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Monthly Archives: October 2010

THE SOCIAL NETWORK

Saturday, October 16, 2010

I saw this last night – and really enjoyed it, despite the hype. It kind of confirmed all my prejudices and instinctive dislikes for a certain Internet service. Oh, and the music was composed by someone we know.

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HIGHLIGHTS

Saturday, October 16, 2010

You are in Berlin. It is raining. It is cold. Very cold. Just the perfect weather to watch films, films, films! So don’t miss tonight’s opening of the Highlights of the Cologne KunstFilmBiennale at KW!
The program from the 2009 Cologne biennale is supplemented by a selection of new films. Two stories of KW are devoted [...]

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HELLO THERE

Friday, October 15, 2010

Just in time to send us off into the weekend feeling mighty pleased with ourselves…

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SEEDS OF DISCONTENT

Friday, October 15, 2010

In Berlin, the giant exhibition space Kraftwerk Berlin-Mitte has drawn comparisons with the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, with some visitors even christening it the ‘Tate Berlin’ (unsurprising, since both spaces are former power stations).
In the real Turbine Hall, mono.kultur alumnus Ai Weiwei has caused controversy with his exhibition Sunflower Seeds, which closed three days after [...]

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CONDIMENT – ADVENTURES IN FOOD AND FORM

Friday, October 15, 2010

Condiment – Adventures in Food and Form is a really intriguing new publication and project that I have recently come across. I bought it as something more offbeat to give to a friend (who loves food and cooking) for their birthday. And then I liked it so much I had to subscribe! Condiment explores the [...]

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MONO.GRAMM AUTUMN/WINTER 2010

Thursday, October 14, 2010

The Autumn/Winter 2010 collection by mono.gramm is based upon dance and the effect of movement on clothes. Assisting the rehearsals of Berlin-based dance company cie. toula limnaios, the cuts and silhouettes of the winter season refer to shapes and figures of modern dance, creating a unique symbiosis between body and dress.
Photography / Kai von Rabenau
Styling [...]

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FOUND DRAMA

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Today’s Quick Read by DFW: “What you want to do is rhetoric.”

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Off the treadmill

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

You know, these days I exercise for mental health rather than physical fitness, but gyms make me sad. There must be another way to keep fit when it’s cold outside, oder?

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TURNING PAGES

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

mono.kultur was included in the rather tasty designer’s coffee table candy Turning Pages by our friends at Gestalten Publishers. Beautifully done and well researched, it’s a perfect update on everything you ever wanted to know about editorial print design in 2010. And yes, we do feel flattered to be in the company of such pretty [...]

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Le ciel est bleu et tres vide…

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

…above Paris and the whole country is under general strike.
History doesn’t repeat itself, though if the students will join la manifestation
today, memories of 1968 might be awakened.

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