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With Karsten Konrad: Zig Zag Zurich Arndt & Partner Zurich present the first solo show by the Berlin-based artist Karsten Konrad (born 1962) in Switzerland. Karsten Konrad uses bulk rubbish and furniture parts for the creation of his sculptures. He participated in the group show “Special Exhibition Space” at Arndt & Partner Berlin in 2006 [...]

S.L. TransPod NYC by Rodney Swanstrom is “…a multi-disciplinary installation that explores travel and transition, inspired by the architecture of transport.” It is a “neutral zone” where the viewer can contemplate where he is and where he wants to go. Rodney Swanstrom is talking about his work at his installation at DiVA 2006 New York [...]

Nikko Sedgwick produced a sound dialog with paintings LaQuisha and Fatima. Music/comedy audio sources include Isaac Hayes, Dead Prez, Chris Rock, Traditional Indian music, Richard Pryor, Chemical Brothers, Frank Zappa, Sarah Silverman, Paul Mooney, “Borat”, Mongo Santamaria, Freddie Prinze, Margret Cho and others. The paintings are from Sedgwick’s “Veiled References” series first shown in Bushwick, [...]

On September 21st, Palma celebrated the 10th edition of its “Nit de l’Art” (Art Night), a special event in which all the art galleries, cultural centers and museums of the capital city of the island of Mallorca open their exhibitions on the same evening. Around 27 openings can be attended on this day in the [...]

Johann König celebrates the opening of the gallery’s new exhibition space in Dessauer Strasse, Berlin with works by Andreas Zybach, David Zink Yi, Jeppe Hein, Johannes Wohnseifer, Natascha Sadr Haghighian, and Kris Martin. The gallery is located next to Potsdamer Platz. Johann Koenig Gallery, Berlin, April 29, 2006. > Click image to watch quicktime video [...]

In the second part ot the interview with David Rogers he talks about art and architecture, the partnership with ING and the mixed-use project. David Rogers is architect and urbanist and Senior Vice President of Jerde Partnership. One of his projects, Zlote Tarasy, just won the 2006 Architectural review MIPIM Future Project Award in the [...]

In this video, Ingar Dragset of the artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset talks about their exhibition “The Collectors” that they showed as representation of Denmark and Nordic Countries Finland, Norway and Sweden at the 53rd Venice Biennale 2009 – the idea behind the exhibition, how it came about, the different concepts for the Danish and the [...]

This is a the second part of a conversation between Madelon Vriesendorp and Shumon Basar, who curated the exhibition The World of Madelon Vriesendorp together with Stephan Trüby. The World of Madelon Vriesendorp. Swiss Architecture Museum, Basel / Switzerland, January 16, 2009. > Right-click (Mac: ctrl-click) this link to download Quicktime video file. > Click [...]

The retrospective “Le Corbusier – The Art of Architecture” at the Vitra Design Museum covers a period of 60 years – from Le Corbusier’s early works in his Swiss hometown of La Chaux-de-Fonds to the late works of the 1950s and 1960s (Chapel of Ronchamp, Indian city of Chandigarh). “Divided into three largely independent sections [...]

“Architecture is undergoing a crisis. Our buildings no longer satisfy people. It is necessary to start to create differently: in place of design and aesthetics to take inspiration from the deeper laws of nature.” This quote by architect Martin Rajniš illustrates the basic concept of the Pavilion of the Czech and Slovak Republic at the [...]

A conversation with Ambra Medda, co-founder and director of Design Miami/ Basel. In 2007, Design Miami/ Basel explores Process and Performance in contemporary and historic design. Ambra Medda talks about the new venue (the Markthalle, Basel), the participating design galleries, the special program with Design Performances, Design Exhibitions, Design Films, and Design Talks, and the [...]

Interview with producer Laurence Desarzens about Resfest Switzerland 2005. Resfest is a film festival taking place in several cities in Africa, America, Asia, Australia and Europe. Zurich is the tour city in Switzerland with Resfest Switzerland being produced by Laurence Desarzens and Monica Pozzi. This year’s festival was held at the movie theater Riffraff in [...]

Designer’s Gallery / Gabrielle Ammann presents selected pieces from the work of architect and 2004 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize Zaha Hadid. On display are design objects, architectural models and Zaha Hadid’s “Silver Paintings” in an effort to make the interrelationship of architecture, design and art visible. The exhibition runs through March 25, 2007. [...]

Since last year, we have been following the development of an ambitious project on the Caribbean island Dellis Cay. Dellis Cay is the project of Dr. Cem Kinay, Chairman and CEO of the real estate development group O Property Collection. Kinay purchased the 560 acre island (part of the Turks and Caicos archipelago) and commissioned [...]

At Design Miami/ Basel 2007 we met Christian Labonte of Audi Design. Christian Labonte has been responsible for the design strategy of carmaker Audi since 2004. Christian Labonte trained as a cabinet-maker before studying architecture in Düsseldorf and industrial design in Essen. He has received many international design awards for the products of the Audi [...]