STAMP-MAKING MACHINE
The first time I visited Germany I was amazed by the amount of stamps that the country uses. For example, I brought my mountain-bike over from the United States and had to pay taxes. After the necessary forms were fil...
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A MARRIAGE RECEPTION
In the madness that is known as multimedia agencies it seems as all the middle to large agencies are merging or being gobbled up by the big players. Not to be out done, this month Hamburg joined the fray. First there ...
THE ART OF THE MOTORCYCLE
Friday late afternoons at the Solomon Guggenheim Museum are free or rather have an open donation admissions policy ("pay what you want"), so I made my way up to the museum and waited on a long line wrapping around 88t...
DO NORMAL: RECENT DUTCH DESIGN
Just a few blocks from 111 Minna Gallery, the nationally acclaimed San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is currently presenting "Do Normal: Recent Dutch Design". The collection features over 200 works by Dutch ...
L’ÉTRANGE FESTIVAL ’98
This movie festival started in Paris 5 or 6 years ago. It was a clear attempt to provide a selection of unknown Directors or cult movies badly distributed in France. The festival has grown a lot and has reached a mass...
EXPLODING CINEMA
Herewith a survey of some of London's independent film societies. Deadline imminent and no return phone calls from OMSK or Halloween Society, so this will have to be done with no input from them. Never mind some of th...
TAKEHIKO SANADA EXHIBITION
A solo exhibition by Takehiko Sanada is taking place on the basement floor at Tokyo International Forum. Weaving the animal hair of sheep, horse and goat, he creates hand-made coats of the felt which is meticulously m...
YOKOHAMA FILM FESTIVAL ’98
Yokohama France Film Festival aims to introduce the French films which are not on show to Japanese audiences. As it's the 6th year of the festival at Pacifico Yokohama, more people joined to enjoy the rare Fren...
THE PILLAR OF SHAME
On the first June 4th after Hong Kong was returned to China, as usual the candle service for the Tienanman Crackdown was held and about 40,000 people fulled the Victoria Park under heavy raining. The Pillar of Sh...
WORLD CUP ’98
Soccer is a major spectator-sport the world over, so it's no surprise to see the streets in Hamburg empty when the World Cup is running. One only has to walk into any bar to see most everyone sitting in front of a tel...
RYOJI IKEDA AND PANASONIC
Ryoji Ikeda and Panasonic are well known for their hard experimental music productions. "Le garage" is an old dusty workshop turned into a venue. Lighting and sound system are plain but it's the only place wh...
MARX ERNST “SCULPTURES, HOMES, LANDSCAPES”
Last month you were told about the hooligans invasion in France. It sounded a bit like a joke but the joke has slowly become reality. Although football supporters are fighting in the street, cultural activities still ...
