Month: June 2021

Michael Jackson Mural Tribute

Twelve years ago, the world lost Michael Jackson.

New National Museum Liverpool Identity

The new energetic identity for National Museum Liverpool looks to an optimistic future.

Power in Unity at Wembley Park

Micah Purnell, an award winning Manchester text-based artist and designer is behind a new installation at the Spanish Steps of Wembley Park.

Pixelated Sculptures

These pixelated sculptures by Han Hsu Tung are really something to admire.

The details created in these sculptures do make you stop and take notice of them. The longer you look at them the more they seem to become real life (almost). What great inspiration for the start of the week.

Weird Euros Beer Mats

Iconic moments from the Euros celebrated on beer mats by artists and designers

The collection Weird Euros features the work of established artists and designers like David Shrigley, Chris Simpson and Pentagram’s Astrid Stavro, as well as rising talents such as Robyn Nicol, David Oku, Raj Dhunna and Isobel Mehta. Each designer has reinterpreted moments from UEFA European Championship football history on a set of beer mats, with proceeds going to grassroots football charities.

From strange goal celebrations to bizarre occurrences, each beer mat showcases a memorable moment.

It’s not the years, it’s the mileage

40 years ago, Indiana Jones taught us all that “it’s not the years, it’s the mileage”.

Hard to imagine that 40 years ago Raiders of the Lost Ark was released in theatres. With Harrison Ford back in the hat for his fifth Indiana Jones movie, fans are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the iconic character’s debut.

The Flux

Kinetic light bar installation for Constellation de Metz Festival, France, 2020.

Created by French artist group Collectif Scale, the Flux is made up of 48 dynamic light bars, 1.5 m long each, 40 cm apart, motorised and controlled in real time. The undulating kinetic blends organic movement and architectural forms in a mesmerising installation.

UEFA EURO 2020

England have started their quest for European glory by winning their opening match of the Euros for the first time in 50 years!

Let’s hope this is a sign of things to come and England make it deep into the tournament with the new ‘Golden Generation’

COME ON ENGLAND!

Avengers Campus

Now you can fully immerse yourself into the Marvel Universe as Disney World, California opens up its Marvel themed land to the public.

While not quite reaching the impacts that the 14- acres of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge gives, this pint-sized, 6-acre land still enables you to feel part of the Marvel Universe while you are inside it. Watch Spiderman swing wall to wall or Dr. Strange bend time, All of your favourites are there to see. And if the music doesn’t get the hairs on your arms to stand up nothing will.

CineCov is transforming Coventry into one big cinema for 2021

“CineCov” is a programme that is getting people excited for a real life, non-virtual events for the first time in a long time this summer.

It will transform Coventry into a cinema over the next twelve months, screening over 150 films, including the Italian Job where Coventry make a special tribute in. The screening and film events will be taking place in parks, community centres, forests, towpaths and churches. The branding from Wieden+Knnedy is inspired by ‘the essence of cinema’. CineCov has been organised to coincide with the launch of Coventry’s year as UK City of Culture, and organisers say it will celebrate film’s power to transport us and to bring us together.