SANDSATION 2004

2004.7.3　 Text: Kristy Kagari Sakai

Between the Chancellery and building site that is Lehrter Bahnhof, Berlin's future main station, lies a patch of the tropic this summer - well, almost. 3800 tonnes of sand have been delivered here from the coast of Ge...

THE 5TH MANIFESTA

2004.7.3　 Text: Terevision Ruiz

Manifesta, the itinerant European contemporary art biennial, which some say is the alternative to the Venice biennial, arrived in Spain, more specifically to San Sebastian, in June. The fifth edition of the event has...

ABOUT FACE: PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE DEATH OF THE PORTRAIT

2004.7.3　 Text: Sari Uchida

What comes to mind when you think of photographs of the human face? The sullen expressionless passport photos, smiling pop stars in teen mags, people all dressed up, looking prim and proper in formal anniversary we...

MONSTER DRAWING RALLY

2004.7.3　 Text: Mark Buswell

For most of today's emerging visual artists, drawing is where they got their creative start. You know, a Metallica logo penned on their binder, unicorns, puffy clouds, skulls and crossbones, a precious sketch of a gir...

STEVE POWERS “MY LIST OF DEMANDS”

2004.7.3　 Text: Carlos J. Gomez

I had not been to an opening for over 3 months. This last Friday 25th I programmed myself to go to the Deitch project's openings, mostly to cover the story & take pictures, but also to see what was being shown thi...

EBOY EXHIBITION “PIXELESQUE”

2004.6.4　 Text: Lotje Sodderland

"Pixelesque", eBoy's first Barcelona exhibition opened at Maxalot Gallery, Barcelona on May 7th. The 3-d world of the Berlin-based pixel-masters is a hubbub of hot chicks, functional robots, spectacular vehicles, weap...

IDN MY FAVOURITE CONFERENCE 2004

2004.6.4　 Text: Heng WhooKiat

IdN My Favourite Conference and Exhibition 2004 was held in Singapore, from May 13th to 15th. Dedicated to the ideal of melting of different design aspects to give rise to unique insights into creativity, the organis...

TEKKO 03 “FUTURE BEAUTIFUL”

2004.6.4　 Text: Heng WhooKiat

Tekko, based in Canada, is going to hold an exhibition both in Toronto and Singapore to show print and motion pieces by 39 artists and designers. Tekko is an on-going, project-based design collaboration...

URBAN DREAM CAPSULE

2004.6.3　 Text: Fann ZJ

For two weeks, four strangers put their lives on show to the whole of Singapore. Sounds familiar? Indeed, it is almost like the Truman show, just without the tear jerking scenes. Daily activities ranging from sleeping...

MIXER

2004.6.3　 Text: Shinichi Ishikawa

What is the most familiar media form of "image"? Hmm... TV? Well, it's all right but I seldom watch it. Rather than TV, I find more familiar things for everyone on my way to work. It is scenery or the simple spect...

NAFA GRADUATION SHOW 2004

2004.6.3　 Text: Fann ZJ

In the age of the new economy where design excellence is pursued, the new generations of designers are regarded as the hope of the new design age. New blood join the movement to innovate and create. This is ours......

BECI ORPIN EXHIBITION

2004.6.3　 Text: Adrienne Adams

Art and fashion merge at an exhibition by Melbourne designer Beci Orpin, with fabric design the inspiration for posters, vinyl cuts, skateboard design and sculpture. Currently on display at Darlinghurst gallery...

JAUNA MUZIKA 2004

2004.6.3　 Text: Emanuelis Ryklys

From 15th to 20th of April at Contemporary Art Center and Intro club of Lithuania's capital Vilnius were drowned into some eclectic-electronic variations of nowadays local and global multimedia artists. The new mus...

THE 13TH ARTEBA FAIR

2004.6.3　 Text: Gisella Lifchitz

This was the 13th Edition of ArteBA Fair in Buenos Aires. This fair works as a platform for information and knowledge of our regional art, where we can see a strong presence of curators and an important participation ...

BERTL MUETTER “PRIVATE EXILE”

2004.6.3　 Text: Christina Merl

On 16th May 2004, 23 Vienna households (one household per municipal district) saw musical performances by internationally renowned artists embodying different musical orientations such as electronic music, rock, hip-h...

MOMA IN BERLIN

2004.6.3　 Text: Kristy Kagari Sakai

Since the end of February, a strange phenomenon can be witnessed in a corner of Berlin - a continuous line of people circling themselves around a glass building from early morning to late at night. In this city ...

THE EXHIBITION “LIVE”

2004.6.3　 Text: Eric Dalbin

Tackling the connections which link contemporary art, video, and music, the exhibition "Live" which opens on May 13th at Palais de Tokyo, promises to be a passionate introduction to the new fields being explored by a ...