This Huge Art Installation Is Inspired By the LHC
Peter Halley has taken over the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt, turning its huge rotunda into a futuristic exploration of architecture and space that’s inspired in part by the LHC.
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Peter Halley has taken over the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt, turning its huge rotunda into a futuristic exploration of architecture and space that’s inspired in part by the LHC.
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