ANAMACHY PAINTING X JO-1

2010.4.8　 Text: Yuka Nakamura

Anamachy Painting, a graphic designer who is active in Japan and other Asian countries, created a character GUGAA & MUGAA. Since the middle of March, GUGAA & MUGAA T-shirts and bags have been sold in collabora...

A WINDOW ON SELFRIDGES CREATIVE WINDOWS

2010.4.7　 Text: Waiming

“For an idea, it can be anything. Our inspiration for the seed of an idea comes a lot from different sources, through lots of different layers and cultures. Quite often, we pull in a little bit of stuffs in the fashio...

ZHANG HUAN “DAWN OF TIME”

2010.3.31　 Text: Xu Yan

Remember the man covered in flies at the Beijin’s Artist District during 1994? That is Zhang Huan in his most iconic work, “12 square meter” – an art statement that also made Zhang to become one of the most controvers...

WHITNEY BIENNIAL 2010

2010.3.30　 Text: Carlos J. Gómez

The 75th edition of the Whitney Biennial is a peculiar show. It does not seem to represent a comprehensive survey of American art produced in the last two years, but rather a group show of artists reflecting on recess...

TRANSMEDIALE 2010

2010.3.19　 Text: Yoshito Maeoka

Transmediale is a media art festival consisting of exhibition, symposium, film screenings and workshops. The parallel event, club transmediale focuses on music and performance. Here we will focus on the exhibition for...

JUNICHI OGURO “SOUND ART EXHIBITION”

2010.3.17　 Text: Mariko Takei

Walking down stairs to the gallery CAI02, you will hear the sound of harmonious birds singing coming from inside the gallery. And you will be welcomed into the ambient space created by Junichi Oguro for his solo art e...

STOCKHOLM DESIGN WEEK 2010

2010.3.10　 Text: Victor Moreno

Scandinavia has a strong profile and is well-known to create a diverse range in furniture and interior design. From Verner Panton to Alvar Aalto, many of the most influential artists of the last century are located...

ANAMACHY PAINTING X PARAGON DESIGN

2010.3.1　 Text: Yuka Nakamura (ARI)

Anamachy Painting, a hybrid of graphic design, illustration and art, always provides original diversified visuals utilizing each medium effectively based on their mission to land a general art market they call "art br...

DESIGN INDABA 2010

2010.2.28　 Text: Bertina Appel

The South African Design Indaba is held annually in the city of Cape Town on the last weekend of February. The concept of the Indaba started in 1995, and is one of the most anticipated events of the year as it ser...

WOOD WOOD A/W 10 SHOW

2010.2.26　 Text: Victor Moreno

A balance between prêt-à-porter standards and the significant of the underground creates a new generation on the street couture scene. That is what the Copenhagen-based Wood Wood represents indeed. With an establishe...

MEDICINE AND ART: IMAGINING A FUTURE FOR LIFE AND LOVE – LEONARDO DA VINCI, OKYO, DAMIEN HIRST

2010.2.26　 Text: Alicia Tan

"Medicine and Art: Imagining a Future for Life and Love". Photo: Osamu Watanabe, Photo Courtesy of Mori Art Museum Nietzsche once said that “Art is the proper task of life”. Mori Art Museum’s latest exhibition, “...

HARVEST BY ASIF KHAN

2010.2.25　 Text: Asif Khan

Harvest by Asif Khan is a project developed for my current show at the Design Museum London as part of the “Designers in Residence” programme. This year five designers were invited by the museum to each develop co...