TOMAS SARACENO: OCEANS OF AIR AT MONA
tomás saraceno brings spider webs and lighter-than-air aerosolar sculptures to the museum of old and new art (MONA) in hobart, tasmania. titled 'oceans of air', his major new exhibition, which features both existing works and new commissions, is a call for environmental action on the earth, its atmosphere and beyond. 'once upon a time artists used to make beautiful things. now, mostly, they want to change the world. of the artists I know, tomás saraceno is the most likely to change the world. and he makes beautiful things,’ says david walsh, the museum’s owner and founder.
TOP 10 LISTS OF 2022 - BIG STORIES
this week we wrapped up designboom's TOP 10 lists of 2022, our big stories in architecture, art, design, and technology from the past 12 months. don't miss this year's TOP 10 motorcycle and scooter designs, as well as the TOP 10 off-grid cabins, which include an enormous bird nest for humans and a timber treehouse wrapped in a woven facade.
A MAGICAL WINTER SHELTER MADE OF ICE
UMA's 'ghost house' emerges like a hovering blanket of snow in the swedish woodlands. the temporary pavilion is made out of extra-long curtains soaked in ice-cold water, which almost immediately transformed into a rigid icy structure that 'will hopefully stand for a couple of weeks until the thaw makes the house fall to the ground.' see more submissions by our readers here, and find out how to upload your own project here.
the weekly is an inside review curated by sofia lekka angelopoulou.
