Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson is set to take over some of the world's biggest public spaces in his most impressive installation piece yet ~arts art.installation Article 644 words 5 votes
Native American author Tommy Orange selected as the next Future Library writer – will pen a manuscript that won't be published until 2114 ~books libraries Article 654 words 13 votes
Faroe tunnel has opened up more than 150m below the Atlantic, boasting a six-mile-long art installation complete with its own spectral soundtrack picked up by car radio ~arts art.installation Article 1290 words 10 votes
Each year from 2014 to 2114, a manuscript is sealed in The Silent Room of Norway's Future Library – the goal: greater hope for humankind ~books libraries literature Article 3456 words 13 votes
In the depths of Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art, a volcano is stirring – Hrafntinna (Obsidian) is an immersive installation by Icelandic artist and musician Jónsi ~arts art.installation Article 858 words, published Oct 3 2023 9 votes
Known for photographs showing hundreds of naked people posing in a wide variety of environments, US artist Spencer Tunick has gathered thousands to pose naked in Finland ~arts photography art.installation nsfw Article 257 words 16 votes
Monumental mirror to the sky is to be created in a wildly beautiful but little visited stretch of coastline – Olafur Eliasson's first permanent outdoor artwork in the UK ~arts art.installation Article 835 words 3 votes
Microphones dropped into ocean off Greenland to record melting icebergs – artist Siobhán McDonald will turn recordings into an acoustic installation ~arts art.installation Article 591 words, published Oct 19 2022 5 votes
Judith Schalansky has become the ninth author to be selected for the Future Library, which asks authors to create a work that will not be revealed to readers until 2114 ~books libraries Article 530 words 5 votes
Some of the world's most celebrated authors have written manuscripts that won't be published for a century – why? ~books libraries Article 2585 words 9 votes
Oslo's vast National Museum opens with tapestry of 400 reindeer skulls – the ‘grey box’ has been eight years and £500m in the making ~arts art.installation painting Article 848 words 9 votes
Unable to travel back to Iceland to see a volcano erupt, Sigur Rós star Jónsi reenacted it with sound installations, scents and sculptures in a New York City exhibit ~arts art.installation Article 74 words 6 votes
World's tallest sandcastle has been completed in Denmark, towering more than twenty metres high and comprising nearly 5,000 tonnes of sand ~arts art.installation Article 276 words 9 votes
Beer company Natty Light is the unlikely force behind the 'Da Vinci of Debt', now on view in Grand Central Station ~arts art.installation Article 362 words 11 votes
Ocean Vuong joins Margaret Atwood, David Mitchell and Karl Ove Knausgård to lock away work in the Future Library to be published in ninety-four years time ~books libraries Article 817 words 10 votes
Copenhagen's third annual Light Festival sparked into life over the weekend, with colourful displays from artists and designers ~arts art.installation Link 4 votes
Karl Ove Knausgård is to become the sixth contributor to the Future Library, which collects works by contemporary authors that will remain unread until 2114 ~books libraries Article 519 words 9 votes
Olafur Eliasson returns to Tate Modern with tonne of white Lego – retrospective investigates how we respond to nature ~arts art.installation Article 642 words 4 votes
Future Library is one of the most interesting projects happening in Europe right now that connects literature, art and the environment ~books libraries literature Article 666 words, published Jun 12 2019 4 votes