Florentijn Hofman Archives

AIA Carnival 2023 in Hong Kong: what to look forward to, from a proper circus to live music to ‘lots of cuddly ducks’

After a four-year suspension thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the AIA Carnival is making its big return to the Central Harbourfront on Hong Kong Island on December 21 – and …

Why Inflatable Art Is Blowing Up in the Art Scene

by Haddis Thomas

A Designs in Air installation in the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Photo: Andrew Weiss Colossal green tentacles bursting out of a building’s windows is not something you’ll see every day in …

Giant Rubber Duck artist on why size matters – ‘instead of us looking at it, it is now looking at us’ – and his miniatures on show in Seoul

by Haddis Thomas

Hofman, the mastermind behind these larger-than-life attractions that temporarily take over major cities, has returned to Korea – this time, to bring his vision indoors for his inaugural solo exhibition …