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Michael Dumontier and Neil Farber

 

Stretch

Photographer Alex Lysakowski sets his surreal structures amongst banal industrial landscapes, creating photographs through digital manipulation that simultaneously confound and delight in his series ‘Antistructures’.

 

Rasmus Hjortshøj

Architect and Photographer based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Exactly as It Was

Days after an inferno blazed through Notre-Dame this April, destroying the cathedral’s iconic spire and two-thirds of its wooden roof, French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced an international competition aimed at replacing the fallen tower with a new “spire suited to the techniques and challenges of our time.”
 But the inventive redesigns architects proposed aren’t likely to grace the Parisian skyline any time soon: As Le Monde reports, France’s Senate voted Monday to restore the Parisian cathedral to its “last known visual state” prior to the fire, directly contradicting other government officials’ hopes for a more contemporary design.
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London Calling

An exhibition at the Guildhall Art Gallery, opening on 31 May, brings together works from the 17th century to the present day to show how the city’s architecture has inspired resident and visiting artists.

 

Acceptance is the most dangerous drug of all, Sima Schloss

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Facing Obstructions, Mike Creighton

See more images from “Facing Obstructions” here.

 

Oli-B in Nieuwpoort, Belgium

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GIF-iti

For the D&AD (Design and Art Direction) festival, recently held in London, INSA has created an interactive artwork.

  

How to make a cat burrito

Instructions for making a cat burrito, also known as purrito, are as simple as they can be.
 You'll need a cat - be sure to get the cutest one you can find, and a towel, a throw or a blanket. Gently place the cat in the middle of your preferred wrapping material and gently roll it up.
Don't forget to boop the adorable purrito's nose and ta-dah, you have one perfectly rolled adorable kitten.



 

Yorkshire Terriers

Photograph by Alexander Novikov

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Pristine Russia

Selected photographs of the nationwide nature festival.

 

Mexico Masks Rituals, Phyllis Galembo

In a gorgeous, fascinating photographic survey of Mexico’s masking practices, Galembo captures her subjects suspended between past, present and future, with their religious, political and cultural affiliations—their personal and collective identifications—displayed on their bodies.

Portraits from Around the World

Dimitar Karanikolov

 

"Mona Lisa" Comes to Life in Computer-Generated ‘Living Portrait’

A new artificial intelligence system can create realistic animations from a single static image.
 So if Mona Lisa’s close-lipped half-smile becomes a toothy grin and she tries to sell you whitening toothpaste, it’s surely a deepfake.
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Dogs are people , too

Watch this video on The Scene.

In their zeal to treat dogs like members of the family, some pet owners are supplying their pups with everything from “pawdicures” to private chefs.
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Everyday was Saturday

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