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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...
SONAR 2011
This edition of Sonar that have show us that the Festival is a established event and that their long time experience is a plus that have being earned trough the years. Because us as press and for the audience in ge...
CAPITAL
“Where is it I've read that someone condemned to death says or thinks, an hour before his death, that if he had to live on some high rock, on such a narrow ledge that he'd only room to stand, and the ocean, everlastin...
OBIHIRO CONTEMPORARY ART 2011
- 100 Days at Shinshokaku - Obihiro Contemporary Art 2011 -100 Days at Shinshokaku-is held from May 28, 2011. Shinshokaku is a traditional Japanese-style house located in Manabe Garden, the largest in the nation. B...
HELP! FOR FUTURE OF JAPAN
After the great earthquake occurred on March 11, 2011, Japan has been receiving world’s attention from a new aspect – whereas before: the far east small and exotic country where tradition and technology coexist. As e...
A CHARITY EVENT “HILFSAKTION FUER JAPAN” IN BERLIN
A charity event for the victims of the Tohoku earthquake and Tsunami was held in Berlin. Even though I may fail to report objectively as I was also involved with this event, I would like to represent one movement in B...
PRIMAVERA SOUND 2011
Primavera Sound has become something like a summer Christmas, and we are like those children waiting for the gifts. This year there was more kids than ever before… Primavera beater his record of assistance with more t...
SATURDAY IN DESIGN SINGAPORE
The Singapore design community had a field day as both local and international designers and brands relished in a day of design celebration, friendship and education with the inaugural Saturday in Design Singapore. O...
STREET ART WITHOUT BORDERS EXHIBITION
Owing to strict laws on vandalism, Dubai is one of the few cities in the world without graffiti. So when the city held a street art exhibition recently, featuring renowned artists such as Banksy, it was strictly withi...
SAIZEN 00
“We would like to be SAIZEN 00, the hottest culture in Japan today!” Fantasista Utamaro, who is actively working in various fields such as illustration and animation, organized a super dimensional cultural event, ‘SAI...
HOKKAIDO & SHANGHAI ASIA CREATIVE FORUM
The prosperity of the art market in Asia (especially in China) has been gone over through various media, and the one of the epicenter of the movement would be Shanghai. After the Shanghai Expo held last year, the view...
TADASU TAKAMINE “TOO FAR TO SEE”
"Too Far to See" is an exhibit at Yokohama Museum of Art by contemporary artist Tadasu Takamine. As Eriko Kimura, the show's curator, explains, the title of this exhibition suggests that "the word 'Far' includes psych...
TARA DONOVAN: UNTITLED (MYLAR)
A new sprawling single large-scale installation by Tara Donovan. I must admit that I am an admirer of Tara Donovan’s work. It simply is among the best art that I’ve seen in my ten years living in New York so fa...
THE PHOTO / BOOKS HUB TOKYO 2011
A new fair of photo books and prints ‘The Photo / Books Hub Tokyo 2011’ was held in a special occasion. Tohoku earthquake happened on March 11th and the fair happened 22 days after the digester. Right after the earthq...
ART DUBAI 2011
Over five-star buffets, champagne top-ups and canapes on trays that seemed to chase attendees around the galleries, the pre-opening party of the region’s biggest art fair was no ordinary exhibition. It was here, a nig...
“QUIET ATTENTIONS: DEPARTURE FROM WOMEN” EXHIBITION
The beauty of multi-voiced world surrounding us. “Quiet Attentions: Departure from Women” an exhibit of the work of 13 women and 1 man artists from nine countries directed by Mizuki Takahashi, is being held at th...
