CONTACT EUROPE 2004

2004.8.3　 Text: Peta Jenkin

Cafe Moskau, an impressive building constructed in the 1960s and partially renovated in the year 2000, provided a grand canvas on which to stage the third Contact Europe event. The venue, once a late-night spot for fo...

IMAITOONZ EXHIBITION “DL−DAY”

2004.8.3　 Text: Naoko Fukushi

Soso Cafe in July hosted the solo exhibition of Imaitoonz, whose career as an illustrator reaches 10 years this year. He recently opened the door to a new direction by producing the film "DEADLEAVES" (distributed by S...

OFFF FESTIVAL 2004

2004.8.3　 Text: Jose Luis de Vicente

OFFF 2004, the fourth edition of Spain's festival of 'experimental audio and unusual video', was held in Valencia between July 1st to 3rd. Devoted to exploring the most groundbreaking work currently done in fields s...

NIKE ART OF SPEED 6.16

2004.7.3　 Text: Mikey Richardson

Nike's Art of Speed project hit Toronto last Wednesday at a huge raw warehouse in the Liberty Village area. The event showcased 15 Art of Speed films (Yugo Nakamura's was an interactive piece), 5 films by stude...

MUSA TOUR 2004

2004.7.3　 Text: Simone Biffi

This month's article is about one of the most interesting exhibitions I took part since I'm arrived here in Portugal. At Fabrica Features Benetton Gallery in the centre of Lisbon , an entire open space was dedicated t...

SONAR 2004

2004.7.3　 Text: Peta Jenkin

It's hard to believe the Sonar Festival began way back in 1993. So much in global music and art culture has changed since then. Now in its eleventh year, the 2004 Festival program features music, art and all the exper...

HIDEKI INABA “NEWLINE”

2004.7.3　 Text: Naoko Fukushi

Graceful graphics, dynamic editorial design, graphical typeface born from a free way of thinking and feeling. Such is the philosophy behind graphic designer Hideki Inaba, and works with Shift on various collaborative ...

YAYOI KUSAMA “KUSAMATRIX”

2004.7.3　 Text: Naoko Fukushi

Yayoi's career began with pictures that were influenced by hallucinatory experiences she had in childhood. She has received high international praise for her renowned work with the dot motif and meshes of net prolifer...

ZUHAUS

2004.7.3　 Text: Christina Merl

A dilapidated dwelling serves 15 artists as exhibition space. The housing stock in the 15th administrative district of Vienna, also known as Rudolfsheim-Fuenfhaus, is ageing and not generally in very good condition...

SANDSATION 2004

2004.7.3　 Text: Kristy Kagari Sakai

Between the Chancellery and building site that is Lehrter Bahnhof, Berlin's future main station, lies a patch of the tropic this summer - well, almost. 3800 tonnes of sand have been delivered here from the coast of Ge...

THE 5TH MANIFESTA

2004.7.3　 Text: Terevision Ruiz

Manifesta, the itinerant European contemporary art biennial, which some say is the alternative to the Venice biennial, arrived in Spain, more specifically to San Sebastian, in June. The fifth edition of the event has...

ABOUT FACE: PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE DEATH OF THE PORTRAIT

2004.7.3　 Text: Sari Uchida

What comes to mind when you think of photographs of the human face? The sullen expressionless passport photos, smiling pop stars in teen mags, people all dressed up, looking prim and proper in formal anniversary we...