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ALTERNATIVES IN PRINT: HIGHWAY

Friday, March 20, 2015

Reaching us from the depths of the USA is the first issue of HIGHWAY, a biannual music magazine that comes as a nifty postcard-sized booklet. Firmly grounded in a black & white fanzine / DIY / post-punk aesthetic, its content is refreshingly eclectic and hands-on, ranging from experimental sound projects to electronic producers to punk [...]

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EMPATHY WITH THINGS

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Mark Leckey, Circa 87, 2014 (Courtesy: Galerie Buchholz)
Although his oeuvre spans little more than 15 years, British artist Mark Leckey (born in 1964) is already considered a reference for a young generation of artists. After his studies he withdrew from the art world for nearly a decade. In 1999, with the video Fiorucci Made Me [...]

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REVEAL AND RELIEF

Monday, October 20, 2014

It is interesting – scary, as well – how power interprets certain things and engenders the ‘truth’(!). Recently, London police arrested street artist Banksy on the charge of ‘graffiti, public vandalism, criminal mischief, public indecency, resisting arrest, money laundering, criminal conspiracy and racketeering’. Beyond that, the police department revealed the artist’s identity with photos of him [...]

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NORWAY’S BANKNOTE

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Earlier this year, Norges Bank, the Norwegian central bank, made a callout to artists to design the country’s new currency, with the theme of “The Sea.” After narrowing down the selection to eight artists, two series of illustrations will be used – one for each side of the bills.
Norges Bank choose the theme [...]

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I DON’T CARE ABOUT CONTEMPORARY ART ANYMORE

Friday, October 10, 2014

David Byrne, his funny and precise usual self, on a lacklustre art world.
Artwork by Marcel Storr

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Brian Eno: No rhetorical questions

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Brian Eno shares his thoughts about the situation in Gaza and asks important questions. Peter Schwartz tries to answer and explain. Worth reading. There is no appropriate picture to illustrate this post.
Brian Eno: Gaza and the Loss of Civilization

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LIFE 1964: “New York’s Negro Ghetto Erupts”

Thursday, July 17, 2014

50 years back, on July 16 fifteen year old James Powell was shot and killed by Lieutenant Thomas Gilligan. It happened on a hot thursday.
Life magazine reports on page 14: “The Harlem Riots: New York’s Negro Ghetto Erupts”.
Buy a copy now for only US $7.95

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DAWN IN LUXOR

Friday, May 16, 2014

Fashion films are rarely worth their time, except when you have capable hands such as Kahlil Joseph and open minds such as Carol Lim and Humberto Leon revamping the much-hyped Kenzo behind them. The outcome is a dense and atmospheric film that has as little to do with fashion as it does with overfishing [...]

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CLUBLAND REVISITED

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Contemporary dance culture has deep roots in the LGBT communities. However, it seems that this background is still largely unrecognised today. Terre Thaemlitz aka DJ Sprinkles is therefore a major figure within the club scene. By making this very origin visible and talking about the issues around this discourse, she is also one of dance [...]

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ALTERNATIVES IN PRINT: RIPOSTE

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

It’s a frequent sore point for us that the men/women ratio of mono.kultur features tends to be at 3:1, and we’re sometimes struggling even to that end. It has certainly nothing to do with that there aren’t as many talented and interesting women out there, but when it comes to having made a name for [...]

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