable and bel…
Empire State Building Cries Foul Over Proposed Rival Nearby
NEW YORK (AP).- Look at Manhattan from afar, and the first thing you notice is the Empire State Building, spiking like a needle above the carpet of skyscrapers that coats Manhattan from tip to tip. Now it’s got some competition — a proposal for a…
Cut It, Fold It, Build It with Paper at the V&A Museum of Childhood
LONDON.- The Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building, Big Ben and the White House will all be under one roof this autumn at the V&A Museum of Childhood. The exhibition Cut it, Fold it, Build it with Paper will bring together an extensive collection of …
Architect Adam Reed Tucker Trades in Bricks and Mortar for Plastic
WASHINGTON, DC.- Using the LEGO® brick as his medium, architectural artist Adam Reed Tucker has given some of the world’s most iconic landmarks an unexpected makeover. His towering interpretations, which soar up to 18 feet high, will be the cente…