II. The Strange Gift Naoya Hatakeyama on the birth of art and the ‘absoluteness’ of the amateur photograph. Above: Ciel Tombé #4414 (2007). Below: Ciel Tombé #4511 (2007). Both: Lambda print, 49 x 122 cm. Courtesy Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo.View More >
A Subjective History of Photography Before and After Literature By Andrew Maerkle Although they rarely feature people, the photographs of Naoya Hatakeyama often evoke the grand narrative of humanity’s interaction with the environment. Like monuments once forgotten and then rediscovered,View More >
Hic et Nunc; or, The Delirium Beyond Translation By Andrew Maerkle Working effortlessly between canonical, alternative and esoteric sources, Cerith Wyn Evans draws upon a broad knowledge of literature, linguistics and even astrophysics in his conceptual art practice. At timesView More >
By Andrew Maerkle The past year has seen incredible recognition for the Tokyo-based architectural firm SANAA, established in 1995 by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa. In late 2009, Sejima was named artistic director of the 12th Venice Architecture Biennale, becomingView More >
By Andrew Maerkle Partner in the firm SANAA, which he established with Kazuyo Sejima in 1995, Ryue Nishizawa also maintains his own individual practice, Office of Ryue Nishizawa. His built projects include the Moriyama House (Tokyo), a complex of boxyView More >
By Andrew Maerkle Junya Ishigami is widely regarded as one of Japan’s most promising young architects, a status that was reinforced by the conferral upon him of the Golden Lion for Best Project at this year’s 12th Venice Architecture Biennale,View More >
Since establishing his own practice in 2004, Sou Fujimoto has become known for innovative projects like Final Wooden House, a small bungalow made of stacked beams of lumber arranged so that the building’s architecture also functions as its furniture. OtherView More >
In his videos and installations, the Berlin-based Singaporean artist Ming Wong explores the intersections of language, identity and performance. Wong’s recent works adapt landmarks of World Cinema into intentionally stripped-down video productions. Made in 2005, the multi-channel installation Four MalayView More >
II. Intermediate: Ablegen, Anlegen, Auflegen, Auslegen, Belegen, Beilegen, Darlegen, Einlegen, Erlegen Ming Wong discusses Fassbinder, Pasolini and international attitudes toward cross-dressing. Video still from Devo partire. Domani / I must go. Tomorrow (2010). ART iT: We were just talking aboutView More >
III. Advanced: Yishmór, Tishmór, Tishmór, Tishmrí, Eshmór, Yishmrú, Tishmórna, Tishmrú, Tishmórna, Nishmór Ming Wong on future developments in his work and representing his nation at Venice. Video still from Lerne Deutsch mit Petra Von Kant (2007). ART iT: We wereView More >