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Freedom not Genius: Works from Damien Hirst’s Murderme Collection. ‘Freedom not Genius’ is the first exhibition of work from Damien Hirst’s Murderme collection to go on display since ‘In the darkest hour there may be light’ was presented at the Serpentine Gallery, London in 2006.

Freedom not Genius: Works from Damien Hirst’s Murderme Collection

Curated by Elena Geuna for the Pinacoteca Agnelli, Turin, it features over fifty artists and spans five centuries. Taking Picasso’s ‘Nature morte au crâne et au pot’ (1943) as its starting point, the exhibition includes the work of some of the twentieth century's most significant artists including Francis Bacon, Andy Warhol and Bruce Nauman, alongside contemporaries of Hirst such as Tracy Emin and Sarah Lucas.

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Street art. Creative Visual Art – Dalston House: The Building That Lets You Defy Gravity. Argentine artist Leandro Erlich was commissioned by the Barbican in London to install a version of his popular optical illusion that creates the visual effect of instant weightlessness.

Creative Visual Art – Dalston House: The Building That Lets You Defy Gravity

Using a wall of giant mirrors propped against a huge horizontal print of a Victorian terraced house, visitors are free to climb and jump around as their reflections appear to move freely without the pesky effects of gravity. Titled Dalston House the piece was erected in Hackney just off Dalston Junction. Dalston House is open and free to all visitors until August 4th. Images courtesy the Barbican. Art Splash: Painting. April greiman. Posters - A Bunch of Crock. The series consists of 12 posters.

Posters - A Bunch of Crock

Below each poster is a quote, fact or an anecdote that served as the inspiration for that particular poster. If you're interested in buying a poster, visit my store. Television Nearly one-in-five (18%) Americans say President Barack Obama is a Muslim. Source: Pew Research Center / What were those 18% doing when the Reverend Jeremiah Wright controversy was on TV 24/7? Colored People ‘’I want to be able to say what’s on my mind and in my heart and what I think is helpful and useful.’’– Laura Schlessinger, 63, radio host, announcing her decision to quit her show following complaints over her use of the word “nigger” 11 times during an on-air phone call.

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