http://www.shift.jp.org/en/ Japan-based international online magazine features creative culture. en Copyright 2012 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:06:21 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Diego Fellay is a graphic designer born in Switzerland who works between Paris and his own country. I met him when he was staying in the Swiss House in the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2012/02/diego_fellay.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2012/02/diego_fellay.html People zurich Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:06:21 +0000 Ryoko Suzuki, an artist from Hokkaido, win popularity not only in Japan, but also in abroad. Her works remind us humanism and make us to reconsider original ourselves somehow. Besides to her past work... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2012/02/ryoko_suzuki.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2012/02/ryoko_suzuki.html People sapporo Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:37:10 +0000 Guillaume Salmon is PR for colette since 2002, enjoying to be in the middle of different culture and microcosms... From the west coast of France, he is a Parisian since ever and for ever for one reaso... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2012/01/colette_news_february_12.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2012/01/colette_news_february_12.html Colette Things paris Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:08:27 +0000 Food, art, and community are on my list of beautiful things in life. When I first learnt about the Artists' Soup Kitchen from Toronto’s beloved artist Jess Dobkin, I was excited by the marriage of the... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2012/01/the_artists_soup_kitchen.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2012/01/the_artists_soup_kitchen.html Happening toronto Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:53:36 +0000 Where is a hot spot of contemporary art in Berlin? I would answer that it is a neighborhood of Potsdamer street if asked (as of 9/2011). There are several areas composed of many art galleries as sam... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2012/01/potsdamer_strasse.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2012/01/potsdamer_strasse.html Place berlin Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:31:08 +0000 Figure of a future city floating in the sky. Tomás Saraceno Cloud Cities, 2011. Installation view at Hamburger Bahnhof. Photo: Tomás Saraceno Tomás Saraceno's huge installation works are now in exhib... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2012/01/tomas_saraceno_cloud_cities.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2012/01/tomas_saraceno_cloud_cities.html Happening Special berlin Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:14:36 +0000 Body myth, image myth and technology myth. 'Moving Target' Ballet National de Marseille © Olivier Houeix The 18th’s Cannes Dance Festival was held for a total of five days from the 22-27 November in... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/12/cannes_dance_festival_2011.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/12/cannes_dance_festival_2011.html Happening Special Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:13:57 +0000 The 22nd edition of Stockholm Film Festival left lots of exciting proposals. The two main awards – the Bronze Horse, so to speak – were the Lifetime Achievement Award to French actress Isabelle Hupper... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/12/stockholm_film_festival_2011.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/12/stockholm_film_festival_2011.html Happening stockholm Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:12:33 +0000 Homework is a design studio based in Denmark, Scandinavia. Their work range from art-direction and design for international fashion magazines to visual creation for the world leading fashion brands su... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/12/homework.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/12/homework.html People copenhagen Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:06:28 +0000 Most of people named “Hideki Iinuma” as being asked about a noteworthy artist at an art fair “TOKYO FRONTLINE” this February. That was his first show in Japan after he had studied and worked in Euro... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/12/hideki_iinuma.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/12/hideki_iinuma.html People tokyo Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:42:01 +0000 Makito Takagi’s illustrations are meta-visual characters. They seem to have inherent superpowers and are set in ordinary scenes using simple colors. His illustration chosen for the cover of SHIFT 2012... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/12/makito_takagi.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/12/makito_takagi.html People shizuoka Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:32:06 +0000 Following the successful launch in March at the Sunday Issue, "Mount Zine" took place again for a second time. The event aims to offer an occasion to enjoy the zines, a zine employs different media, f... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/12/mount_zine_2.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/12/mount_zine_2.html Happening tokyo Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:25:47 +0000 I remember that sometime ago when you happened to be in New York and wanted to see an amazing concert you have a big offer every night in the city around Bowery, Lower East Side… and so on. Nowadays, ... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/shea_stadium.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/shea_stadium.html Place new york Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:59:04 +0000 Probably you are wondering what is the meaning of his name. Well, it is Danish for “Remember my name”. Copenhagen-based artist Husk Mit Navn is one of the current references in the illustration and st... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/husk_mit_navn.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/husk_mit_navn.html People copenhagen Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:05:21 +0000 From November 18th, Diesel Art Gallery has been exhibit the work of the UK/Bristol-born documentary photographer Beezer, who spent time with Massive Attack, Mark Stewart and Tricky in the 80’s and pho... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/beezer.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/beezer.html People london Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:04:04 +0000 When you visit the home of a contemporary art collector...　 Art space “CUPSULE” and the cafe “SUNDAY” opened at Mishuku, Tokyo in summer 2011. At the cafe “SUNDAY”, you can relax with delicious meal a... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/sunday.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/sunday.html Place Special tokyo Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:26:03 +0000 "Andrea Crews" is a fashion brand which also embodies activism in Paris; it is fashion and a statement about fashion. In Paris it is well known for being at the heart of current trends, while also bei... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/andrea_crews.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/andrea_crews.html People paris Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:31:34 +0000 AZITO is pleased to introduce new artworks by Keiichi Tanaami. "Lost and Wandering Bridge 4" by Keiichi Tanaami... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/azito_news_november_11.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/azito_news_november_11.html Special Things tokyo Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:13:19 +0000 Typography and Calligraphy At Cross Hotel Sapporo, Wabisabi, a Sapporo-based graphic design duo, is exhibiting their new works at "Black Beauty - Typography and Calligraphy". This is an art project or... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/wabisabi_black_beauty.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/wabisabi_black_beauty.html Happening Special sapporo Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:21:43 +0000 As soon as you detour off Meiji Street in Harajuku, you enter the world known as Ura-Harajuku (Behind – Harajuku). It has a different character from the wide cosmopolitan main street. The area is fil... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/food_x_art_space_by_rocket.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/food_x_art_space_by_rocket.html Place tokyo Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:29:52 +0000 I first meet Kathy when she was working at Deitch Projects Gallery a few years ago… it was briefly cause they were organizing the Amazing Art Parade project and also a big exhibition called "Mail Orde... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/kathy_grayson.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/kathy_grayson.html People new york Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:24:05 +0000 Here is a selection from what the National Postal Service in Sweden has released this year. Philately and stamp collecting is a vast field, so we just wanted to show this collection from the perspecti... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/swedish_stamps_collection_2011.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/swedish_stamps_collection_2011.html Things stockholm Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:46:04 +0000 Susan Bijl, the designer of the most well known eco bag "The New Shoppingbag", has just started her new label in collaboration with fashion creator Maria Jobse called "SUSAN BIJL MARIA JOBSE". SHIFT h... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/susan_bbijl_maria_jobse.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/susan_bbijl_maria_jobse.html People amsterdam Sun, 06 Nov 2011 12:33:20 +0000 OUR MAGIC HOUR - How Much of the World Can We Know? A triennial international art exhibition, the 4th Yokohama Triennale, kicked off at length from August 6th. It was also a favorite topic that both f... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/yokohama_triennale_2011.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/yokohama_triennale_2011.html Happening Special yokohama Fri, 04 Nov 2011 04:13:46 +0000 Dance, dance, otherwise we are lost. Even if you are not familiar with Contemporary Dance, you might have heard of Pina Bausch, who is one of the most internationally well-known dancers and Choreogra... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/pina.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/pina.html Special Things tokyo Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:58:02 +0000 Following his 2009 entry, Yasushi Hori's work has once again been selected to this years DOTMOV. His works are humorous and unique in some way, as they sometimes remind us to renew our understanding o... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/yasushi_hori.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/yasushi_hori.html People tokyo Tue, 01 Nov 2011 05:22:56 +0000 The Shift Calendar Competition started in 2003 with an aim to discover fresh creators. For the 8th competition of this year we have received 1,279 entries from 30 countries. 12 carefully selected work... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/present.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/11/present.html Present Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:27:27 +0000 Screening start from November 2011 throughout 2012 around the world. DOTMOV is a digital film festival organized by online magazine "SHIFT", aiming to discover unknown talented creators and provide an... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/10/dotmov_festival_2011.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/10/dotmov_festival_2011.html Dotmov 2011 Happening Special Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:59:57 +0000 In the age of multi-media, computer graphics, apps and iPads, the medium of painting is not losing its popularity or its edge. Just as how print and photography as art forms have come along and develo... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/10/squares_invasion_painting_show_2011.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/10/squares_invasion_painting_show_2011.html Happening singapore Sat, 29 Oct 2011 07:36:50 +0000 'XYZ collective' and 'CAPSULE', two newly opened space in Setagaya, Tokyo are currently hosting a joint exhibition. This was initially a project set up by a former Royal Academy of School student, Pet... http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/10/cross_counter_tokyo_2011.html http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2011/10/cross_counter_tokyo_2011.html Happening tokyo Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:09:25 +0000