09 JUNE 2012 _ ENTER THE DREAM AND MAKE IT COUNT

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SUNNY CANNES & THE OLD MEN

Since I am an open-minded person, interested in culture and people alike- there is no ignoring the Festival de Cannes. So here it is, the token post featuring two sharp-looking men, who are according to the caption Mr. Dean Martin and Mr. Jerry Lewis. This merry image embellishes an article on the festival's homepage about a side programme called Cannes Classics 2012.

And then there is also a new documentation about Woody Allen, whom I like very much. Thinking of him makes me feel better about myself.

http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/58952.html

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ALEKSANDRA DOMANOVIC

From Yu To Me, Kunsthalle Basel
01. April – 28. Mai 2012

http://aleksandradomanovic.com/
http://www.kunsthallebasel.ch/ausstellungen/aktuell/113?lang=en

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DIE KUNST SICH RUHIG ZU MACHEN


Bildsammlung zu 'Die Fortsetzung des Marathons mit anderen Mitteln' via Lionel Schüpbach.
http://www.dctp.tv/#/filme/fortsetzung-des-marathons-mit-anderen-mitteln/

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THIS IS NOT A BLOG.

This is the future of curating and it is called Uncopy. A sheer mass of sophisticated things such as the Post Internet Survival Guide (2011) by Katja Novitskova, strengthened by a selection of theoretical essays - the metaworks.

http://uncopy.net/?p=4222

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CIAO SIGNORE BRANZI ! BY CLEMENS JAHN

http://www.clemensjahn.de/
http://www.arcademi.com/de/profiles/portfolios/?user=11117

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DAS EI OHNE SCHALE _ BCC AT OSLO 10

11.05.2012 – 02.06.2012

Since 2011, the artists Aude Pariset and Julie Grosche and the curator Aurélia Defrance work with an experimental exhibition format entitled Bcc. Within this format, curators are invited to materialize during an evening art works that artists send to them in digital form. Using the internet as the only means of communication between artists and curators, the project Bcc emphasizes their relationship and explores the variable conditions under which an art work is authored, circulated and framed. 

Harm van der Dorpel

Calla Henkel & Max Pitegoff

Stephen Lichty

Sara Ludy

Mélodie Mousset

http://b--c--c.com/

http://www.oslo10.ch/de.html

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LIMBO WITH ADAM

http://www.adamcruces.com/

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RIRI AT THE CHANNEL DISCO

http://www.justjared.com/2012/05/01/rihanna-felt-intimidated-by-battleship-role/

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RODINA'S WORLD OF ART

'Projection on the front facade of The Brno House of Arts. Moving and metamorphosing structure of living organism of The World of Art we projected live in our VJ team for exhibition opening Formats of Transformation 89-09, which interpreted changes in Czech and Central European society from 1989 to 2009, using artistic and theoretical means.'

http://www.therodina.com/du

http://www.dum-umeni.cz/cz

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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TOWEL

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SITTING TIGHT _ FEELING FLY

http://www.ronzo.co.uk/site/outdoors.php
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WELCOME TO LANGSTRASSE _ KREISLAUF 4+5

Here lies the real heart of Zurich, the pulsating centre that drives its creativity, its ideas, its flair for design and its originality.

http://www.kreislauf4und5.ch/

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SET IT ON FIRE AND RUN!

The lenghtly discussed olympic torch by Barber&Osgerby just won the London design museum's design of the year award 2012. Judging from their looks, this success didn't come easy.

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/20715/london-olympic-torch-by-barber-osgerby-wins-design-of-the-year-2012.html

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THIS IS NOT HOW IT LOOKS LIKE
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Anselm Reyle again? Nah. We are looking at a piece of design studio Fredrikson Stallard - freely adapted in keeping with the motto: 'Just take it off the wall and put it on the floor.'
You gotta love their spirit!

http://www.mvhabc.com/2012/04/anselm-reyle-kitsch-i-found-this-cheap.html

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KVADRAT AT JIL SANDER _ 7 CURATORS, 32 DESIGNERS AND 1 FABRIC 

Danish textile firm Kvadrat is known among designers for their innovative textile utilisation. They successfully beset a niche by inventing the field of spatial textiles. At the annual Salone del mobile in Milan last week, they set up an exhibition to celebrate their best selling fabric called Hallingdal 65 (designed by Nanna Ditzel in 1965). Among the 32 designers who got invited to give new shape to the cloth was the design team Fredrikson Stallard. The Hallingdal Table is a simple adaption of their Table #1 from 2001. Bound using an industrial ratchet strap with a 24-karat gold plated buckle, which matches its three gold feet, it looks pretty fresh, though. 

http://www.fredriksonstallard.com/work

http://hallingdal65.kvadrat.dk/

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ROMKA _ THE DEMOCRATIC PHOTO MAGAZINE

http://romkamagazine.com/r/submit/

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HELL _ YYES BORGWARDT FOR J'N'C MAGAZINE
http://yvesborgwardt.com/40284/393181/portfolio/artists

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JÖRG, LINDSAY AND THE WORMHOLES


The launch of Interview Magazine Deutschland early this year evoked mixed feelings among the public. Even though the quality of Editor in Chief Jörg Koch and Art Director Mike Meiré is not to be questioned - their motivation however might. After having occasionally skimmed through the first three issues (of which I haven't bought one by myself) I calmed down and realised that it's simply a well-produced fashion magazine that adds some insight to the standard. I even have to state a warm 'Thank you' to the editors for making my day by calling attention to 'Lindzine' - an adorable fanzine featuring my longtime fantasy-crush and part-time goddess Lindsay Lohan.
Unfortunately the mini paper is already out of stock.
Wormholes, get your lazy asses to the copy machine already!

http://thewormholes.bigcartel.com/product/lindzine-1
http://blog.interview.de/

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KISSED BY THE WUNDERKIND


'Tom Darracot is an independent designer and art director.' That's what Tom says about Tom, black on blue. Judging from his recent works for 032c Magazine, Mercedes Benz and Creative Review, I'd say he is a brilliant mastermind with an impressiv creative authority who is likely to set the agenda in his fields of work for the next years to come.
To cut the matter short, looking at his creations pretty much feels like staring in the eye of zeitgeist. For the sake of completeness, let me add that he earned a MA in Visual Communication at Central Saint Martins and afterwards worked for Village Green before setting up his own business. Double-thumbs up!

http://tomdarracott.com

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NRW FORUM: ALEX PRAGER (AND A FEW OTHERS) _ THE FUTURE OF ART PHOTOGRAPHY


Peter Ainsworth. Olaf Otto Becker. Laura Bielau. Miriam Böhm. Elina Brotherus. Bianca Brunner. Stefan Burger. Asger Carlsen. Katalin Deér. Martin Denker. Jan Paul Evers. Daniel Gordon. Alexandra Grein. WassinkLundgren. Harry Gruyaert. Oliver Helbig. Ulrich Hensel. Stefan Hostettler. Pepa Hristova. Sanna Kannisto. Annette Kelm. Jeremy Kost. Mischa Kuball. Edgar Leciejewski.Tim Lee. Maziar Moradi. Armin Morbach. Andreas Mühe. Taiyo Onorato / Nico Krebs. Alex Prager. Rico Scagliola / Michael Meier. Anja Schori. Jeremy Shaw. Arne Schmitt. Jacob Aue Sobol. Kathrin Sonntag. Heidi Specker. Mikhael Subotzky / Patrick Waterhouse. Pinar Yolaçan. Anna Vogel. Moritz Wegwerth.

http://www.nrw-forum.de/
http://www.nowness.com/day/2012/4/7/2044/alex-prager-la-petite-mort/

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MAX LAMB _ HIT AND CREATE

Max Lamb has a plan. His work is regarded as visionary by many and his hard-edged approach to design is bang up-to-date. He is a nonconfirmist. Sometimes he sets up ground rules and sticks to them throughout the entire realisation of the project. At other times he takes hammer and chisel and allows hazard to define the result. Either way, he usually leaves behind astonished minds.

http://www.maxlamb.org/

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GHOSTLY PARACHUTE _ VIKAEL
http://www.ghostlyparachute.com/

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ANSELM REYLE _ GERMAN KITSCH

'I found this cheap foil at a studio of a friend. I was very fascinated by this material. The quality – that it was so glossy. I’ve always liked the fact that you have to do very little to make it look good. In this case, you really have a lot of interesting effects created by almost nothing. All the colours reflect and also it has a very psychedelic effect when you look at it from a close distance. A bit like on an acid trip.'

German artist Anselm Reyle interviewed by Alexander Tovborg, 2006. 

http://www.kopenhagen.dk/

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BREAST DRESSED BY MARCO ROSO VIA ADAM CRUCES

'Springtime means one thing: looking busted and loving it.'
A little something straight from the digital frontline provided by newfound vanguard and editor of DIS Magazine - Marco Roso.

http://www.dismagazine.com/

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THE FUTURE IS TWO DIMENSIONAL _ REI KAEAKUBO GOTTA KNOW IT


'Two dimensions are the future' were the only enigmatic words she had for it. There’s no real point in trying to fathom what she meant by that. 'I don’t know,' said her husband, Adrian Joffe, afterward. 'She is just always trying to do something with clothes which hasn’t been done before.'

http://www.comme-des-garcons.com/commedesgarcons.html

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THE ARTIST IS PRESENT _ HBO FEATURE ABOUT PERFORMANCE ICON MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ

After more than five years of production the HBO documentary 'Marina Abramović, The Artist is Present' (directed by Matthew Akersn) is finally about to air. The film follows performance artist Marina Abramović in the lead up to her retrospective at MoMA, back in 2010. Seductive, fearless, and outrageous - Marina Abramović has been redefining what art is for nearly forty years. In addition, she is one of the thought leaders when it comes to the highly divisive topic of archiving performance art. By arguing for new ways of preserving performances, she is opposing many artists who see the value of performative art in its impermanence. Hence, letting Americas premium cable television network capture her crowning performance can be seen as her closing statement.

http://www.marinafilm.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/themuseumofmodernart/with/4557587117

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FAULTLINE _ CONCRETE STIOOLS BY TRISTAN COCHRANE

'Series of concrete stools in raw and polished concrete. The two parts are connected by gravity and friction alone which combined with the sheer weight of the concrete make the 
two pieces as one but visually leaves a foreboding sense of potential movement.
The fracture of the cube leaves a coincidental seating area which is perfectly angled but doesn't interfere with the energy and presence of this piece as an awesome sculpture.' 

http://www.tristancochrane.com/
http://www.galleryfumi.com/

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THE EPOXY FINISH _ FLAT TABLE BY JO NAGASAKA


'Japanese designer Jo Nagasaka from schemata architecture office has created a contemporary interpretation of the traditional japanese hassoku dai, a low table with 8 legs, by using a plank as a table top that is then finished with a layer of colored epoxy resin in fluorescent pink or yellow.'

http://www.sschemata.com/

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JOLAN VAN DER WIEL _ FREAKISH AND ORGANIC

It's not easy to understand and even harder to describe. Jolan van der Wiel invented a
process whereby he basically draws up an entire object from a bowl filled with liquid
plastic and iron filings (6 kg/stool) by using magnets. In this way, he harnesses the
natural forces of gravity and magnetism to create bizarre sculptures. Or with the words of the young master: 'I intended to to take a step back and let the natural phenomenom
itself determine the final shape of the object. My role as a designer should be nothing
but a supporting one, determining only the conditions under which the object could take
shape.'

http://www.jolanvanderwiel.nl/
http://www.designboom.com/

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