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STUDIO MIXEDMEDIA BERLIN
words by Carson Chan
Secrets—even open ones—play a crucial role in the construction of trust-based bonds, especially those that keenly advertise the closed nature of the pact. Luxury retailers have long understood the desire evoked by [...]
METAHAVEN
words by Brian Kuan Wood
If your next design project calls for smooth surfaces and optimized Taylorist workflows, you may want to reconsider calling Amsterdam and Brussels-based design studio Metahaven for it. That is, unless [...]
FRANZ ERHARD WALTHER
words by Simone Menegoi
Franz Erhard Walther recalls the winter of 1962–63 as a decisive moment in his career. At the time, the German artist, born in Fulda, was only 23, but had already produced a considerable amount of work and was [...]
PHILIPPE PARRENO
words by Martin Herbert
In 2001, Philippe Parreno traveled to a Norwegian island near the North Pole to produce a minute-long film, El Sueño de una Cosa (“The Dream of a Thing”). Despite the artic setting, the climate depicted in the film [...]
ROMAN ONDÁK
words by Pierre Bal-Blanc
In May 1968, Emilio Prini took part in the exhibition “Il Teatro delle Mostre” (The Monster’s Theatre) at the Tartaruga Gallery in Rome. The show was organized like an ongoing laboratory, encompassing the [...]
