All Blog Posts Tagged 'Antwerp' (5)

Belgium-based artist Jan Fabre created five magnificent white marble sculptures based on variations of Michelangelo’s Pietà, the iconic image of Mary cradling the dead body of her son Jesus in her arms. Adding his own unique twist, Fabre puts himself in the place of the Christ figure and replaces Mary’s face with a skull.

Fabre’s interpretation presents concepts such as grief and acceptance, death…

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Graffiti artist Steve Locatelli beautifies Antwerp, Belgium with this huge mural he completed on the side of a tall building. Locatelli had to use a crane and a whole lot of spray paint to create the piece.…

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No, this isn't from Toon Town in Disneyland. This creative street installation was found on the streets of Antwerp, Belgium! I love how they used the tree as the carrot top!



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This was done on the morning of March 23 at the Central Station in Antwerp, Belgium. The 200 dancers were promoting the Dutch TV version of “in search of Maria“, a BBC format, staged by the Belgian commercial VTM… Continue

I like the design and functionality of this ship-like structure. Zaha Hadid Architects has won a competition to build the the new headquarters for the Antwerp Port Authority on the harbor of Antwerp, Belgium. The new Port House will solve the pressing shortage of workspace as it will be able to house approximately 500 staff in a single new building.



The new Port House design consists of two entities: the existing fire station below, and…

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