OTARU COLLAGE

2010.7.22　 Text: Mariko Takei

On June 25th it was a hot, sunny day in Otaru a well-known tourist spot in Hokkaido. It was also the day a music and poetry event called Otaru Collage was held in Otaru Soko No.1, along the Otaru Canal, a must-visit s...

BREATH-TAKING: AN INTROSPECTION OF TIME

2010.7.19　 Text: Rachel Alexis Xu

Challenging the linear notion of time, Li Huai’s Breath-Taking elevates space beyond the day-to-day realm and invites the individual to reflect on the forces of chronology. Held at The Substation Singapore from 21 Jun...

THE PRINTS OF ARINORI ICHIHARA

2010.7.15　 Text: Mariko Takei

Works by printmaking artist Arinori Ichihara, who is reaching 100 years old this year, features otherwordly landscapes. Born in 1910 and living in Otaru Hokkaido, Arinori Ichihara's solo exhibition "Arinori Ichihara's...

IDENBURG LIU “POLE DANCE”

2010.7.9　 Text: Ariel Yen-ju Hsieh

On June 25th, P.S.1 festively opened up its annual Young Architects Program to general public of New York City. This year’s winning project which is set to reshape the scenery of museum’s courtyard - Pole Dance, is cr...

SONAR 2010

2010.7.5　 Text: Julio Cesar Palacio

17th International Festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Art This was the last Sonar edition underage, next year Sonar become 18 years old. The happy teenager left the youth with a A+ in school. Difficul...

THE LIGHT IN WINTER

2010.6.22　 Text: Joanna Kawecki

When the sun goes down and the stars come out, what does light mean to us mortals? Pop over to Federation Square and discover the meaning of light through the event 'The Light in Winter' curated by Robyn Archer, artis...

HOKKAIDO THREE-DIMENSIONAL ART EXHIBITION ’10

2010.6.21　 Text: Tamami Kadowaki

Feel the power and strength of artists from the North. Organized by Hokkaido-based artists, the 'Hokkaido Three-Dimensional Art Exhibition' is a collaborative effort by three of Sapporo's museums and specially ...

MIKA AOKI EXHIBITION “FLUCTUATION OF LIFE”

2010.6.21　 Text: Memi Mizukami

As easily as drawing with a pencil, Mika Aoki creates an esquisse with glass. Walking down the hill in the South Aoyama district, you will find the gallery "PLSMIS", which seems like a cafe space with a Karimoku ch...

DISTORTION 2010

2010.6.18　 Text: Victor Moreno

Copenhagen has a very characteristic mixed vibe. It has a central European wild style that definitely looses its Scandinavian flava due to a massive outdoor nightlife that crashes in the dawn. As the first days in Jun...

SUSPENDING TIME: LIFE―PHOTOGRAPHY―DEATH

2010.6.18　 Text: mina

"IZU PHOTO MUSEUM" at Clematis no Oka currently welcomes a photo historian, Geoffrey Batchen, as a guest curator for the show entitled "Suspending Time: Life―Photography―Death". The show focuses on the relationship ...

WANG NINGDE “LET THERE BE LIGHT”

2010.6.13　 Text: Ralph Yuu

Light - It’s always there for us: over many generations, with many different things. People, actually, never leave this world. Perhaps, they are afraid of an answer. Perhaps, love is running through the wind qui...

PRIMAVERA SOUND 2010

2010.6.8　 Text: Julio Cesar Palacio

With the fact that Primavera celebrares their 10th Aniversary everyone was aware that this year the Festival can be one of the greatest ever in Primavera history. This Edition with brand new sponsor and being the only...