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Gart the Gnome is a travelling gnome. He travels around the world, sees places and meets people. Ok, I admit, it’s a fact that I escaped from MoMA. But I had a good reason. Read more…

Couple under an Umbrella - Ron Mueck

Couple under an Umbrella – Ron Mueck

August 29, 2016
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Hi Folks!If hairy old men wore burkinis for beach, it would have been a lot easier task for Ron Mueck to produce the hyperrealistic human sculpture…
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Pärnu - Estonia

Pärnu – Estonia

July 31, 2016
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Hi Folks!Pärnu is a marvelous town by the Baltic Sea. The beach in there is just great. There’s a bit of everything and that’s why it is only…
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Alexanderplatz - Berlin, Germany

Alexanderplatz – Berlin

June 29, 2016
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Hi Folks!I know you are wondering what Europe will look like after Brexit. Since I am so nice, I will share the intel I have with you. I rented…
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https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Alexanderplatz-Berlin-Germany-scaled.jpg 2560 1920 Gart the Gnome https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/gnome.png Gart the Gnome2016-06-29 22:25:522016-07-20 23:22:08Alexanderplatz – Berlin
Start Stop Berlin

StartEscape graffiti – Gart

May 29, 2016
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Hi Folks,When I saw this stop-sign, I just could not help myself but add a little paint. I know, I'm guilty of vandalism. But sometimes the end justifies…
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Narrow House - Erwin Wurm

Narrow House – Erwin Wurm

April 26, 2016
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Hi Folks!Narrow House (2010) is really narrow and that is how Erwin Wurm designed it just to make a point. And I guess the point is that narrow minded…
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Alcatraz - The White House

Alcatraz – The White House

March 11, 2016
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Hi Folks,Clint Eastwood went through hell to escape from the federal prison in Alcatraz Island. The escape was captured on film by a marvelous documentarist…
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The Fertile Crescent - Anselm Kiefer

The Fertile Crescent – Anselm Kiefer

February 29, 2016
Hi Folks!The Fertile Crescent (2009) displays the building or demolition of the Tower of Babel. According to the folklore a god demolished the tower.…
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Supersymmetry - Ryoji Ikeda

supersymmetry – Ryoji Ikeda

January 31, 2016
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Hi Folks,Ryoji Ikedas exhibition project supersymmetry (2014-) welcomes the visitors with the following sign: "The installation contains high and…
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Technoparc Montréal - Quebec, Canada

Technoparc, Montréal – Canada

December 30, 2015
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Hi Folks,Visiting Montreal in Canada, what a way to finish the year!Wayne Gretzky, Neil Young, Pamela Anderson, Jim Carrey, Leonard Cohen, William…
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Dingwall, Scotland

Dingwall – Scotland

December 29, 2015
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Hi Folks,In the Highlands of Scotland you may still hear the echo of Sir William Wallace's voice: "... they may take our lives, but they'll never take...…
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National Art Museum of Catalonia - Barcelona

National Art Museum of Catalonia – Barcelona

December 21, 2015
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Hi Folks,Culture in Catalonia is beyond me. Messi, Neymar, Suárez… In Catalonia the work of the best known contemporary artists may be viewed at…
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Oriental Pearl Tower - Shanghai

Oriental Pearl Tower – Shanghai

November 22, 2015
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Hi Folks!Ai Weiwei's exhibition inspired me to visit Shanghai in the People's Republic of China. In the 90's "Made in China" was a label for a…
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https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Oriental-Pearl-Tower-Shanghai-scaled.jpg 2560 1920 Gart the Gnome https://www.startescape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/gnome.png Gart the Gnome2015-11-22 23:08:432016-10-29 23:38:58Oriental Pearl Tower – Shanghai
Through - Ai Weiwei

Through – Ai Weiwei

September 30, 2015
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Hi Folks,Pillars penetrating tables is Ai Weiwei's (艾 未未) comment, or even criticism, on structures of power. The art piece is titled Through…
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Arlington National Cemetery - Virginia

Arlington National Cemetery – Virginia

September 23, 2015
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Hi Folks,Not since World War II have there been so many refugees or IDPs as there is today. The crisis is huge and it's global. People leave their…
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St. Peter's Basilica

St. Peter’s Square – Vatican City State

September 21, 2015
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Hi Folks,In The Big Lebowski (1998) the Dude himself asked: "Does the Pope sh#t in the woods?" The Dude is a pretty sophisticated guy. After all,…
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Lily & Co - Julian Opie

Lily & Co – Julian Opie

August 29, 2015
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Hi Folks!Julian Opie is a virtuoso of contemporary art. Viewing his work leaves you wondering, what the heck did I just see: a reference to art history…
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Stasi leader Erich Mielke's office

Stasi museum – Berlin, Germany

August 15, 2015
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Hi Folks!Right after the Second World War things got complicated for the whole world as the Cold War begun. Germany was split into two: east and…
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Pietà - Michelangelo

Pietà – Michelangelo

August 4, 2015
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Hi Folks!This is a pietà, and not just any pietà but the one that was sculpted by Michelangelo Buonarroti. The most interesting thing about this…
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