Ex Machina

A man looks out from a container restaurant near an art sculpture depicting a sleeping Chinese astronaut in the 宋庄艺术区 (Sòngzhuāng art district) in eastern 北京 (Běijīng), China. Photo: 王身敦 (Andy Wong)/AP.

Shapes and Geometries

Antonio Manzi, Ballerina, 2008. A bronze sculpture installed at Lastra a Signa, Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy.

Wuthering Heights

Space Station, a giant sculpture gifted to the town of Pietrasanta by Cuban artist Julio Fernández Larraz, and installed in the roundabout between Via Santini and the ancient Via Aurelia Sud (one of the main entrances to the town).

Rainman

Here’s Pluie (Rain), Jean-Michel Folon’s three-meter statue which was gifted to the city of Florence in 2002 to be displayed at the centre of the roundabout between Lungarno Aldo Moro and Via Enrico De Nicola. The Rainman’s raincoat has withstood the stress of time, but his “umbrella”, which ought to be a fountain of eternal rain, is dried up, without a drop of water. Art is thirsty, alas!, life is dry. Unfortunately, because Quarter 2’s king Midas claims to be able to turn a damp, foul-smelling catacomb into a multi-sports hub only through his supernatural power, by virtue of which he is king.

The Mask of Zorro

A sculpture Eros Bendato (Eros Bound) with a mock mask lays on the main square in Kraków, Poland. Photo: Jakub Włodek/Agencja Gazeta via Reuters.

The Importance of Not Being Arcovazzi

Venice, Italy: “Building Bridges” by Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn, a sculptural installation showing six pairs of arching hands creating a bridge over a Venetian waterway in a former shipyard, before the 58th International Venice Biennale art exhibition. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images.

Mausoleum of the Giants

The Mausoleum of the Giants, an immersive solo show of monumental sculptures by Brazilian artist Phlegm, is installed and will be on display from Friday, March 15 to Saturday, April 6 at Taylor’s Eye Witness Works in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe. Photo: Danny Lawson/PA.

A Little Difference Makes a Big Difference

After Norway’s Storelgen stole Mac the Moose’s place as world’s tallest, a Canadian city hopes to “stick it to Oslo” by increasing their statue’s size. [Read more].

• Leyland Cecco, “An egregious offence”: Canada battles Norway for tallest moose statue, The Guardian, January 18, 2019

Battle of the moose: Canada’s Mac the Moose (left), and Norway’s Storelgen (right). Composite: Alamy.

25ème Pensée

Jean-Michel Folon, 25ème Pensée, 1999. Photo: Mado Flynn.