An Artist-decorated Boulder Might Disappear Due to Fracking

Good morning. ☁️ Today, reviewing Marina Abramović's new VR experience in London, considering why som

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Good morning. ☁️ Today, reviewing Marina Abramović’s new VR experience in London, considering why some human remains are exhibited in museums, and exploring the connection between the Rococo and glitch art.– Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

The Future of "The Rock" is Uncertain

“THE ROCK”, a collective public art Installation at an excavation site for a gas pipeline in Brooklyn (courtesy of Pam Lins and Halsey Rodman)

This March, a massive boulder was unearthed during excavations for a much-contested fracked gas pipeline planned to run underneath large parts of north Brooklyn. Shortly after it surfaced, Pam Lins and Halsey Rodman, two sculptors living in the area, started gluing ceramics to the boulder as an impromptu public art installation called “THE ROCK.” But now, as excavations continue, the future of the installation is uncertain.

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