Paris 26 Gigapixels is a panoramic photography project that allows you to zoom in to a disturbingly intimate extent. The resulting image stitches together 2346 single photos into one sweepingly high-resolution view of Paris.
“Ce vertige de l’amour me donne des sueurs froides…” by Niko
Based on the film “Vertigo” (Hitchcock, 1958)
Unfortunately, some vandal took it away less than 24 hours after pasting. A stupid collector removing this great piece from the public.
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Julien Salaud, Grotte Stellaire. Photo by André Morin. Palais de Tokyo: (entre)ouverture— A 30-hour contemporary art marathon marks the re-opening of the Palais de Tokyo, now amplified to 22 thousand square metres, featuring interventions by Ulla von Brandeburg, Cristian Marklay and Maria Loboda. via | Domus
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Excentrique(s), Daniel Buren - Monumenta 2012, Grand Palais, Paris.
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Magritte 2.0: “ceci n’est pas du vandalisme”.
This is not vandalism graffiti on the wall of the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, France.
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Contemporary cultures… Paris vs. New York: Minimalist Illustrated Parallels of Culture. Macaroon vs. cupcake, Proust vs. Salinger, bobo vs. hipster, bordeaux vs. cosmo. For the past two years, graphic designer Vahram Muratyan, a self-described “lover of Paris wandering through New York,” has been chronicling the peculiarities and contradictions of the two cities through “a friendly visual match” of minimalist illustrated parallel portraits. Today, Muratyan joins the finest blog-turned-books with Paris versus New York: A Tally of Two Cities — an absolutely charming collection of these vibrant visual dichotomies and likenesses. (via | Brain Pickings)
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“Parigi”, Luigi Ghirri, 1972, from the series Diaframma 11, 1/125 luce naturale, C-Print, Vintage.
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Wadi Al-Salaam: The Largest Cemetery in The World via Amusing Planet
Wadi us-Salaam, which literally means the Valley...
Day 55, Marina Abramović (by MoMA The Museum of Modern Art)