PEOPLE
HENRIK VIBSKOV
The first time I saw a Henrik Vibskov creation was in a grimy club in Berlin. It was late, very late, and a vision suddenly struck me from across the dancefloor. It moved towards me, nothing more than a graphic patter...
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HAPPENING
60 FOOTBALL VISIONS
On June 9th, the first day of 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, "60 Football Visions" by 60 groups of creators started at KDDI DESIGNING STUDIO in Harajuku, Tokyo. At the reception on the preceding day of June 8th, the ...
PLACE
NTT ICC OPEN SPACE
First time after its temporary closing last year, Inter Comunication Center (ICC) has reopened a part of its exhibition space and admission-free community space, such as the library and mini-theater, to the public. ...
HAPPENING
POPKICK 06
Together with the World Cup, "PopKick.06" will be held in Berlin from June 9th to July 9th. There will be public viewings where you can watch the game on two enormous screens. This event in the large Treptower Park is...
HAPPENING
TAKU ANEKAWA “HIDDEN CURRICULUM”
After a successful showing in Tokyo, Taku Anekawa is now displaying his unique art in Sapporo, and afterwards in New York with his exhibition, "Hidden Curriculum". Using an interesting blend of old and new technology,...
THINGS
BASTARD. CHOOSE MY IDENTITY
A new book "Bastard. Choose My Identity" was published by the Spanish publisher Actar. What happens when the world fuses into a global village, when cultures mix, traditions dissolve, and something new arises...
HAPPENING
RYUTA IIDA EXHIBITION
From June 13th until July 2nd, in the middle of rainy season, "Ryuta Iida Exhibition" was held in the Gallery (g). The work of Iida, in which he focuses single-mindedly on cutting books with a paper cutter, has won t...
PLACE
AFTERSCHOOL CAFE
The first time we went, my friend couldn't decide between iced chocolate and white chocolate coffee. The man taking our order told him to go the path of white chocolate, and then imitated shaking a can of liquid. "Col...
HAPPENING
WZL “I, CHINA” EXHIBITION
It seemed like any other Thursday night at this stretch of shophouses along Guangdong Road except that a continuous stream of people had been entering and coming out of a narrow and dimly-lit staircase all night long....
PLACE
TAG
A long-established name in Den Haag, Concrete opened its new Amsterdam store back in May. Situated on Spuistraat, the store also provides an excellent additional space for TAG, the platform for contemporary visual cul...
PEOPLE
RICARDO LINIERS SIRI
"There is a scene in Woody Allen's Stardust Memories where he is complaining about everything bad in the world: evil, destruction, cancer, war. Suddenly some aliens come from a spaceship and Woody asks them to tell hi...
HAPPENING
VIENNA JAZZ FESTIVAL 2006
After a few extremely hot and muggy weeks Vienna still won't cool down. Thought it's been raining all day Viennese jazz fans can feel the heat again tonight at the opening of the 16th edition of the legendary Vienna J...
