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Monthly Archives: August 2014

MONDAY MUSIC: COLD SPECKS

Monday, August 11, 2014

‘American deep south gospel with a strong goth streak’: we adore the debut by Canadian outfit Cold Specks.

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TRUISM OF THE DAY 31: LIV ULLMANN

Friday, August 8, 2014

The wonderful Swedish actress Liv Ullmann in a charming interview in the equally wonderful issue #15 of Acne Paper, dedicated to actresses.

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THE IMAGINARY MUSEUM

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Despite the unnecessary effects, one can also encounter interesting articles or projects via facebook. A new discovery by the suggestion of the blog crap=good is MUSEE MUSEUM in Brussels, influenced by  The Imaginary Museum of Andre Malraux. It is “a temporary museum in a specific neighborhood where the houses are seen as the archive cellars [...]

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THE INVISIBLE OBJECT

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Sarah Ryan
‘The Invisible Object’
Ryan Renshaw Gallery
Melbourne Art Fair
Australia
13 – 17 August, 2014

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A MOST WANTED MAN

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

A film to look forward to, or enjoy in case you’re based in the US, where A Most Wanted Man just opened in theaters: based on the spy novel by the master of all spy novels, John LeCarré, and directed by photographer and director Anton Corbijn – think Joy Division, U2 and Depeche Mode – [...]

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BALTHAZAR

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Gent does not only have the highly esteemed Michaël Borremans, but also the impressing Indie band named Balthazar, which came to our ears not until 2011 when they started to collaborate with Pias.
You might find a whisper of Leonard Cohen and a touch of Serge Gainsbourg in their music, because those are the geniuses they [...]

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Wishful Thinking

Monday, August 4, 2014

So apparently not one but two wishes came true last week: the amazing Dot Willow shooting a selfie campaign (including that video below), and Fog’s Andrew Broder returning to life with his wicked, weird take on “Wishes”, that song you’ve been watching the whole time earlier last year.

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STORE OF THE MONTH: DAMAGE / ROTTERDAM

Saturday, August 2, 2014

Anyone who has ever been to Rotterdam will certainly confirm that it is an odd place. With the city lost somewhere between industrial areas and a vast port, it has a curious sense of being continuously just around the corner. But strange places often foster the most interesting surprises, and the creative output of Rotterdam [...]

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Historic Mobility & the Emergence of Cultural Hotspots

Friday, August 1, 2014

Art historian Maximilian Schich and design researcher Mauro Martino illustrate the historic mobility of intellectuals. The animation connects birth and death places through the centuries. It reveals the emergence of cultural hotspots like Rome, Paris as well as German Kleinstaaterei and the conquest of the new world.

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