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...

MONSTER DRAWING RALLY

2004.7.3　 Text: Mark Buswell

For most of today's emerging visual artists, drawing is where they got their creative start. You know, a Metallica logo penned on their binder, unicorns, puffy clouds, skulls and crossbones, a precious sketch of a gir...

STEVE POWERS “MY LIST OF DEMANDS”

2004.7.3　 Text: Carlos J. Gomez

I had not been to an opening for over 3 months. This last Friday 25th I programmed myself to go to the Deitch project's openings, mostly to cover the story & take pictures, but also to see what was being shown thi...

EBOY EXHIBITION “PIXELESQUE”

2004.6.4　 Text: Lotje Sodderland

"Pixelesque", eBoy's first Barcelona exhibition opened at Maxalot Gallery, Barcelona on May 7th. The 3-d world of the Berlin-based pixel-masters is a hubbub of hot chicks, functional robots, spectacular vehicles, weap...

IDN MY FAVOURITE CONFERENCE 2004

2004.6.4　 Text: Heng WhooKiat

IdN My Favourite Conference and Exhibition 2004 was held in Singapore, from May 13th to 15th. Dedicated to the ideal of melting of different design aspects to give rise to unique insights into creativity, the organis...

TEKKO 03 “FUTURE BEAUTIFUL”

2004.6.4　 Text: Heng WhooKiat

Tekko, based in Canada, is going to hold an exhibition both in Toronto and Singapore to show print and motion pieces by 39 artists and designers. Tekko is an on-going, project-based design collaboration...

URBAN DREAM CAPSULE

2004.6.3　 Text: Fann ZJ

For two weeks, four strangers put their lives on show to the whole of Singapore. Sounds familiar? Indeed, it is almost like the Truman show, just without the tear jerking scenes. Daily activities ranging from sleeping...