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Monthly Archives: June 2012

TRUISM OF THE DAY 10: WILLI KUNZ

The inimitable heavyweight graphic designer Willi Kunz in an essay for NewWork magazine #03.

LAST CHANCE: 7TH BERLIN BIENNALE ENDS TOMORROW

SUPERCYCLERS

supercyclers are an ever growing international collective of designers focussed in their practices on building a sustainable future into the products they create – transforming perceptions of waste materials and the way we use things in the process. (Pictured above NewspaperWood.)

GODARD, DARLING?

‘You seem to be having dark thoughts‘ these days. Why not learning the moves of the legendary dance scene from the movie ‘Band of Outsiders‘ by Godard or going wild in Miss Golightly style? Do something interesting this weekend: dress up and dance in 60s!

A WEEKEND IN NEW YORK

It is sometimes surprising how easy it is to wake up Saturday morning in New York City and have no idea what to do with yourself. It’s not a question of too little going on, but of too much – New York is a constant sensory overload, and sometimes your mind and body just reject [...]

Sun In Your Eyes

Question: What does the upcoming Grizzly Bear album sound like?
Answer: Pretty much like that image above, or rather that’s what it does to you. It is huge and crystal clear and razor-sharp.
Question: How much longer do we have to wait for this one?
Answer: About 82 days, I guess.

ANSWERING THE LOVE LETTER

He is back! The king of cheesy soul and R&B releases his eleventh studio album Write Me Back. Knowing R.Kelly for his traditional R&B aesthetic, here he springs a surprise by expanding the latest album with funk, disco and even tropical styles! Give it a listen!

R.Kelly
Write Me Back
Release date: 26 June 2012 via RCA Records
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NEVER SORRY

Officially, Ai Weiwei’s year of house arrest should have come to a close this week, but instead, the Chinese government decided to hang on to his passport, on new charges of ‘pornography and bigamy’. While his status worldwide seems to know no boundaries, at home in China his position is still anything but secure. If [...]

MONDAY MUSIC: SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO

Whoever is in charge of commissioning videos for Simian Mobile Disco, they sure know what they’re doing – the first release of their new album Unpattern sporting already my favourite video of the year, Your Love Ain’t Fair is a close contender for second spot. Awesome.

HELLO AGAIN

Back in store: three personal messages, left by the wondrous Miranda July, just for you, just from us.