HAPPENING 1999

1999.11.24　 Text: Akira Natsume

In its second year "Happening" was held from October 8th to 17th. This exhibition showcases the works of 30 designers of interior and furniture from England, Germany, Holland, Italy, France, Japan and other ...

ZAC (ZONES D’ACTIVATION COLLECTIVE) ’99

1999.11.24　 Text: Aki Ikemura

In the recent large-scale exhibitions, the exhibition itself, that is the ensemble collected by critics, is exhibited as if it's an artwork. This exhibition called ZAC '99 at Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris (the ci...

OUTBREAK OF WEST NILE-LIKE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS

1999.11.24　 Text: Eddie Pak

Cases of a rare West Nile-like encephalitis virus started surfacing in and around the New York City area. Because the virus was supposedly being spread by mosquito bites, Manhattan and its surrounding boroughs had he...

SPIKE AND MIKE’S SICK & TWISTED FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION ’99

1999.11.24　 Text: Kanya Niijima

Remember the early 90's when Beavis and Butthead's wacky giggle infected all the suburban kids through cable TV? Before MTV started to recognize the big marketing potential of this politically incorrect animation, th...

OSAKA PRO-WRESTLING

1999.10.24　 Text: Nobuo Nakajima

Osaka Pro-Wrestling commanded by Super Delfin and launched on this April will land in Kobe for the first time! Delfin himself is a mask enthusiast and many of his masks and costumes from among his past fights...

AIRBOARD BY KAZUHIKO HACHIYA

1999.10.24　 Text: Akira Natsume

An experiment to make the skateboard just like the one in the movie 'Back to the Future 2'. For two days on September 4th and 5th, an experiment to work the AirBoard by Kazuhiko Hachiya was carried out at Gallery A...

MY TECHNO IS DEAD

1999.10.24　 Text: Guillaume Ollendorff

Ok. It's an old old debate. Is an underground movement still interesting when mass medias, ugly TV channels, sport clothes sellers and beer sponsors find interest in it? Is it a shame to find it boring at this moment?...

FREILUFTKINO ’99

1999.9.23　 Text: Jeremy Tai

From the 29th of July to the 8th of August Hamburg had their annual Freiluftkino in front of the Rathaus (city hall). So all the moviegoers gathered before dusk with chairs, blankets, and other objects of movie suppor...

ARS ELECTRONICA 1999

1999.9.23　 Text: Tomohiro Okada

When speaking of art festivals, many people believe they have to see the artwork properly and study with lectures and symposiums. That can be boring. However, there's actually an art festival waiting for you full of e...

BYSS BISTRO

1999.8.23　 Text: Drafus Chow

June 30th, the second anniversary since the handover of Hong Kong to China, and a year and four months since moving here. It's taken that long for someone to finally bring over some 'good' music. Two years of put...

MACWORLD EXPO NEW YORK ’99

1999.8.23　 Text: Rei Inamoto

Recently, Apple has been on a roll. Since the introduction of the iMac last Summer, this company has turned itself around 180 degrees and has gotten back on its feet. This year, with the introduction of the iBook, an ...

MECON ’99

1999.7.23　 Text: Jeremy Tai

This years Mecon, the congress for digital production, brought with it a few surprises along with a slew of new talent. Held in the shadows of the Dome, along the Rhein river in Cologne, the Mecon brought together the...