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RONI HORN “BIRD”
On first impression of entering Hauser and Wirth, the series of dual images lend themselves to what seem like patterned and abstract images of a phallic nature, yet on closer inspection, a detailed and quizzically hum...
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VLIEGER & VANDAM
Vlieger & Vandam comprise Carolien and Hein (respectively), a Dutch husband-and-wife team who's happy union was the result of a friend's casual match-making exploits. This cupidinous friend may well be eligible fo...
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KIMIHIKO OKADA “ANOTHER GEOGRAPHY”
Kimihiko Okada has won many prizes, especially in design competitions. His long-awaited residence will be completed this year. This exhibit could be a pre-cursor for that. You can see a sense of floating or transparen...
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CAMP BERLIN
People leave their home for various reasons; some in need for work to support themselves financially, some desperate to move because of wars or other forms of tragedies, and others longing for progress in life. People...
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LONDON FASHION WEEK A/W 2008
When I arrive at the venue in Poland Place, all the buyers and members of press were mingling in front of the beautiful Victorian house waiting for the opening. Black cabs keep dropping off excited looking clients a...
NEWS
SUB-TLE. “PRE_MARY”
"sub-tle." is formed by 2 Japanese guys based in Germany, who currently participating in "la! Dusseldorf/japandorf", a project led by Klaus Dinger (ex-Kraftwerk). Their new album "pre_mary" will be released on Ap...
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CHILLICHILLY
For their brand, ChilliChilly, a Hong Kong based product design brand, Arthur Yung and Clement Cheung use narrative form in their design. Having studied architecture, they apply a subtle twist to their design, which ...
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HONG KONG & SHENZHEN URBANISM / ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE 2008
The Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism / Architecture is the first ever exposition on architecture and the urban environment co-hosted by Hong Kong and Shenzhen. The Hong Kong exhibition has the the...
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FRANçOIS PINAULT FOUNDATION COLLECTION “PASSAGE OF TIME”
The Exhibition of the Francois Pinault Collection was held in France where it seemed that everyone have a slight disdain for the man. Francois Pinault is a billionaire French businessman and owns the PPR Group, which...
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ZANPON
"UT inspired", the T-shirt design project with world artists throughout the curator in each city in the world. The 5th series was curated by Shift, and the unique artists gathered and designed UT under the theme of "...
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THE WHIP
An electro-pop band from Manchester, The Whip, who have been released by such notable labels such as Southern Fried and Kitsune, had a live performance at Club Unit in Daikanyama, Tokyo last year. At the live show, w...
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SHIZUOKA CONTENTS VALLEY FESTIVAL 2008
Recently a new film festival was held in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka and other cultural activities by Shizuoka creators have stood out. This time I visited Shizuoka Contents Valley Festival 2008 (SCVF) which showed movin...
