Designcluster Asia

Designcluster brings together four of Asia’s leading metropolises:Tokyo(Japan), Seoul(Korea), Hong Kong(China) and Shanghai(China). the exhibition focuses on young experimental design evolving at the crossroads between various disciplines. the designers’ sources of inspiration flow freely between zen and high technology. thus, the contribution of the Tokyo Musashino Art University comprises objects that recall the spirit of abstract beauty of the traditional Japanese Karesansui gardens into everyday life. with the help of high-tech electronics, Sukwoo Lee from Seoul combines the interaction of audio and light frequencies to create a futuristic lamp design. one of the main aspects of the exhibition is the highlighting of cultural and social influences within the various asian countries, where differences in lifestyle and culture sometimes prove to be much wider than expected. the exhibition will be curated by Joerg Suermann. rather than an trade fair dedicated to produced design, Suermann perceives the exhibition as an overview show that simultaneously deals with young, innovative design, experimental design concepts, and utopia. within this context, he collaborates with local curators such as designer and art director Chio Kim from the Seoul Design Festival. In this way, each design metropolis receives a focus of its own and will deal with individual topics.

we are looking forward to party with you and our asian friends and designers!
Stay wild*


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the Designmai Youngsters - DMY Berlin presents, within the frame of the Asian Pacific week, the exhibition “Designcluster ” in the new rooms of Galerie Tristesse deluxe, Wallstr.15, 10179 Berlin.

OPENING:
thursday 13.09. from 19:30
Djs Cat Geisheim and Female Macho, Visuals by jpech

PRESS-PREVIEW:
thursday 13.09. at 19:00

EXHIBITION:
tuesday - sunday 14.09. - 23.09. from 14:00 - 20:00

FINISAGE:
sunday 23.09.07 17:00
with DJs und Vjs


DMY Berlin, Am Flutgraben 3, 12435 Berlin,

Presse Infos

„What makes Shanghai/Berlin addictive?“

„What makes Shanghai/Berlin addictive?“ is a creative exchange between Berlin and Shanghai. In September 2006, designers from Berlin previously exhibited artworks in Shanghai about their own fascination of the German capital. Now their Chinese peers have the chance to present their imaginings of their own city in Berlin. The event will be an interactive plattform and a meeting place for creative and interested people, used to enhance existing contacts and ideas. In addition to the exhibition there will be workshops between the artists from both cities. The online community shanghai-addictive opens the project to a global audience and tells about the creative work in both cities.

„What makes Shanghai addictive?“
14,000 posters, 28 ideas, 4 days, 2 cities, 0 stop

11.09. - 14.09.2007 | Rodeo-Club/Postfuhramt | Oranienburgerstrasse 35-36 | Berlin

Opening hours/Öffnungszeiten: daily 10:00 - late/täglich von 10:00 bis spät am Abend

Vernissage: 11.09., 19:30

Evening of the Colourful Dancing Dragon: 12.09., 20:30, PFA-Bar im Postfuhramt

Finissage: 14.09., 23:00

SEOUL: Lina kim: 'ROOMS'

Tom´s good friend, Hyun-jeong, who works for goethe-institut seoul, invited us to visit: “rooms“, an extraordinary exhibition by Lina Kim at columns gallery.











when i first saw her photos i felt somehow shocked...out of breath.

surrounding us were pictures of a series of empty rooms, all of them had a window through which one could see a natural landscape.











the photographic interiors were realized throughout different seasons over the course of three years, between 2003 und 2006.















i think her eyes can capture something different, something concealed behind the scenes, a feeling of absence, of vanished human activity; a place where nature seems to be glimpsing at us from the outside, leaving one with the impression of being imprisoned in a dilapidated building, cut out from our own perceptions, in a stillshot of time where nature steps back, observing how we consume ourselves and vanish in decay.










the brazilian born Lina Kim (1965) also has Korean origins. she now lives between Berlin and New York.



Lina Kim 'Rooms'
September 4 - 29 2007
Culumns gallery
art center for visual and performing arts.
63-14 chungdamdong gangnamgu, seoul korea.



best regards
Jong Ha
PLATOON.seoul

Shen Shaomin Solo Exhibition · Berlin

Platform China is delighted to present you shen shaomin’s exhibition, fighter-X, curated by wu hung.
this exhibition is one of four connected shen shaomin solo exhibitions that will be shown simultaneously this autumn in beijing.

“the vision of fighter – X is an illusion, which has been created by the reality of chinese life, but its aim is higher than just the fulfillment of dreams.
it is an outstanding contemporary artwork, which not only contains past memories, but also portrays the artist’s perception of the present and the future.
this extraordinary five meter long model is definitely not a toy. naked and strong, its cruel accuracy brings to the audience visions of horrific wars.”

curator wu hung

exhibition tIme 2007. 09. 09 - 2007. 10. 21

opening 2007. 09. 09 15:00

venue: platform china contemporary art institute main space B

address: 319-1 east end art zone a caochangdi village chaoyang district beijing

Chin Chin´s finissage

yesterday evening i went to pay a visit to Chin Chin´s finissage at total-artspace; she is our beloved streetartist who delighted us last summer with some of her incredible works here on the PLATOON.area.





Emili Theander came to berlin from sweden in 2003, since then she plastered the streets of Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg with some awesome, if not gruesome, charachters, coming straight from another world, ready to capture our wandering imagination.







it´s not unsual to walk around revalerstr. or simon-dach-str. and stumble upon these creatures, sometimes watching us through their hands while covering their eyes in a shylike pose, others caught in a dreamlike stillshot where animals and deformed people interact very airily. often they stare at us with hallucinated eyes, as if wanting to say sometihng like a question, one that makes you feel uneasy, leaving behind a taste of the abnormal.









her streetart wallpapers are one thing though, she mostly enjoys drawing oil on canvas, and her works have already been exhibited in several galleries and cafes. as for instance: konsthall C. , letrettage, miss hecker(pic), cafe soylent, lovelite and more.
her street art work can also be seen at bar lucia, oranienstr. 34.






so Chin Chin, thank you so much for sharing with us what tickles your imagination. you´re on the right path. and your genuine modesty in creating such incredible art should embarrass the most arrogant of established artists.

Heyri art village · Seoul

few days ago i went to visit the heyri art village.














heyri is a very special place for seeing a variety of art genres. they can range from buddhist art, folk musical instruments and traditional food right into figure paintings, video art, butterflies and all sorts of toys.













more then 370 members are joining their creative forces to run this cultural site, among them are: writers, artists, cineastes, architects and musicians, all of them have the possibility to use their own studio ateliers and present their work in galleries and concert halls.













the whole complex of henry village hosts more than thirty small and medium-sized museums.
















i also took some pictures of one of the smallest around the museum village: the gumsan gallery, where at the moment is running an exhibition called: china´s art avant-guard.














more insights about seoul are still to come...




all the best
from PLATOON.seoul
jong ha

Pecha Kucha at '9to5. Wir nennen es Arbeit' Festivalcamp!

we´ve been invited to stage Pecha Kucha at '9to5.wir nennen es arbeit' festival!

motto of the evening: weltverbesserung, or: making the world a better place.

the festival program starts at 9pm. apart from Pecha Kucha, there will be discussion panels, screenings, lectures, music... until next day 5 am and longer!!

st RADIALSYSTEM V, Holzmarktstrasse 33 (near Ostbahnhof)

Start 10pm(on time!)|All day festival ticket: €22,- | reduced price: €20,-

provisional list of presenters:

-Ralf Steeg (about the initiative SPREE2011)

-Nicole Rüdiger (about the alternative pornomag Jungsheft)

-Will Bradley (about the danish artist group Superflex)

-Heiko Michels (about occult economies. the business model of Weinerei)

-Berhard Strecker (about the campaign against large-scale pig farms in the Uckermark 'Free the Pigs')

-Jens Thiel (about the worldwide success of the functional monoblock chair)

-Ingo Niermann (about a suggestion for a simplification of the german Language, Redeutsch)

-Markus Beckedahl (about the web portalNetzpolitik.org)

-Regine Debatty (about art and biotechnology)

-Tom Hansing (about the school with the bad image and it´s own fashion label)

-Jakob Hüfner (about the attempt to build time)

-Ansgar Oberholz (about creating the perfect semi-public space)


presented by Pecha Kucha Berlin, http://pechakucha.de
Pecha Kucha or 20/20: fast, furious, fun, information

next regular Pecha Kucha is coming up at the end of september! the exact date will be announced soon!

if you want to be a presenter at one of our next Pecha Kucha Nights Berlin, please send an email with the subject "PechaKuchaNight Presenters" to curators@pechakucha.de

Pecha Kucha Team Berlin
Joachim Stein, Iepe Rubingh, Nadine Freischlad

gonzoAV

audiovisual loungepool

gonzoAV - during summer break, the club is taking it outside. the tentstation is the location for an event, of a special kind.
this friday, music- and videoartists offer electronic sounds that move your feet, and visuals that blow your mind.


ghettotech goes champing.

soni riot

=FF=

Alex Tolar