FITC 2005

2005.5.2　 Text: Yoshihiro Kanematsu

Flash conference FITC 2005 was held on April 9th through 11th in Toronto, Canada. There were over 60 guest speakers from all over the world. The familiar faces like Yugo Nakamura, Collin Moock, and Joshua Davis, and b...

NIPPON CONNECTION 2005

2005.5.2　 Text: Yurie Hatano

Motivated by their affinity towards Japan, six years ago seven students in Frankfurt, Germany formed Nippon Connection. By last year, the festival had grown to have more than 16,000 visitors and by some estimates is n...

OPEN NATURE EXHIBITION

2005.5.2　 Text: Yasuharu Motomiya

The exhibition at NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC], "Open Nature" has been taking place. ICC has made many plans, which are based on various themes and illuminate relationships between art and technology with vario...

MASATAKA KURASHINA “DODO: ANIMALS WE COULD HAVE COME UPON”

2005.4.4　 Text: Yuki Ishida

There might be many surprised people when they find out that Masataka Kurashina, a custom painter, who collaborates with heterogeneous creators such as musicians and modern artists, has made a picture book. We cannot ...

EXACTITUDES

2005.4.4　 Text: Ania Markham

One of the most memorable shop window displays I have ever seen was the one for the book, Exactitudes. The Atheneaum book store in Amsterdam had a stunningly simple idea of images from the book decorating their window...

NOME EDONNA “URBAN SURREALISM”

2005.4.4　 Text: Mark Buswell

Last Saturday night, the doors of Double Punch (one of the City's coolest places to buy toys, merchandise and art) were opened for the reception of NoMe: Urban Surrealism. Outside the rain soaked the streets a...

TIM HAWKINSON “UBERORGAN”

2005.4.4　 Text: Aya Karpinska

Tim Hawkinson's "Uberorgan" hangs in the Sculpture Garden like a giant inflated bladder. The bamboo trees and glass facade that frame the amorphous shapes only add to the strangely serene installation. Its massive sca...

TOMOAKI RYUH EXHIBITION

2005.4.2　 Text: Yurie Hatano

Soso Cafe is a flexible, sophisticated space into which various situations can easily fit. Starting march 5th at the opening party, the white captivating room was dramatically colored by Tomoaki Ryuh. Tomoaki...

REBUILDING LIVES

2005.3.4　 Text: Fann ZJ

The Tsunami has not only swept away entire families but has also taken many beautiful places where people once stayed, the homes where children played, where generations have earned their keep from the land and the se...

WILLEM DE KOONING EXHIBITION

2005.3.4　 Text: Christina Merl

So there I was, walking down Kohlmarkt, probably Vienna's most luxurious street. Inspired by the beautiful architecture and art galleries I spontaneously decided to drop into Kunstforum, which is hosting Vienna's firs...

JORGEN EVIL EKVOLL “PROJECT SPACE SHUTTLE”

2005.3.4　 Text: Arun Koriech

London-based artist Jorgen Evil Ekvoll is launching on an adventure from his self-built spaceship. Stepping into his studio/craft, the brilliance gives testimony to the amount of effort put into the project. Its pure ...

GRAFFITI WORLD: STREET ART FROM FIVE CONTINENTS

2005.3.4　 Text: Reto Caduff

Graffiti has been with us for decades - and a drive around pretty much any urban environment in the world is testament that the artform is here to stay. Now a fat book and a big show in Los Angeles is paying the long ...