André Damião – em_bruto
Posted by Fabio 11 May 2012
em_bruto is an audio-visual performance that was born with the objective of exploring the interface of the software Pure Data (PD) as a medium of visual composition. Imagining that in this manner it would be possible promote an aestheticization of the “raw” interface of the sofware in an interesting way, as an allusion to the aesthetics of live coding, and so it would be feasible to add new values and meanings to abstract shapes like squares, circles and crosses. read more
Filthy Luker Space Invaders Art Attack
Posted by Fabio 30 April 2012
Street artist and interventionist Filthy Luker in collaboration with Red Stripe, transformed Manchester Town Hall into an interactive 80’s arcade game classic. Surprising and engaging the public with its ingenuity.
Natura Morta by Quiet ensemble
Posted by Fabio 29 March 2012
Natura Morta is a musical concert where the only instruments used are real fruits and the sound we’ll hear is exclusively the electric energy contained within them. The elettric power of the humans getting mixed with the energy of the fruits makes the sound audible, is the fisical contact between human and nature that generate the music. read more
Mira Calix – Nothing Is Set In Stone
Posted by Fabio 12 March 2012
Composer Mira Calix Creates a New Musical Experience for London 2012 Olympic Celebrations. Nothing is Set in Stone is a musical composition set in a standing stone sculpture at Fairlop Waters, a nature reserve and country park in the London Borough of Redbridge. read more
THE MALCOLM MCLAREN AWARD
Posted by Fabio 21 November 2011
The Performa 11 Grand Finale will be held in honor of the punk pioneer and Sex Pistols founder Malcolm McLaren. The inaugural award will be presented tonight at the Bowery Hotel in New York, by writer Greil Marcus and musician Lou Reed.
CHRISTIAN FALSNAES – ELIXIR
Posted by Fabio 17 November 2011
In the sequence of passive consumption, the Elixir in art and culture is not recognized. The Elixir, the essence we are looking for to effect Transformation, requires active interest. Video/performance by Christian Falsnaes recorded at PSM Gallery, Berlin 2011.
Poses by Yolanda Domínguez
Posted by Fabio 22 August 2011
Poses is a direct criticism of the absurd and artificial world of glamour and of fashion that magazines present. Specifically, the highly-distorted image of women that they transmit through models that do not represent real women and that avoid all those who are not within their restricted parameters. read more
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citylikeyou: Interview with Paris based illustrators and graphic designers Jérémy Schneider and Violaine Orson, founders of the design studio, Violaine & Jérémy. -
citylikeyou: Interview with Tom Uferas - Paris-based creative director and graphic designer Tom Uferas spoke to us about design, creativity, and living and working in Paris. Plus a selection of his favourite places. -
Prague-based type designer Martin Vácha talked to us about design, creativity, and living and working in Prague. Plus a selection of his favourite places. -
A selection of paintings by Swedish-born artist Camilla Engstrom.