HAPPENING
A pixel is the smallest unit of an image on a computer screen. Machine learning algorithms trained on datasets from contemporary photography is developing the art photography realm while diffusing boundaries between t...
PLACE
Scandinavian fine dining has been in the spotlight during the last decade. Particularly in Sweden, a rather interesting batch of young chefs have made Swedish dishes – or the Scandinavian cuisine concept – more popula...
PEOPLE
Electronic music composer Cristian Vogel is releasing the film and score Agnete and The Merman which is intended to be performed in a live show working with spatialized sound in a 48-speaker screening. Here you can wa...
HAPPENING
The niche of experimental and contemporary music in Europe lives a vibrant moment. A considerable number of institutions and platforms are triggering off more and more talented musicians providing opportunities, givin...
HAPPENING
At the 29th Stockholm International Film Festival they have continued pushing themselves to bring the most attracting selection of films. The festival has become a window to the world. Almost the half of the attending...
PEOPLE
The renowned British artist David Shrigley (b. 1968) is arguably one of the most famous sketchbook-like cartoonists in the world. His art lays in a grey area between a poignant and a funny criticism of our society. Th...
PEOPLE
Last June we attended “Beauty of Natural Resolution – End to End Transformation of Material Things – Digital Nature” at the Eye Of Gyre in the Omotesando area in central Tokyo. For this exhibition, Yoichi Ochiai, the ...
THINGS
Few professions have experienced more digital disruption than photography. From the arrival of the first iPhone with camera in 2007 to Kodak’s bankruptcy in 2012 – many of their patents were sold to companies such as ...
PEOPLE
Örjan Andersson is arguably the most respected Swedish denim fashion designer. He is the founder of the denim brand Cheap Monday in 2000, which started off as a second-hand store in the center of Stockholm. Thereafter...
HAPPENING
Yoichi Ochiai is a super creator who at just 30 years old (b. 1987) already has an astonishing career. He is a media artist who holds a Ph.D. in Applied Computer Science from the University of Tokyo. Furthermore, his ...
HAPPENING
21_21 DESIGN SIGHT has acquired plenty of praise since its opening in 2007. This exhibition space is not for art exhibitions only but to show the importance of design in any kind of format it can exist in our everyday...
HAPPENING
There is a thin line between marketing and art. Both disciplines have the urge to amplify ideas and create mythmaking. The Swedish brand of vodka Absolut has blurred these lines since the 1980s. Today we can denominat...
PEOPLE
Although Swedish Fashion has a little representation at catwalk shows each season in Paris, London, New York and Milan, the truth is Swedish fashion is sold worldwide very well –appealing to the savvy consumer. Moreov...
HAPPENING
The Swedish independent art fair Supermarket celebrated its 13th edition this April 12th – 15th. The overarching theme of Supermarket 2018 is ‘Legacy’. The word ‘Legacy’ is interpreted as a question of what will remai...
HAPPENING
Right next to Aldgate East towards the Brick Lane you stumble upon Whitechapel Gallery. This is a magnificent building made of glazed terracotta blocks with a two-tower design distinctive style of the Art Nouveau. The...
HAPPENING
Alvar Aalto is the most important artistic figure from Finland. Architect and designer, Aalto has conceptualized everything from entire urbanization plans across Finland to furniture design, lightning work and fine ar...
HAPPENING
This year’s winner World Press Photo of the Year for 2017 portraying the assassination of Russian ambassador Andrey Karlov by off-duty Turkish police officer, Mevlut Mert Altintas - taken while Karlov was speaking at ...
