RISA FUKUI

2007.12.29　 Text: Wakana Kawahito

“KI RI GA” is the right word to explain about works of Risa Fukui. She is one of the up-and-coming Kirie artist who creates a picture by cutting lines to make new space in a piece of paper. Kirie is one of the tradit...

IGNACIO MASLLORENS

2007.12.27　 Text: Gisella Lifchitz

I’m arriving at the bar. It’s the third time I call Nacho Masllorens. I’m worried he will miss the place where we have to meet. I’m not sure he knows that place so I insist. He gets there, I sigh. The interview begins...

FELIEKE VAN DER LEEST

2007.12.17　 Text: Yoshihiro Kanematsu

An emerging artist from Holland, who plays with animal, chasing, and knit at will. Felieke van der Leest, Pregnant Panda Bearmaid (2007) I felt like completely being lost. Wondering about what kind of world t...

CRISTIAN TURDERA

2007.12.13　 Text: Gisella Lifchitz

Cristian Turdera has created a dream world for us. When I entered his place, I found myself in the middle of one of those children’s books, the ones you won’t let go, those books that will remain forever inside your d...

YVAN THE FACE HUNTER

2007.12.4　 Text: Arisa Kobayashi

Brick Lane, in the heart of East London, has long been known as a place where London's connoisseurs of vintage fashion can go to find the next treaure to add to their collection. A place with a kaleidoscope of differe...

OTAKULAB

2007.12.3　 Text: Julio Cesar Palacio

The Otakulab team comes from documentary and videoart background. The tandem formed by the italian artist Francesco Jodice and american artist Kal Karman straddles video art and sociological documentary seeking the bl...

SECCO

2007.11.29　 Text: Vicente Gutierrez

Treasures of Wasteland. Design from Finland. SECCO are an environmentally-conscious team of enthusiastic designers who find beauty and practicality in what many consider obsolete or just junk. Founded in 2002...

NON-FORMAT

2007.11.21　 Text: Junko Isogawa

Non format - An creative art team by Kjell Ekhorn, a Norwegian who lives in London, Jon Forss, a British who lives in USA. Their modern graphic works which will catch our eye, a lot of their inspiration is from Japan...

MEG

2007.11.11　 Text: Wakana Kawahito

MEG is a singer, song writer, model and fashion designer who supported by girls around her age, like teen and 20's. BEAM, her major record debut album, will launch on 15th of December. From independent record label, s...

FLUO

2007.11.7　 Text: Vicente Gutierrez

Fluo is a young design collective from Berlin, Germany whose product collection strictly follows ideals of minimalism and purity in their production of textiles, various accessories and now, furniture. Formed by Sand...

HISASHI TENMYOUYA

2007.11.6　 Text: Kyoko Tachibana

Hisashi Tenmyouya, who calls his style "Neo-Nihonga" (New Japanese-style painting). In 2006, his work for FIFA World Cup official art poster ensured his fame and his own style. The release of a new book "KAMON / TEN...

UNITED VISUAL ARTISTS (UVA)

2007.10.31　 Text: Waiming

United Visual Artists (UVA) is an artists' organisation with diverse experiences and techniques. As their name suggests, United Visual Artists work in various media such as installations, music videos and lighting des...