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Category: Art

Stories about unusual art pieces, strange artistic techniques, and bizarre art-related events.
Imagine stepping into a music festival and, instead of grabbing some glitter, you’re handed a paintbrush and a crash course in outsmarting facial recognition. At Glastonbury’s Greenpeace tent, CV dazzle face painting became both protest and performance, blurring the line between art, privacy activism, and digital mischief. Curious what happens when camouflage goes from battleship to cheekbone? Dive in.
Most drivers expect rumble strips to jolt them awake, not serenade them with Beethoven, but on Fujairah’s E84 highway, your tires can play “Ode to Joy” if you hit the right notes (and the speed limit). Curious how a stretch of UAE asphalt became a symphonic curiosity—and what it says about public art in the passing lane? Take a listen.
Think your parallel parking skills are impressive? Meet the Panda stretta: a Fiat Panda reimagined at just 19.6 inches wide, the brainchild of an Italian mechanic with a flair for the improbable. This single-seater curiosity isn’t built for commutes—but it just might drive straight into the record books. Is this creativity gone right, or a rolling wink at automotive excess?
What happens when a library cancels a one-woman show over who gets to portray history’s heroines? A lawsuit, a clash of values, and some very awkward questions about who gets to tell whose story—filed neatly between the biography section and the courthouse. Curious where the line should be drawn? This case refuses any easy answers.
Ever wondered what happens when world-class focus meets childhood glee—plus a stuffed squirrel? In Washington, D.C., domino maestro Lily Hevesh and her team reached dizzying heights (literally and figuratively) with a record-breaking domino tower, only to send it spectacularly crashing down. It’s a tale of patience, precision, and the universal thrill of building… just to knock it all down.
A lone pink refrigerator in the middle of the Namibian desert—art installation, cosmic joke, or just a spectacular case of “wrong place, wrong appliance”? With its origin shrouded in mystery, this pastel oddity manages to stand out and blend in all at once, inviting us to imagine the backstory. Sometimes, it seems, the desert’s most refreshing surprise is simply a question with no answer.