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Keith Haring in Melbourne

September 7, 2010 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Keith Haring in Melbourne

Keith Haring was an artist whose graffiti became famous in New York in the 1980’s. He took his distinctive style to cities around the world, making him possibly the worlds first celebrity street artist. Haring visited Australia in 1984 and his mural at the Collingwood Technical School in Melbourne is one of the largest surviving […]

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Rotterdam Santa Claus: The most offensive public art in Europe?

October 6, 2009 By James Clark

Santa Claus - Rotterdam

The Netherlands is famous for being a liberal country, but this public art in Rotterdam could be the most offensive in Europe. The statue is of a giant Santa Claus holding a butt plug. It was created by the American installation-artist Paul McCarthy and it represents a symbol of modern consumerism. I’m not a Christian […]

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: netherlands, public art, religion, rotterdam

Cool art project of a Melbourne tram decorated as a Karachi bus

February 8, 2009 By James Clark 4 Comments

Melbourne tram decorated as a Karachi bus

The W-11 is the name of the bus route in Karachi, Pakistan, where the buses are ornately decorated by the bus owners. As part of Festival Melbourne2006, which was running during the 2006 Commonwealth Games, a team of Karachi vehicle decorators have transformed a regular Melbourne tram into a W-11 Karachi style mini-bus. The W-11 […]

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