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An Artist Makes Dreamy Sounds from Guitars and Fans

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As we near the height of summer, we’d love to take a walk through Rubén D´Hers’s “chords tunnel #1.” It doesn’t look like a cool, vast, grassy field – but it sure sounds like one.

This Hazy Rainbow Is Made Entirely of Thread

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Turning the Scottish Countryside into a Map of the Multiverse

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Amar Bakshi (second from right), the lead artist on the Portal Between Tehran and NYC; and Michelle Moghtader (second from left), the project's development director. Bakshi says his mother and uncle, also seen here, helped out a lot too.

This New York art installation opens up a new gateway to Tehran

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The music of sea organ

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