PEOPLE
HRUKI
“There is something beautifully musical in the flow of Murakami’s writing that mirrors our own passion for and inspiration for music”- Daniel Hampton, co-founder of Hruki Hruki (derived from the name Haruki, with the...
PEOPLE
“There is something beautifully musical in the flow of Murakami’s writing that mirrors our own passion for and inspiration for music”- Daniel Hampton, co-founder of Hruki Hruki (derived from the name Haruki, with the...
HAPPENING
The urban door is one of the most frequently used canvases for street and graffiti artists around the world, it’s frame providing temporary shelter for the elusive artist, it’s surface proclaiming missives for all the...
HAPPENING
The Singapore Arts Festival has come a long way since its inauguration four decades ago in 1977. The island state that was once labeled “a cultural dessert” has grown its repertoire of art offerings with a wide array ...
NEWS
Yan Ren Kui "Wall of pleasure" 124x176cm, Oil on Canvas, 2007 Edge Gallery presents the solo exhibition New Fable of a Chinese contemporary young artist Yan Ren Kui. ...
HAPPENING
As capitals and "second cities" all over the globe struggle for recognition as creative hubs, Vienna has one very important asset to count on. Situated at the heart of Central Europe, the Austrian capital does well in...
COLETTE
Guillaume Salmon is PR for colette since more than 5 years, 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 reason, b...
2027
First of all, I’m not too eager to see Nomura-san as he is intimidating and scary. So, it’s been 2 years since I visited the broadcasting room. I don’t want to see him outside of work, but I can’t help it. I push ...
HAPPENING
An ultra modern temple. The world of Maison Martin Margiela. What awakens you by a proper noun, Martin Margiela? Margiela's "white". Margiela's "cotton". Margiela's "trompe-l'oil". It's amazing to realize to see tha...
NEWS
The latest series of Collection 2 [w] , "2wBOX Set U", is releaesed by Comix B.ü.Lb, an independent publishing house of sequential art founded in Switzerland. The Collection 2 [w] contains small pieces of art wor...
HAPPENING
An artist bridge between digital and analog. Aren't you the kind of person that prefers a digital-acoustic guitar, electric dictionary over a hand-writing pad, a digital camera over a LEICA, or reading the newspaper ...
HAPPENING
The last show of the very first day at London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter ‘09 was also the most anticipated. The venue was Vauxhall Fashion Scout, the main building of LFW off schedule for last six seasons. Why was thi...
THINGS
Beautiful disposable paper ware for spiritual enrichment. The increase of people’s awareness of environmental issues globally, we start to refrain from using one-time only paper-made plates and cups, but we still don...
PEOPLE
The expanding and transforming mysterious world. Taking a look at the August visual on the SHIFT 2009 Calendar, you will see somewhat weird fantasy world created by Tokyo-based artist, Akira Nishitake who explores a ...
NEWS
An exhibition ALTER/MODE will feature two artists, Andrea Ayala Closa and Bogomir Doringer, who have chosen to work with fashion as a tool for artistic expression. The show takes place at 3 different places in Swe...
2027
After you make something, the next thing you do is promote it. Getting in 21LO’s car, we visit an older college friend, Nomura-san aka “broadcastmania”. The Next Day Oh, no. I slept like crazy. I took a day...
HAPPENING
Character, Icon, Comic, Anime, Robot and Android. There is the most impressive one among Berlin's street posters. It is the 3rd Pictoplasma Conference's poster, which was designed by Boris Hoppek who is known by his ...
HAPPENING
In a bustling city like Hong Kong, new buildings are one of the ingredients to push the city forward. While another skyscraper International Commerce Centre is being built at West Kowloon, a 40 years public estate, ...