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"Red Penguin" by Cracking Art Group. 21c Museum Hotel's Permanent Collection. Louisville, Kentucky.
"Cracking Art Group was founded in 1993. They have exhibited widely throughout Europe and first exhibited at 21c Museum in 2005. The Red Penguin sculptures that are exhibited throughout 21c were commissioned for a public art project at the 2005 Venice Biennale" (Red). -
"Cloud Rings." 21c Museum Hotel's Permanent Collection. Louisville, Kentucky.
"A series of devices set into a sunken courtyard that continuously shoot rings of fog up into the space between two buildings. The billowing rings are seen from the street as well as from the windows of the surrounding buildings. Installed in 2006" (Kahn). -
"Rabbit" by Oleg Dau. 21c Museum Hotel's Hybritiy Exhibit. Louisville Kentucky.
"The choice to transform the children into animal-like creatures was spawned from an unhappy childhood memory of the photographer where he had to dress up as a white rabbit for a party" (Kim). -
"Mascarade" by Sarah Garzoni. 21c Museum Hotel's Hybridity Exhibit. Louisville, Kentucky
"Moving the skin of one animal onto another, acting by destructuring to better restructure. Humanize the beast by "dressing" it, by substitution of the feathers with the fur" (Garzoni). -
"The Answer to Your Prayers" by Kate Clark. 21c Museum Hotel's Hybridity Exhibit. Louisville, Kentucky
"Kate Clark’s fierce antelope-woman whose seductive gaze offers The Answer to Your Prayers" (Stiles). -
"Misfit 2004" by Thomas Grunfeld. 21c Museum Hotel's Hybridity Exhibit. Louisville, Kentucky
"About this series, the artist has explained: 'Using the collage principle, I designed new species, which makes it possible, for instance, to unify enemies in nature in one body'" (Artnet). -
"Faun" by Oleg Dau. 21c Museum Hotel's Hybridity Exhibit. Louisville, Kentucky
"...A series of images that draw from the aesthetic and ambience of child funeral portraits. Utilizing a muted palette with a stark backdrop, the porcelain-like subjects are morphed to display discerning features of various animals, such as a set of slender antlers for ‘fawn’..." (Kim). -
"A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" by Anthony Goicolea. 21c Museum Hotel's Hybridity Exhibit. Louisville, Kentucky.
"The drawings that are part of the Pathetic Fallacy collection create an uncomfortable tension between the human and animal, and question just how close animals and people are" (Bolalek). -
Dog Portrait made from Dog Hair. Louisville Slugger Museum Ripley's Believe it or Not! Oddball Exhibit
"This is a dog made out of dog hair. His own dog hair" (Chipman). -
Yankee Stadium made from Toothpicks. Louisville Slugger Museum Ripley's Believe it or Not! Oddball Exhibit
"Giant Yankee Stadium Made From Toothpicks. Thousands of toothpicks form the jaw-dropping sculpture of the House that Ruth Built" (Ripley's). -
Jennifer Lawrence made from Peanuts. Louisville Slugger Museum Ripley's Believe it or Not! Oddball Exhibit
"Nutty for Jennifer. Artist Mateo Blanco used almost 10,000 peanuts to capture J-Law's look the night she won her Oscar in 2013" (Mayfield). -
Captain Jack Sparrow made from Seashells. Louisville Slugger Museum Ripley's Believe it or Not! Oddball
"Find Your Favorite Team.Every major league team is represented with a Ripley’s twist. A life-sized sculpture of Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow – made from seashells – represents the Pirates" (Ripley's) -
Pete Rose made from Rose Petals. Louisville Slugger Museum Ripley's Believe it or Not! Oddball Exhibit
"A portrait of Pete Rose, painted on rose petals, will delight Cincinnati fans" (Ripley's). -
Archangel Michael made from Burnt Toast. Louisville Slugger Museum Ripley's Believe it or Not! Oddball Exhibit
"A heavenly depiction of the archangel Michael made from 450 pieces of burnt toast stands-in for the Angels" (Ripley's). -
Licorice Dress. Louisville Slugger Museum Ripley's Believe it or Not! Oddball Exhibit
"A dress made of licorice, by artist Wilmer Lam" (Buxeda). -
Chewbacca and Han Solo made from Duct Tape. Louisville Slugger Museum Ripley's Believe it or Not! Oddball Exhibit
"Chewy and Han out of duct tape" (Chipman). -
Bourbon Fountain Evan Williams Bourbon Experience. Louisville Kentucky
"A five-story-high Evan Williams Bourbon bottle graphic will transform into a large, glass flowing Bourbon fountain in the lobby" (Heaven's). -
"Let the Imagination Ride" by Andre' D. Foreman for Gallopalooza "Bridles and Bourbon." Louisville, Kentucky.
"As you drive around town, you may see a spectacularly painted horse statue standing regally in front of a local business or home. And chances are you’ll see more than one. Each one is unique. Each one has a story behind it. And each one has a common thread" (About). -
"Horse on the Rocks" by Damon Westenhofer for Gallopalooza "Bridles and Bourbon." Louisville, Kentucky
"Gallopalooza, a charitable effort that has produced several hundred life-sized and colorful equine figures that brighten street corners, storefronts, private yards and gardens across Louisville" (Shafer). -
"Repeal" by Aaron Wheeler for Gallopalooza "Bridles and Bourbon." Louisville, Kentucky
"He designed the horse to celebrate the end of prohibition and as a nod to its clients, Maker’s Mark and Jim Beam. The horse is completely covered in prohibition-era newspaper clippings" (Redding).
