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HIDEHITO SHINNOU
This month's SHIFT cover was designed by a young graphic artist Hidehito Shinnou whose work was featured in Shift Calendar Competition. He studied graphic design at school in Nagoya, Japan, and is currently working as...
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SRL (SURVIVAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES) “THE FISH BOY’S DREAM”
"Producing the most dangerous shows on earth", as SRL (Survival Research Laboratories) state their motto on the official website really says it all. Just by looking at the pictures of their events, you start feeling ...
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TOYOTA BIG AIR 2006
"Man is the only creature that can purposely make joyful happenings in such a cold place on a cold day." said Takeshi Hosomi of Ellegarden, one of the live performers of this event. Tens of thousands of spectators who...
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TOMAMU ICE VILLAGE
Shimukappu Village is one of the coldest areas in Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan. There is a big resort called Alpha Resort in Tomamu, Shimukappu. It's not unusual this time of year for days to get severel...
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THE WORLD OF RAY CAESER
Landing the incredible Ray Caeser (London, 1958) as the first artist to exhibit at your new gallery, is no mean feat. Esther Koch and Hans Bos are the couple behind the new addition to the Amsterdam gallery scene and...
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EGON SCHIELE
Have you ever been to an exhibition and did not want to leave without your favourite piece of art? I made this experience recently when I walked into the rooms of Vienna's Albertina Museum where Egon Schiele is curren...
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PLATONIQ
Platoniq is a Barcelona based group of cultural producers, curators and software developers. Platoniq's main interest are community building tools, social software and networked strategies for public spaces. Platoniq ...
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PLAYGROUND & TOYS
Playground & Toys is conceived as an itinerant exhibition (It has been hosted, among other cities, in London, Paris and New York) in which contemporary artists, architects and designers give their interpretati...
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JAZZTORONIK
On a cold November night at Camden I met Jazztronik aka Ryota Nozaki, visiting London during his over a month world tour. Producing Mond Grosso, Taro Hakase, Gospellers and remixing the works of Bird, M-flo, Mika N...
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ALBANY BULB
Entering the Albany Bulb feels a little like trespassing on private property. The paths are not paved or clearly defined like other bay-side parks – it's raw, overgrown, and strewn with industrial refuse. As yo...
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ANDREW SUTHERLAND
Andrew Sutherland is a self-taught artist, living and working in Brooklyn, New York. I saw Andrew's work for the first time in a small gallery on the lower east side about a year ago and liked his bold, highly graphic...
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BANQUETE PROJECT
When asked about the objective of Banquete project, the people of Gran Canaria Council for Culture affirm, "we decided the most significant proposal we could make involved communication itself". This institution organ...
