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TUBE MOMENTS

Friday, June 13, 2014

Subway systems always have their particular allure, and it’s funny how they come to represent the city they are in – just compare the unique smells to be found in Berlin, compared to Paris or London. What is universal is the way how we will rub shoulders with people from all walks of life, cramped [...]

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512 HOURS

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

‘I am thinking a lot about next year, and what is my next step. I am preparing something that I should not talk about because that is bad luck,’ Marina Abramović told us last year of our mono.kultur #35 – meaning that ‘next year’ is now, and indeed, today is the first day of Abramović’s [...]

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PRINTOUT DESIGN SPECIAL

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

As tickets are going fast, we should mention that we’ll be participating at magCulture’s regular Printout night in London next week, dedicated to editorial design, as part of a fine line-up including Riposte, Winter and Talc magazines, speaking about the interaction between content and design. If in London next Tuesday, get a ticket here.

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MINI STREET ART

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

If you have ever asked yourself who is doing those lovely little cork figures found to be on several street signs throughought Berlin, and what they actually mean, I can tell you now: It is yoga teacher Josef Foos, trying to cheer up people with mini-sculptures doing yoga positions, indicating that there is some studio [...]

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DESIGN IS A STATE OF MIND

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Exactly one week ago opened Design is a State of Mind, the second ever design exhibition on the sacred grounds of London’s Serpentine Gallery, curated by our friend Martino Gamper, no less. Using shelving systems ranging from the 1930s to today by designers such as Ettore Sottsass and IKEA – nice touch – to display [...]

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CLUB DECONSTRUCTIONS

Sunday, January 26, 2014

The perfect night out in London! Harmonic Series presents a special PAN showcase at the Southbank Centre. It’s a celebration of PAN’s new audiovisual direction, and five years creating adventurous electronic music. The line-up includes: A new collaborative piece by Turner Prize winner Mark Leckey and legendary sound artist Florian Hecker, the club deconstructions of [...]

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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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NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL SUNDAY

Sunday, August 25, 2013

It’s that time of year again. If you find yourself in London, this Sunday and Monday see Notting Hill Carnival, Europe’s biggest street festival, returning to wend its Red Stripe-fuelled way around Ladbroke Grove and Westbourne Park.
For those who can’t make it (or are running their own party free from the West London crowds, TfL [...]

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MOTTO X KESSELSKRAMER

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

mono.kultur’s main distributor, Motto books, is embarking on an old fashioned exchange with London based publishers KesselsKramer this summer. Motto is a world renowned bookshop in Berlin with an almost cult-like following. Offering a dizzying array of art, design and photography titles, Motto also stocks rare finds, limited editions and out of print gems. The [...]

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N.N.N.N. / Study # 3

Monday, June 17, 2013

The experimental dance company of choreographer William Forsythe (who we have mentioned before) perform the two pieces N.N.N.N. / Study # 3 tomorrow and the two following nights in London. Study # 3 is a collection of sequences from Forsythe’s earlier works, reshaped and recontextualized.
N.N.N.N. / Study # 3
The Forsythe Company
18-20th of June
Sadler’s Wells
London, UK.

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