LE FRESNOY

2012.8.22　 Text: Valérie Douniaux

Located in Tourcoing, near Lille, in the North of France, Le Fresnoy is conveniently settled at the crossroads of Brussels, Paris or London. From 1905 to the beginning of the 1970’s, it was a very popular entertainmen...

TANAS

2012.7.25　 Text: Kiyohide Hayashi

If you take a walk around Berlin, you’ll see small delis called Inbis all over town, and smell the delicious aroma of the Turkish doner kebab, “the most popular exotic meal in Germany.” Turkey has had a big influence ...

THE LAM (LILLE METROPOLE MUSEUM OF MODERN, CONTEMPORARY AND OUTSIDER ART)

2012.6.30　 Text: Valérie Douniaux

The LaM (Lille Metropole Museum of Modern, Contemporary and Outsider Art), is not exactly situated in Lille, but in the close-by city of Villeneuve d’Ascq. It was created in 1983, to host the Masurel donation, an exce...

FAENA ART CENTER

2012.6.26　 Text: Celeste Najt

Idea-exchanges, experimentation and cultural investigation. © Faena Art Center In September 2011 one of the most ambitious art projects in Argentina was opened to the public: the Faena Art Center. This 4,000-s...

SWATCH ART PEACE HOTEL

2012.6.25　 Text: Hiromi Nomoto

An affluent district in Shanghai is currently holding the Artist-In-Residence program. There have been many artist-in-residence programs held, but none have ever been this fancy. This Artist-In-Residence progra...

THE NOGUCHI MUSEUM

2012.5.28　 Text: Yuji Shinfuku

Calmness like japanese garden has. The Sculptures seem to be waiting to be interpreted. Away from the bustle of Manhattan in Long Island, Queens, The Noguchi Museum has a slow and relaxed atmosphere that is unique ...

KOSICE MUSEUM

2012.5.21　 Text: Celeste Najt

Gyula Kosice was born in 1924 in the bosom of a Hungarian family, in the city of Kosice, the name he picked as his artistic name. He arrived in Argentina when he was 4 years old, and became a naturalized Argentinean c...

A ROOM FOR LONDON

2012.4.25　 Text: Fukaya Atsuka

One bedroom hotel in London “A Room for London”. © Charles Hosea It is an unusual view; a ship on top of a building that can be seen near Waterloo station in the city of London. The building is called the Que...

FORMER JEWISH GIRLS’ SCHOOL

2012.4.17　 Text: Kiyohide Hayashi

Reviving Mitte, reviving Berlin. 　 One night in February 2012, despite the freezing cold, Auguststrasse in central Berlin was filled with people gathered for the opening of a new art complex. Crowds waited for the...

DOPE JAMS RECORDS

2012.3.25　 Text: Yuji Shinfuku

In New York City, major CD stores like HMV and Tower Records are all closed. If you prefer to purchase music in store, rather than on line you need to go to independent shops. It was impossible to think of this situat...

VACANT

2012.3.2　 Text: Yu Miyakoshi

Nomads turned into permanent residents to provide Tokyo’s contemporary culture. This space was named as ‘Vacant’ after the empty quiet room with which it began. The team of creators, ‘No Idea’, originally just two ...

EMS

2012.2.27　 Text: Victor Moreno

EMS means Elektronmusikstudion. It is one of the most prestigious spots for the development of electroacustic music internationally. But EMS is involved in a diverse range of musical scenes, including contemporary ele...