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LA MAISON ROUGE
Step into a die-hard collector's lifestyle why don't you? August in Paris. Same conversation, different day. "Where did/will you go on vacation this summer?" Blah, blah, blah. Quite possibly the most boring m...
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ERIC BAILEY
In his Western Addition flat, nestled between the kitchen and his bedroom is Eric Bailey's painting studio. It is filled with an easel, photo references of birds, dogs and children and a jar of paint thinner. Smeared ...
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RAINBOWS & VAMPIRES
It sounds like the latest cereal offering, an 80's animation series or some kind of gay goth band. Well, wrong. Behind the unusual name Rainbows & Vampires hides a duo of respectable animation talents cum music vi...
HAPPENING
COUNTER CONVENTION
I thought about reporting something relevant these days here: an opening, a concert, some event. However, things seems pretty quiet and lame this summer (which actually feels more like autumn). In fact, the landsca...
THINGS
THISISAMAGAZINE 3
The third compendium from "Thisisamagazine" is most challenging in the series, both in the themes explored by the artists and authors, and in the technical challenges confronted in creating it. A bumper hardc...
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COLETTE MEETS COMME DES GARCONS
Paris based select store "colette" has appeared in Aoyama. This is the first attempt for Colette to launch a shop outside Paris. Having partnered with Comme des Garcons, this shop "Colette meets Comme des Garcons...
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FAILE
If you wander the streets of any metropolis in the world, you might have encountered their works unnoticed. The art group Faile is New York based creative collective who doesn't only work on street art but in various ...
THINGS
LAVENDER
Lavender is not only a color, but also a powerful scent that, like any aroma, can evoke an emotional response. New York-based street art collective Faile has asked artists from twelve different countries to create wor...
HAPPENING
DIGITAL ART FESTIVAL TOKYO 2004
At Panasonic Centre near from lively Odaiba with summer vacation season, Digital Art Festival (DAF) Tokyo presented by a TV programme on NHK BS "Digital Stadium" was held. I didn't have a clear image of what is called...
HAPPENING
BAYBEATS 2004
Local Indie music and punk rock (not your pop wannabes) has been steadily gaining a foothold in the local music scene. With bands gaining recognition, such as the acclaimed reviews for local group The Observatory's fi...
HAPPENING
NOMEDA AND GEDIMINAS URBONAS “RUTA REMAKE”
The Ruta Remake project developed by interdisciplinary artists Nomeda and Gediminas Urbonas in Vilnius and presented in CAC (Contemporary Art Centre) introduces one of their complex research works that are outgrowing,...
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MARTYN OVERWEEL
Martyn is blonde, cheeky looking and has a twinkle in his eye. First impressions are of a Bjorn Borg flashback into the seventies. His humour and personality shine strongly through in both Martyn's illustrative work a...
