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Monthly Archives: October 2009

FANTASTIC MAN’S NEW SISTER

Friday, October 23, 2009

The fantastic Fantastic Man is unleashing a new sister title, The Gentlewoman.  The Gentlewoman will be released as a stand alone publication for the Spring and Summer Season of 2010. You can see Issue Zero and get a glimpse of what this new magazine promises to be, with articles on fantastic women such as Melanie Ward, [...]

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VIRTUAL INSANITY

Thursday, October 22, 2009
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ANTI-AGING IN BERLIN

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Two years ago we first introduced mono.kultur to the fine folks at Family LA and Ooga Booga. At the time, it was totally amazing to see what was happening at such places, and how these, well, book stores as well as other venues such as The Smell, Hope, etc functioned as cultural hubs for a [...]

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MONO.GRAMM AUTUMN/WINTER 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Here are some impressions of the Autumn / Winter Collection 2009 by our fashion collaboration mono.gramm. Once again, the collection aims for a unique simplicity, occupying the middle ground between elegant and casual, between serious and playful. ‘This is great, so where the hell can I get it?,’ you ask? But patience, friends, patience – [...]

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PRIMUS INTER PARES

Monday, October 19, 2009

For those among us who are not that familiar with Latin language, check this – in German only.
Rumor has it that a few Germans did not agree and that Mutti Merkel aka the chancellor rebuilt the order into the less bad swine flu serum. (!)

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NO PHOTOGRAPHS

Friday, October 16, 2009

ILLUSTRATIVE will return to Berlin to celebrate the cutting edge works of contemporary graphic art. From 16 October to 1 November 2009, ILLUSTRATIVE is featuring an inspiring cornucopia of visual culture. More than 60 international artists participate, including Olaf Hajek, Erik Mark Sandberg, Keiichi Tanaami and Tomer Hanuka (Waltz with Bashir). ILLUSTRATIVE is preceded by [...]

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ALL IN THE GAME

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Happy 40th birthday Dominic West a.k.a. Jimmy Mc Nulty. He was famously starring in THE WIRE, an American television drama series set in Baltimore, Maryland, where it was also produced. Created, produced, and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon, the series was broadcast by the premium cable network HBO in the [...]

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concrete collection

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Few travel to Stuttgart for leisure hours, but just in case you happen to be around Benz Town these days: Kunstmuseum Stuttgart hosts a fine exhibition of concrete art until January 10, 2010. The collection of Heinz and Anette Teufel maps an international idea from Zdenek Sýkora to Manfred Mohr. It may even help to [...]

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NAN GOLDIN: POSTE RESTANTE

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Nan Goldin’s photographs are as touching and present today as they were thirty years ago. Their fascination does not necessarily stem from their subject matter—oscillating between glamour and the gutter, with moments of euphoria and happiness—but from their radical intimacy. Goldin approaches only those who are close to her with her camera, thus sensitively capturing [...]

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MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA BOOK

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

This month book publishers Rizzoli present the first book to document the work of famed Paris-based fashion designer Martin Margiela.  In the self-titled publication the elusive designer continues to remain somewhat elusive – he hasn’t written a word.  Instead he has allowed his image to be shaped by contributions from industry experts including Jean-Paul Gaultier, Susannah Frankel, Andree [...]

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