PARIS DESIGN WEEK 2011
Vacation season was over, and a new school term began in Paris. After the settlement of the hectic fresh start, Paris Design Week 2011 had held from the 12th to 18th of September. Showrooms, art galleries and i...
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ABSOLUT ART AWARD 2011
In one way or another, Absolut has been always involved with the arts. The Absolut Art Award was born three years ago – as a consummation of their long-term commitment to creativity – to celebrate the company’s 30 ye...
DOJIMA RIVER BIENNALE 2011
In its 2nd year, Dojima River Biennale 2011 is now being held at Dojima River Forum. The event is located by Dojima River in the center of Osaka. This year’s theme, ‘ECOSOPHIA’ represents a planet considered fr...
CORY ARCANGEL: PRO TOOLS
Most fine art exhibitions require the viewer to have a good amount of art history knowledge to fully enjoy the show; for Cory Arcangel's solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art it helps to have a knowled...
ART CHRONICLE IN TOKACHI
Hokkaido Obihiro Museum of Art holds “Art Chronicle in Tokachi” from July, which features art histories of Tokachi region in Hokkaido in chronological order. Tokachi has been lately one of the regions that lead remar...
YARN BOMBING
You walk down the street on a nice sunny day, when, all of sudden, you notice that your town looks prettier than usual. The colors of the trees are no longer green and brown. Statues start wearing scarves and beanies....
ABBAS, 45 YEARS IN PHOTOGRAPHY
ABBAS, 45 Years In Photography greeted its exhibition-goers with a note from the artist himself – who in good humour jests that most retrospection is done when an author is no longer around. Morbid jokes aside, this m...
ARK NOVA “A TRIBUTE TO HIGASHI NIHON”
On August 9th, 2011, a press conference of the cultural reconstruction project, “ARK NOVA” was held at the concert hall KKL Luzerne in Switzerland. The project has been implemented by the worldwide music festival, Luc...
A JOURNEY THROUGH THE MAHJ’S CONTEMPORARY COLLECTION
In Paris, I often see lots of people who wear a white shirt, black suits and a black silk hat. Few days later, after I moved to Paris, I learned that they are Jewish and I started to be aware of them. As a melting spo...
BASED IN BERLIN
HABEN UND BRAUCHEN (TO HAVE AND TO NEED) Berlin used to be an utopia for contemporary artists. At least to me, I’ve had a clear image of Berlin as a city of art before I moved in and the image had not been ruined e...
COPENHAGEN DESIGN WEEK 2011
THINK HUMAN... Any design week will open a city's best offerings up to the local and international public, and in Copenhagen- there is no exception. The Danes are well-known for conscious and talented design...
THE SPIRIT OF TOHOKU: “CLOTHING” BY ISSEY MIYAKE
21_21 DESIGN SIGHT in Roppongi, Tokyo presented “THE SPIRIT OF TOHOKU: ‘CLOTHING’ BY ISSEY MIYAKE”, a special program featuring attractions of culture and craftsmanship in the Tohoku region from July 26th to 31st. ...
STOCKHOLM FASHION WEEK SS12
The Swedish premier fashion meeting improves by the year. Second season with a big budget sponsor, which provides with an extra bigger venue plus the opportunity to meet up more people from abroad, including many ...
I HAVE A ROOM WITH EVERYTHING
Do not judge a book by its cover, our parents tell us. But in the world of visual art and print, the exterior is just as important in catching one’s eye, as the interior. Curated by Yanda from the design bl...
MAKOTO TANIGUCHI “ANIME”
As one of the "it" contemporary artists drawing much attention, Makoto Taniguchi's "Anime" exhibit is receiving praise from all quarters. The exhibit is open till April 14th at Shibuya's SUNDAY ISSUE. In addition to h...
AN ODE TO PENGUIN
"We believed in the existence in this country of a vast reading public for intelligent books at a low price and staked everything on it." — Allen Lane, founder of Penguin Books. Pop, hope and trot your way down soo...
VOLT 2011
I recently read an interview with Ricard Robles, co-founder of Sónar Festival, the most important meeting for electronic music, at least in Europe. He talked about the importance of a festival as a commodity itse...
