TUJIKO NORIKO

2007.1.31　 Text: Yasuharu Motomiya

Tujiko Noriko, A princess of the experimental pop/sound world, gaining an international reputation after several releases from major indie labels. She is based in Paris, and has also received high praise from the musi...

FALCO

2007.1.30　 Text: Eric Willemsen

"Drah di net um oh oh oh - schau schau der Kommissar geht um oh oh oh." Is this abacadabra to you - or does it make any sense? And what about this phrase: "Amadeus Amadeus Amadeus Amadeus Amadeus Amadeus Amadeus Amade...

ANDRES FERNANDEZ CORDON

2007.1.30　 Text: Gisella Natalia Lifchitz

They say you find things when you're not looking for them. In this case, this is completely true. I don't know what led me to the Internet that night but I surely know what kept me there, cruising for a long while as ...

HARMONICA BLDG.

2007.1.30　 Text: Yurie Hatano

This month's SHIFT cover was designed by a Sapporo based design unit Harmonica bldg. Their works are not only cute or only pop, but are filled with playful spirits. One of their works was selected as a winning work of...

MARTIN LORENZ

2007.1.27　 Text: Yurie Hatano

This month's SHIFT cover was designed by Martin Lorenz, a founder of Twopoints.Net based in Barcelona. As a start of year 2007, SOSO will hold his exhibition of his project called "The One Weekend Book Series" during ...

JUN OSON

2006.12.27　 Text: Yurie Hatano

This month's SHIFT cover was designed by Jun Oson, an illustrator whose work was featured in SHIFT 2007 CALENDAR. His works show impressive and unique touch with a sense of humor. The cover has a story. Please check...

JACKY LOCHINGHANG

2006.11.27　 Text: Yurie Hatano

SHIFT 2007 Calendar has been released, and also DOTMOV 2006 has finally started. In the both competitions which gathered a number of submissions from all over the world, we found a young creator who won with total of ...

IRINA FISZELEW

2006.11.5　 Text: Gisella Lifchitz

Suddenly it seems everybody is into jewelry. Fashionable pieces keep spreading around everywhere. In exhibitions it's almost as if there was more jewelry designers than clothes makers. It must be so. Actually, Fashion...

TREVOR JACKSON

2006.10.27　 Text: Yurie Hatano

This month's cover of SHIFT was created by Trevor Jackson based in London and well known as a designer, a remixier, a producer, a DJ, and a label owner of music industry. His broad career started in the late 80s by d...

HOT CHIP

2006.10.5　 Text: Francesco Tenaglia

Let's consider this gig the real re-opening party for a city that have languished for the whole summer break since the alternative celebration provided by the art world - Start, a weekend of vernissages - has been dis...

BIKKY SUNAZAWA

2006.9.28　

One of the most prolific contemporary artists from Japan, Bikky Sunazawa was a man of great vision. Using traditional art and techniques as a base, he created truly inspirational works. Though primarily working with w...

MAMORU KANO

2006.9.28　 Text: Yurie Hatano

This month's cover of SHIFT was created by WOW, a creative production of TV commercials and promotion videos which sets its bases in Sendai and Tokyo. Commencing with "Motion Texture" project revolving around the axis...