Sculptor Tim Hawkinson creates functioning timepieces out of soda cans and hairbrushes. Since 1972, artist James Turrell has been planning to alter an extinct volcano near Flagstaff, Arizona to create one of the world's largest works of art. East Meets West Iranian-born artist Shirin Neshat creates photographs and films that comment on the situation of women in Islamic society in a subtle and fascinating way. Unusual artist Gregory Green has made a name for himself by making near-complete bombs and guns, and exhibiting diagrams and instructions for making poisons, nuclear devices and missiles. California Artist Remembers Agriculture Not so long ago, the area now known as Silicon Valley was filled with farms and orchards.
Fashion Is Art Nowadays, fashion and art are constantly bumping into each other.
British artist Martin Creed has inserted his own millennial statement. The House That Ezra Did Not Build Art comes in all shapes and sizes. Last year, New York artist Ezra Shales mailed out 10,000 postcards, each featuring two strange views of a near-empty residential lot in a quiet neighborhood not far from the beach in Queens. The Christmas season is upon us, and if you've got a fashion fan on your list, you may want to look into the work of young New York artist Tom Sachs. Protecting Guernica During the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s, the Fascist army bombed the tiny rural town of Guernica, killing scores of civilians.