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Monthly Archives: January 2014

MOVE & SCALE

Monday, January 20, 2014

If you are out and about in Lower Saxony this weekend, don’t miss Hella Gerlach’s performative intervention Move and Scale (cancelset) at the Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum in Hildesheim! Within the framework of a series of events called ‘Von den Dingen’ (About the Things) organised by the Kunstverein Hildesheim, Gerlach will engage with the ancient Egyptian [...]

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Monday Music: RIP Efterklang

Monday, January 20, 2014

Sadly, the incredible Efterklang are about to call it quits: “February 26th 2014 we will play one last concert in Sønderborg, Denmark, where we grew up,” they announced on their website last week. “It will be the last concert with Efterklang as you and we know it. We are not sure what happens after this [...]

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THE POLITICS OF FOOD

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Raed Yassin, Self Portrait with Foreign Fruits and Vegetables, 2012
‘The Politics of Food brings together 22 artists, curators and thinkers from across the globe to explore an array of strategies that address the history, politics, economics and ethics of food production, consumption, distribution and display.’

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SUMMER DREAMING: RIVIERAS

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Summer seems a long way off in spite of the mild winter we are having so far – so a fine moment to keep dreaming about summers to come, and in particular what we are going to wear, as written for Chinese online journal Mingpao:
Shoes and summer have always posed the difficult dilemma, particularly for [...]

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CLAY BODIES

Friday, January 17, 2014

Pottery is one of the oldest existing crafts. A great part of the history of pottery is prehistoric, part of past pre-literate cultures. The ceramic act of making pottery wares or artwork was never so present as in contemporary artistic practices. From homemade pottery vessels to ceramic objects that take the form of food. Here’s a [...]

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BLEACHED COLLAGES #2

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Collaborations can generate amazing new things, but also bring up the best of each contributor. This might be the case in one of the most exciting fashion-art-collaborations. After seeing so much fashion design displayed in art institutions over the past two years, no wonder that the line starts to blur. The Fashion Weeks of the [...]

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STORE OF THE MONTH: LIBRARY OF ARTS / PARIS

Thursday, January 16, 2014

It’s a simple question that lies behind Paris’ très cool art book store Library of Arts: Which global concept around art could combine aesthetics, objects and sharing information? Answer is of course the good old-fashioned book, and for a creative consulting agency like LO/A Studio, the step forward to actually opening a space dedicated to [...]

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TRUISM OF THE DAY 24: JOHN BALDESSARI

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

I have yet to come across a bad interview with John Baldessari – the guy ‘who paints dots on faces’ – and his latest in Interview with David Salle is no exception… A prime lesson in how to get across a strong point of view in a charming and entertaining way.

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BOTTLES OF OBSESSION

Monday, January 13, 2014

First released in 1986, Obsession – the first fragrance by Calvin Klein, set the clue for coolness. CK’s autumn/winter 2014 menswear collection once again presented perfectness on the catwalk: Sweatshirts appeared throughout the show emblazoned with the Obsession logo and that of the brand’s other era-defining smell, Escape, from 1988 and Eternity. All combined with [...]

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MONDAY MUSIC: BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB

Monday, January 13, 2014

Fancy some splendid synchronised swimming for a Monday morning? Here you go, luv, courtesy of Bombay Bicycle Club.

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