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The Gods Have Spoken, testing ie on a Mac

As a designer I've already made my first step to demise by choosing to work on a Macintosh. These lovely machines, ever so well suited for the starving artist to the creative director for any of the top 4 A's. What's even worse is when we decide to build a website in the world's least favourable OS, Mac! If you can even make it to the testing stages, this is where the hairs turn gray. In the past I've resorted to remotely connecting to a pc to test builds. But finally a smart lad has put together a package that allows intel mac users to test on Internet Explorer 5, 6 and 7beta.

http://www.kronenberg.org/

Takashi murakami / @ fabric

412, 4F Yip Fung Building
2-18 D’Aguilar Street
Central, Hong Kong

September 10 – 30, 2008

+ Takashi Murakami +

“Artist, Curator, and Brand Promoter Takashi Murakami is a lord of an empire that knows no borders or creative limitations.” – ART + AUCTION

Takashi Murakami is well known in the art scene for making thought-provoking paintings and sculptures, running the influential artist-led art enterprise Kaikai Kiki artist management group, curating the visionary Superflat show, and collaborating on high-end, high profile projects with Louis Vuitton.

Takashi Murakami is often billed as the next Andy Warhol. Like the American pop art icon, he fuses high and low, pulling imagery from consumer culture to produce visually arresting, highly original work. He is vigorously, ingeniously self-promotional. In the past few years, Murakami has swept across the US and Europe, receiving fawning media attention and exhibiting at big-name museums.

+ The Show +

The exhibition will show prints and canvases from 2001 to 2008 noting his famous DOB, Murakami's little mouselike leitmotif, a cartoonish and clueless creation whose name derives from the slang expression "dobojite," meaning "why?". DOB was an exceedingly clever invention, as he gave Murakami an alter ego with which to tap into and comment on Japanese society.

Like Warhol, Murakami has turned to silk-screening to get the flat, non-painterly look his art demands. He understands the popular appeal and refreshing accessibility of art as wallpaper or a helium-filled balloon. Most importantly, like Warhol (who once quipped, "I don't read my magazine reviews, I weigh them"), Murakami is well aware of the importance of zealous self-promotion.

+ The Space +

Following a successful run of exhibitions (LOVE ART featuring BANKSY), Fabrik Contemporary Art for the first time opens a new space in Lan Kwai Fong presenting their collection of works by Takashi Murakami and Kaikai Kiki artists Mr. and Chiho Aoshima. The idea was to create a project room in which works could be presented within a focused environment. The gallery will also house their selected collection of Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Maurizio Catellan and the Chapman Brothers.

For more information and high resolution images, please contact Jürgen Abergas at info@fabrik-gallery.com or call +852 2525 4911

Sensory Runway / aug 20 @ club cliq

Presented by the E.V.E.N.T. Co, Sensory Runway will be a multi-sensory fashion show. Showcasing local and international talent in fashion, music, dance, design, illustration and others randoms.

I should have a something there for you.

August 20 @ Club Cliq
2F On Hing Building, On Hing Terrace, LKF, Hong Kong

fashion designers
Kanchan Couture
Anniewho
Michelle Lai
Axis watches
One Man Stand
Giovanni Chiappetta

dance groups
Rebellious Troop
Equipe Jo Capoeira
Beribazu

sponsors
BEATS Magazine
Tatler Magazine
TimeOut
HotPartyTV.com
Lifestyle Magazine
HK Magazine
HKGFM
RTHK
InTheMo.com
BC Magazine
HKClubbing
HipHongKong.com
Alive Not Dead

For more info email: info@artisteventscompany.com

tickets at:

Cafe O Outlets

$150 Pre-Sale .............. $220 at the door
includes standard drink

MiLK Magazine #368s

We're whoring ourselves for MiLK and Nike schwag.

Thanks to the riders at www.hongkongfixed.com, Calvin www.fixiepixie.com and MiLK Magazine










Some of the pre-press shots

Jealous Kids

It's rain season in Hong Kong. Neat little typhoon, T8, warnings, black flags and 39mm of rain last night, the shits is flooding. But for the most part it makes me smile, reminds me of home. Took out an old album, Enemy Gold by The Screaming Eagles, which seemed fitting with the glee in my mood. Admiring it's cover led me to ask my friend google who did it, and this is who turned up, Jealous Kids. She's awesome! Kind of reminds me of another friend, yuki out in 日本 (Japan).

Jealous Kids

How many grams in Milk?

I've definitely got some amazing friends. But it's really what they do that makes them who they are. Swedish Gram Design create products that exemplifies good design. Adaptable and fashionable, their unique style is something to admire. Here are snapshots of their article published in MiLK Magazine showcasing their latest collection.

As the old saying goes, judge a man by his shoes.

/ More official info on their website
/ www.gramdesign.se

These are snapshots of the magazine coverage.

icc

Some geeky technical stuff on the shot. Here's a 100% crop using a d80, iso 100, 50mm 1.4.