TNT VOL.3 SEOUL, THU 7TH MAY - SUN 10TH MAY

we have been reporting about the TNT show in the past and are happy to announce that the international tee tour exhibition vol.3 SEOUL is going to be placed at PLATOON KUNSTHALLE.

TNT VOL.3 SEOUL gathers people who create t-shirts as an art piece. 20 artists from 6 different countries (germany, usa, spain, england, france, korea) will show their works for four days in the main hall of the PLATOON KUNSTHALLE. invited guests are momo, who recently collaborated with yohji yamamoto at the new york collection, and the german artist group OH!LOGO. The whole program consists of an opening party, live painting performance, workshops, an online call-for-entries, the t 30 exhibition, the flea+T market and closing party.

program details:

OPENING PARTY 7th may, 8 pm
with buffe+t, number play and kim hangul plastic surgery, dj sascha, dj conan, vj bbagi and live painting performance by momo.

WORKSHOPS 9th may, 3pm - 7pm
schedule:
3:00 - 3:40 pm - momo 'my work
3:50 - 4:30 pm - OH!LOGO 'my work + do it!'
5:00 - 5:40 pm - human tree 't business'
5:50 - 7:00 pm dekal 'mmt (making my t)!'

in order to participate, please register to augustoz@hanmail.net. the fee is 30,000 KRW.

FLEA+T MARKET 10th may, 1pm - 6pm
sellers can apply to musical72@hanmail.org. for questions call Hye-Young Cho 010-4001-4515
please bring a nice t-shirt for exchange with others and to donate it to the charity organization "beautiful store".

CLOSING PARTY 10th may, 9pm
with dj sasha and more...

Check out the TNT website for further information (korean only)

buddha´s birthday

on may 2nd whole korea was celebrating buddha´s 2553rd birthday. here are some impressions of the ceremonies and the decorations of the temples.

review helvetica @ PLATOON KUNSTHALLE

just giving an impression to everybody who couldn't join us at PLATOON KUNSTHALLE in seoul last night for the screening of helvetica, a documentary film directed by gary hustwit.
thanks to everybody for that cosy night - let even me know how an event like this fits to that lovely place here...

(history of) labour day

international workers' day is a celebration of the social and economic achievements of the international labor movement. labour day commonly sees organized street demonstrations and street marches by millions of working people and their labour unions throughout most of the countries of the world — though, as noted below, rarely in the united states and canada.

since 1987 it has also become known for heavy riots in some districts of berlin. after police action against the radical leftist block in that year's annual demonstrations, the autonome scattered and sought cover at the ongoing annual street fair in kreuzberg (three years prior to the reunification, violent protests would only take place in the former west berlin). the former protesters began tipping over police cars, violently resisting arrest, and began building barricades after the police withdrew due to the unforeseen resistance. cars were set on fire, shops plundered and burned to the ground. the police were eventually able to end the riots the following night. these violent forms of protests by the radical left, including the punk rock scene, later increasingly involved participants without political motivation.
however, violence has been on the decline. annual street fairs have proven an effective way to prevent riots, and labour day in 2005 and 2006 have been among the most peaceful known to berlin in nearly 25 years. in recent years, neo-nazis and other groups on the far right like the npd have also used the day to schedule public demonstrations, often leading to clashes with left-wing protesters, which turned especially violent in the historical city of Leipzig in 1998 and 2005.


stamp of gdr's 1. mai
the 1987 protests were not the first to turn violent though. in 1929, the social democratic spd government prohibited the annual may day workers' demonstrations in berlin. the communist party kpd, which was the strongest party in berlin, called demonstrations nonetheless. by the end of the day, 32 demonstrators, workers and bystanders had been killed by the police, at least 80 were seriously injured. the berlin police, under control of the supposedly pro-labour social democratic government, had fired a total of 11,000 rounds of live ammunition. this incident, remembered in the german language as Blutmai (blood may) deepened the split between the workers' parties kpd and spd, that eventually gave an advantage to the nsdyp over their anti-fascist opponents in the parliament.

even though todays rumours predict different - this years labour day street party in kreuzberg seems to turn into a riot-free and hugh jam session with 19 stages and more then 100 live acts!

THU APR 30, 7:30 PM / MOVIE NIGHT with HELVETICA

PLATOON KUNSTHALLE invites you to join a special movie night event on: thursday 30th april 2009, 7.30 pm

helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. helvetica encompasses the worlds of design, advertising, psychology, and communication, and invites us to take a second look at one of the most popular fonts (not only) in the western world. the film was shot in high-definition on locations in the united states, england, the netherlands, germany, switzerland, france and belgium.

the screening will be followed by a second part, the discussion round with experts of korean typography.

from 10pm you are free to direct your attention to our fine selection of drinks and music, freshly served by bartenders and a dj.

hope to see you soon!

VIENNA CALLING

what's actually going on in vienna ?

last weekend i went back to austria to meet friends and attend the closing weekend of the sound:frame 2009 festival.







if you happen to be in vienna make sure to chill out in the yard of museumsquartier, where i also spotted the vienna based sketch & street art journal artyfucked. mq is also the home of art and prankster collective monochrom by the way, always worth a look.











saturday night was the official film start of berlin calling for austria followed by the sound:frame closing party with paul kalkbrenner. quite a fuss about all that for the local scene, resulting in a pumping party in an former underpass now known as fluc wanne.
the whole thing was hosted by resolut, always trying hard to push descent club music to vienna.










so if you are in town make sure to check out some of the spots including this one.

Pecha Kucha Vol. 13

REMINDER!!!
the berlin pecha kucha team invites you to another incredible night of presentations...featuring Rob Savelberg as guest curator.

tomorow 28.4.2009 / Start Time 20:20 / Doors Open 19:30 / @ Festsaal Kreuzberg / Skalitzer Straße 130 (close to Kotti)

speakers, so far:
* Theo Lightart (artist, about taste and intoxication / )
* Astrid Proll(photo editor, witness (drove one of the RAF's getaway cars) about London in the ealry 70ies)
* Jeroen Akkermans (Journalist (RTL4)
* Exit-Deutschland (Organization, about people who leave the Neonazi-Scene.
* Torsten Seidel (photographer, artist, about his collection of curd) soaps.
* Jeroen Kuiper (Journalist, about refugees at the Eastern border of the EU)
* Rob Savelberg ( Journalist, PK3 guest curator, about the French Fries wars)
* Heiko Thierl (Radio mit Weltmusik im Internet)

WHAT'S PECHA KUCHA?
at Pecha Kucha speakers introduce their projects of various fields, like design, architecture, art or science. They have 20 pictures à 20 seconds to make a point. due the short time of presentation of only 6 minutes 40 seconds, there is never a dull moment!

watch more Pecha Kucha Nights via PLATOON

SAT APR 25, 5.30PM / LIBRARY OPENING @ PLATOON KUNSTHALLE

watch out!

library opening
with trolley books / london
saturday 25th april 2009, 5.30 pm
on upcoming saturday PLATOON KUNSTHALLE presents the opening of a new area, the library.

from international awarded design books to rare publications by independent publishers: the library will present a range of books that are not easily available in seoul. 
while the bar area will be the place to meet people and socialize, the library in the second floor will be more quiet: the perfect environment to flip through pages and get an overview about what is published in the contemporary creative world. 

to celebrate our library opening we invited gigi gianuzzi, founder of trolley books from london. trolley has made a reputation for their often daring and exceptional photography books and won several awards from such institutions as the icp in new york, rencontres d’arles, pictures of the year international, the american photography awards, pdn and photo eye. 

on saturday, gigi gianuzzi will present trolley book's new publication "the north koreans" by irina kalashnikova and glyn ford. 
after gigi gianuzzi's presentation dj noah will introduce his nicest blend of disco and house music!
we would be happy to see you and celebrate our new library together.
your PLATOON KUNSTHALLE team~!

p.s. our bar and restaurant is open mo.-sat. 11am - 12am! if you are around, show up and say hi ^^