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Shanghai skyline recreated in dice and poker chips

Boing Boing points us to this interesting art installation by Chinese artist Liu Jianhua who recreated the Shanghai skyline from dice and poker-chips. This was exhibited at the Galleria Continua in San Gimignano, Italy. A close-up shot follows after the... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Wed, Jan 07 2009

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