PEOPLE
KENJI YANOBE
With his childhood memory of what he calls "the ruins of the future" in the aftermath of the Osaka Expo '70, the artist Kenji Yanobe has been creating art in a unique form with a social message. To coincide with anoth...
PEOPLE
With his childhood memory of what he calls "the ruins of the future" in the aftermath of the Osaka Expo '70, the artist Kenji Yanobe has been creating art in a unique form with a social message. To coincide with anoth...
PLACE
As most of Shanghai’s residents know better, spring and autumn typically passes so fast strictly speaking two seasons are left each year. Winter can only mean frozen fingers and bulky coats, so there really is no bett...
HAPPENING
Students holding placards in a mock protest greeted visitors as they entered the stately 1950s Soviet-designed Shanghai Exhibition Center on opening night. I had been looking forward to SH Contemporary 2007 even befor...
HAPPENING
The Summer 07 edition of Bread & Butter, a 3 day fashion extravaganza, was visited by more than 100,000 people. The BBBulletin (the Bread & Butter publication guide) announced that BRIT is the most "in" sty...
PLACE
Japan’s first commercial complex on the theme of the robot, Robot Museum in Nagoya. The Robot Culture Museum, which opened on October 2006, mainly consist of 4 facilities; a museum with many robot related exhibitions...
HAPPENING
"Best advice you ever got?" "No pain, no gain." We pass by the "Alte Postfuhramt" and approach the side entrance to the "Rodeo Club". We're 3 hours early for the inauguration but the place is already open to th...
PEOPLE
Julie Verhoeven knows better than most about how these two worlds work. She is a multi-disciplined designer across art and fashion; from illustration and creative direction to design consultancy, her work is known for...
HAPPENING
It was a Magical night in a beautiful spot, just under Brooklin bridge at the Spiegelworld Cabaret Tent. There were big expectations as folks waited for one of the best American songwriters and music figures, the grea...
COLETTE
Guillaume Salmon is PR for colette since more than 5 years, enjoying to be in the middle of different culture and microcosms...From the west coast of France, he is a Parisian since ever and for ever for one reason, be...
HAPPENING
Exhibitions of plane arts may be carried out somewhere today as usual. I often take a visit as well. It is not that unusual. However, isn’t it unique if the designing company was an independent project involved all em...
THINGS
It is not a designer bag but a bag which everyone can be a designer. A new bag collection of a new brand NEWNEU, "MONOLITH" has released from Corroche, which gives us new idea of creation from basic designes. "...
PEOPLE
Storm Tharp is a painter and sculptor living in Portland, Oregon. He enjoys distant, unfettered landscapes - and the sound of piano. He is 37 years old and his favorite color is hot pink. Mister Wisher, Kisser W...
PEOPLE
Towa Tei, a musician and DJ, talks with us about "creativity". This will no doubt be interesting for his fans and people who listen to his music. We’ll also be introducing some of his original albums. "Pleasant...
HAPPENING
"Iguapop!" is my favourite exhibition at Heliumcowboy Artspace this year so far. Maybe this is because it’s a group exhibition and you get to see the artwork of 9 brilliant artists. Maybe it’s because you feel as if ...
PLACE
Until 1986 Socrates Sculpture Park was an abandoned strip of land in Queens that was used mainly for dumping illegal waste. The area surrounding the park is urban wasteland with mostly anonymous looking indust...
HAPPENING
A handful of industrial Austrian players are trying to find new forms of art sponsoring to promote young and talented artists. And they seem to be truly innovative in doing so: A pilot project initiated by Artware, Ju...
PLACE
Based on Barcelona, Spain, Vasava produce many international projects. Today we would like to hear the story about a gallery/shop "Vallery" which they have opened recently, and "UT Inspired", the latest collaboration ...