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 ...

ADVERTISING IN NEW YORK

2005.3.4　 Text: Garry Waller

Traveling from the World Trade Center in New York City to Exchange Place, New Jersey on the Path train could be considered tedious at best of times. But when my girlfriend grabbed my arm to tell me that I was "missing...

EVOLUTION CAFE

2005.3.3　 Text: Tomohiro Okada

There is a lounge that faces a glass-walled entrance. Outside of it, the view of a port spreads out over an early spring's blue and bright sky. "Oh, that's wonderful!", she said. "I can feel your voice. It sounds nice...

THE 8TH JAPAN MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL

2005.3.3　 Text: Yasuharu Motomiya

The 8th Japan Media Arts Festival, which promotes wonderful works, took place at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography in Ebisu. The pieces selected from a large number of media art works, sent from the inside and ...

SHRINKING CHILDHOODS

2005.3.3　 Text: Sari Uchida

"Shrinking Childhoods" opened in November 2004 on the grounds of Tate Modern. Initially it was a struggle to find it due to bad signposting, but as word got round and the exhibition began to generate interest from the...