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Small Kings – Zuek Simonetti

Published 13/07/2010 Art , Books , Culture Closed

Small Kings – Zuek Simonetti

Automatic Books, an independent editorial project curated by Elena Xausa and Tankboys with Tommaso Speretta, presents “Small Kings”, a book by the New York based – but truly Italian – photographer Alessandro Zuek Simonetti.
“Small Kings” collects a selection of  b&w pictures shot in Passa Passa on the 30rd December 2009, a few months before the Tivoli Gardens district in Kingston witnessed an armed conflict between the Jamaican Army and sustainers of drug trafficker boss Christopher “Dudus” Coke, fighting against his extradition.

Alessandro attended the most famous Jamaican Dance Hall “Passa Passa” together with the journalist Anice Gaddis – author of an article/poster included in the book – to tell the risky story from both visual and narrative points of view.
If you wanna learn more about “Dudus” newsworthy tale, on the 14th of July “Small Kings” will be presented in Venice / Centro Espositivo Spiazzi from 7pm.

By Elisa Lusso – pictures by Alessandro Zuek Simonetti – courtesy of Automatic Books

WONDER ROOM #6 – CU,ZHL

Published 12/07/2010 Art , Culture Closed

WONDER ROOM #6 – CU,ZHL

CU,ZHL – see you – a collaboration between Alessandro Zuek Simonetti / Heartfelt Graphic Design Studio / Legno Handmade Silkscreen Printing.

Pictures taken by Alessandro Zue Simonetti – a projet shot in the last 2 year in New York with few point & shoot cameras.

Composed in an indipendent pubblication curated by Heartfelt, silkscreen printed by legno.
Basically 4 friends, 36 black and white pictures and some orange-ink.

CU then. Do not miss it!

WONDER ROOM – Via Tortona 31 – Tuesday 13th of July from 7pm.

By 2DM bureau

Ubuntu Collection

Published 08/06/2010 Art , Culture , Design , Fashion , Music Closed

Ubuntu Collection

“I am because we are” is the subtitle of the Ubuntu Collection, a project by The Inoue Brothers, which decided to collaborate with Gazelle and Créol Brothers for this 100% African collection. The well known knitwear brand have always been searching to further their endeavors in creating relations in communities where craftmanship and cultural heritage are rich.

We are the first to receive this exclusive sneak-preview of the entirely IPhone shooting done in the heart of Zaire few days ago. As the photographer Xander Ferreira says – together with Nick Matthews inside Gazelle, an Afro-futurism theatre/music duo – this is pure guerrilla style and the crew happened to fly in and out the country in the president’s private jet!

Ubuntu provided eco friendly organic hemp material as canvases: the result is a collection of printed and beaded T-shirts, where the final garment is produced through an uncompromising process commissioning local artisans and seamstresses around Capetown.

Last but not least, don’t forget that each item comes with a unique beaded USB key containing backstage pictures, portraits of people from Khayelitsha and a short film by The Inoue Brothers & Gazelle, who also provided for an exclusive music track.

By Elisa Lusso – Photography: Xander Ferreira – Ad: Gazelle and The Inoue Brothers – Starring: Kuku Agami

Home Made by Yvette

Published 05/06/2010 Art , Books , Cibvs , Culture Closed

Home Made by Yvette

Our lovely food contributor hailing from Holland, Yvette van Boven, will not be able to feature her tasteful illustrated-recipes this week cause she’s really busy on a project called “Home Made”. What is it all about? Essentially focused on food, which we cannot leave aside with Yvette, “Home Made” will be a collection of many useful and step-by-step illustrated stories-recipes, in which the reader will be challenged to learn and prepare new things. New home made things.

A series of tips to use the ingredients you already got in your fridge, without any expensive or complicated machine or device.
The book works up from the morning and cooks itself throughout the day; so you’ll be pleased to make your own brewed tea, bake cakes and why not, your own drinks, nibbles, bites, till mayonnaise for those who need something to eat after a night out.
The ‘Do it Yourself’ philosphy is the one embraced by Yvette, who wisely designed the fonts, cut and drew the illustrations, wrote all the recipes, made the food styling and finally set up the book. Within a totally womanly matter, her husband Oof Verschuren shot the pictures inside the book. Will you be able to wait ‘Home Made’ to be out by the end of August? Considering this tantalizing preview, we won’t.

By Elisa Lusso – image courtesy Yvette van Boven

Pablo Arroyo – Pitti Immagine Uomo 2010

Published 03/06/2010 Culture , Fashion Closed

Pablo Arroyo – Pitti Immagine Uomo 2010

Year after year Pitti Immagine Uomo is growing within the walls of Fortezza Da Basso in Florence. If you’re pleased to walk between a huge amount of clothing stands, your eye will focus on a wide range of well known brands, but most of the times your attention will be going over new upcoming designers, which are actually the most amusing part.
This year, our talent Pablo Arroyo was in charge to represent 2010 Pitti mood on the fair poster, shooting Ella Kandiba@Next and Nick Rae@Fashion, both in a suit-styling by Ada Kokosar.

By Elisa Lusso – Potography Pablo Arroyo – styling Ada Kokosar

Heaven Can Wait / Gainsbourg Ft. Beck

Published 01/06/2010 Art , Beauty , Culture , Fashion , Music , Video Closed

Heaven Can Wait / Gainsbourg Ft. Beck

Stop Making Sense. If you are the kind of fella who’s always trying to figure out what the hell is goig on in a video, we kindly suggest you to lose yourself in this one.

“Heaven Can Wait” is first single from “IRM”, the brend new record from lovely french singer Charlotte Gainsbourg – and features Balenciaga icon – Serge’s daughter and her mate Beck, both stranded in a weird world expressly created for them by LA director Keith Schofield.

Be prepared for everything: from Charlotte Gainsbourg holding a baby in a hot dog costume to Beck playing Super Nintendo with a dude in a horse mask.

And of course, don’t forget the Giant Bomb with the world “Nachos” on it. Hear Keith about this:“We were trying to think of a funny, nonsensical thing. What would be something that wouldn’t be interpreted as having meaning or making a statement. Because writing a word on a bomb can get pretty pretentious. Unless that word is nachos.” Sounds perfectly clear, Keith.

By Alexio Biacchi

A Shaded View On Fashion Film – ASVOFF – Milano

Published 28/05/2010 Art , Beauty , Culture , Design , Fashion , Video Closed

A Shaded View On Fashion Film – ASVOFF – Milano

After Paris, Mexico City, Seoul, and Moscow, ASVOFF is finally making a stop in Milano. In addition to its annual selection, its Milan addition for the festival has a section dedicated to the theme of “light”, chosen by Diane Pernet, curator and creator of the festival. All the videos comissioned by Diane Pernet in collaboration with Italian Vogue will be one minute short. Diane has always believed in the video as a form of contemporary communication capable of cultural blending, as much as tool facilitating free creativity that explores the intersection between fashion and motion.

The exhibition is coordinated by Federico Poletti and Sara Maino and presents a hundred documentaries and films.The quality is very high, from “Beauty” by the Italian artist Cosimo Terlizzi, to “Sunshowers” (the Festival trailer) by the videomakers Leverock Elisha Smith and “Auguries Of Innocence” from New York based videomaker Jason Last.

By Stefania Seoni – video courtesy of ASVOFF – images courtesy of Jacopo Turrini.

Radio / Immagini Spezzate

Published 26/05/2010 Art , Culture , Music , Performance Closed

Radio / Immagini Spezzate

Exploring the places of manufactures and handicrafts’s recovery from Lebanon – Beirut – to United Arab Emirates – Dubai -, Tommaso Garner and Giorgio Di Salvo are two travelers called by RADIO to tell what they saw in that lands, collect images and elaborate them as they were kind of foreign correspondents. Next step is juxstaposing the pictures afterwards to provoke and highlight the override of the dialectic between production and committent.
RADIO is a project conceived by 2DM illustrator Marco Klefisch, an exhibition area selecting audio and video publications from “guest owners” every two months. Don’t miss “Immagini Spezzate” from May 27th at RADIO, via Pestalozzi 4, Milan from 6pm.

By Elisa Lusso – image courtesy of Radio

Visions from the future – Iridescent Worlds

Published 25/05/2010 Art , Culture , Music , Performance , Video Closed

Visions from the future – Iridescent Worlds

Challenging space and time has always been one of the overriding aims of Science Fiction, as well as the starting point from which the plot of the story should unfold its events. Well, at least this process worked in late 60s when science fiction was born, before the actual computer diffusion and domination. Instead, our multi-media era is distinguished by the raising of masses’ power of expression and interaction, which blew up very quickly and in quite unexpected ways considering the Internet, the new technologies and the audio-visual improvements.

The role of science and fiction thus becomes crucial nowadays, tracing our everyday reality. Curious? Get this new-media visual experience and delve into the issue through “Visions from the future – Iridiscent Worlds” – an international competition of video and live media presented by Cronosfera (May 28th – 29th – 30th, Turin, Italy).

Now that Science Fiction has become part of our everyday life and we’re actually experiencing it, we can say that there’s no fiction anymore, while science, instead, has extremely grown up.

By Elisa Lusso – images courtesy of Cronosfera Festival

Adidas Originals/ Mamy Rock!

Published 21/05/2010 Art , Culture , Fashion , Music , Performance Closed

Adidas Originals / Mamy Rock!

Who had the chance yesterday night to listen Ruth Flowers a.k.a. Mamy Rock dj set would probably tell you she rocks. Indeed! 70 years old grandma from Bristol, once retired and widowed, Ruth Flowers realized her wish to be a dj after attending his grandson birthday in a club.
An unusual mix of techno with fifties sounds is what characterizes Mamy Rock’s musical choice. Wanna try? Her last EP “Still Rocking” is now in stores, while her last night performance at Magazzini Generali presented By Adidas Originals and Istituto Marangoni is surely becoming an event to remember.

By Elisa Lusso – Images Courtesy of Adidas Originals

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