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SPArte – são paulo’s art fair
SPArte, the biggest art fair in são paulo, brazil, opened today with only very few examples on indigenous livelihood. luis gonzález palma, is one of them. galeria de babel dedicated a solo show to the guatemalan artist. born in 1957, gonzalez palma lives and works in argentina. in his photographs he traces people with mayan…
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hi!hill – hong kong
hi!hill provides a full sensory experience! located at the chuen lung village in tsuen wan, north of hong kong, local yum cha producers offer delicious food, nature invites with incredible hike trails and community life give a glimpse of a sense of belonging. the public art project embraces the arts in this local setting with…
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art basel – hong kong
art basel, probably the most famous art fair around the world, traveled to hong kong also this year. I indulged in a two floors journey through the asian art market, looking for examples how and if indigenous art is presented. whereas the main topic of lots of participating artists circled around questions of identity, only…
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katowice: mining site redesigned
during a stormy and winterly season in january, I have the great opportunity to reflect upon the approach, meaning and future goal of the new ‘culture axis‘ in katowice, silesia. I am interviewing architects tomasz konior, jerzy szczepanik-dzikowski of JEMS architekci and the town government’s press office on the individual projects and the revitalization strategy…
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lecture: revitalizing the postindustrial landscape
my lecture on the revitalization of the postindustrial landscape in japan took place at the university of economics, katowice PL today. a great venture and wonderful opportunity to discuss the potentials and challenges of art/architecture ventures as impulses for change and growth in the region.
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what is the architect doing in the jungle? biornametics.
the book presentation to biornametics took place at the university of applied arts vienna, march 18, 2013. biornametics is a design-based research program, conducted by barbara imhof and petra gruber. generated from the words ‘biomimetics’ and ‘ornament,’ biornametics charts the potentials in collaborative processes. examining natural patterns, the project embraces nature and aesthetics as the…
