Tag Archives: Installation art

Pop Icon Annie Lennox Reflects on the Certainty of Death

Her installation, “Now I Let You Go” features meaningful artifacts from the celebrated songstress' life

Annie Lennox is a legend. Unarguably the better half of the Eurythmics, the duo she formed with songwriter and record producer Dave Stewart in 1980, she has been celebrated for four decades as an icon, an innovator, and one of … Continue reading

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Designer Plays with the Big Questions

Sebastian Errazuriz addresses life's big issues through simple and whimsical memorials and artwork

The work of designer Sebastian Errazuriz addresses the big issues of life and death, sometimes with a whimsical and charming style, and sometimes with an elegance and simplicity, always posing powerful questions for the observer. Death is the Only Certainty … Continue reading

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Nadine Jarvis Challenges Traditional Approach to Cremation

The artist's thought-provoking approach to the grieving process through the application of cremation remains

Nadine Jarvis has turned the concept of the cremation vessel on its head with her Rest in Pieces, Birdfeeder, and pencil box projects. All of the projects utilize cremation ashes in unique and thought-provoking ways, and they are aimed at … Continue reading

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Vadis Turner’s “Burial Party”

Her newest installation reminds us of the possibilities of growth through loss and grief.

Vadis Turner is a Brooklyn artist who creates mixed-media sculptures, paintings, and installations with a colorful and whimsical take on various cultural and personal issues. Her most recent installation, Burial Party, was included last April at the Brooklyn Artists Ball … Continue reading

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Bringing the Bucket List Out Into the Open

Street Art Addresses Death and Dying

The idea of the bucket list has emerged in the conversation about death and dying, the concern that we may reach the end of life without doing all that we wished to do. This week’s featured project allows one community … Continue reading

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