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DESERT DRAG

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Cars! Fire! Salt! Ladies! (Actually, hold on, suspiciously few ladies…) And who could possibly argue with that? For years, photographer Simon Davidson has been documenting the Australian drag racing scene, which seems to be very alive and kicking indeed. (Oh, and thank you for pointing it out.)
Photography by Simon Davidson

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BOOK VIEWS: YOU AND I

Sunday, March 11, 2012

When we first approached Ryan McGinley through his gallery, it wasn’t in fact to ask him for an interview for mono.kultur. Actually, we proposed to produce a book with him accumulating the entire body of work produced during his infamous road trips – a series of summer trips over the time span of five years, [...]

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CONTINENTAL DRIFT

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Last June, we talked to artists Colin Snapp and Daniel Turner about how their solo practices have evolved out of their collaborative outfit Jules Marquis. It seems they’ve been on quite a roll since then. Last September, Turner had a solo show at the Journal Gallery, where he showed site-specific works that expanded on his [...]

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ALTERNATIVES IN PRINT: FANZINE 137

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Probably, you have already met Candy, a fashion magazine celebrating transvestism, transexuality, crossdressing and androgyny. The cover with James Franco, shot by Terry Richardson was a big thing for the press. Fanzine137 is a fanzine – as it is understood from the name -published by the same editor Luis Venegas. As Candy, Fanzine137 is self published and limited edition.

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STREETS SO EMPTY, SKATEBOARDING SO COOL

Friday, March 2, 2012

Skateboarding in the 1960s, photos by Bill Eppridge for LIFE magazine. Posted last week by HUH. magazine.

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EUROBUS

Saturday, February 25, 2012

In Spring 2011, Paris-based photographer, Taylor Holland began taking pictures of European tour buses. An all in all colorful shell for couch trips!
The images were recently published in a book by Matmos.

All images by Taylor Holland

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TIME IS OUT OF JOINT

Thursday, February 23, 2012

The exhibition of  Boris Mikhailov is opening today at the Berlinische Galerie. The Ukranian artist’s works document the social disintegration, poverty, harshness of everyday life and the absurdity that comes with these situations, mostly in Soviet Union times. The exhibition shows a selection of works from earlier periods till now, including the works produced [...]

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NOSTALGIA

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Bringing the old and new memories together, feeling the nostalgia… The blog Dear Photograph makes you take out your old photos from the boxes and visit the places where they were taken.
‘I wish climbing up was as easy as the sliding down…’

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“NOW IT IS BEDROCK”

Monday, February 20, 2012

Chacaltaya Mountain, Bolivia, a series by the British photographer Nick Ballon documenting the disappearance of the Chacaltaya glacier, is poignant, artful look at how climate change has destroyed a once-thriving local economy in Bolivia.

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HIGHWAY PORTRAITS

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Isn’t everyone familiar with those moments when you are sitting in your car, early morning, waiting at a traffic light, catching an unexpected glimpse into the neighbouring car? It’s an oddly private moment in an extremely public space, which is probably the reason why Diego Gimenez‘ brilliant series of Highway Portraits feels so enchanting. We [...]

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