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As announced yesterday this years Biennale di Venezia del Architettura, which will be directed by the japanese Architect Kazuyo Sejima, will have the theme “People meet in architecture”.

But lets skip her cryptic explanation and let the president of the Biennale, Paolo Baratta speak:

“The 12th Exhibition wishes to reopen the discussion about architecture and its role in civilization. This discipline must be in a position to accept the challenge of organizing the space of our lives. In this sense, it must address one of the highest problems: the contemporary realization of the res publica”.

Just added to their Site is the interview and visit by republish’s mates of Freunde von Freunden at Eikes current office in Berlin Kreuzberg. Text & Interview ist in deutsch.

And if you’re at it you might also want to check out the Insightful interview with Eike König done by Leonardo Mercado for TrimarchiTV on Canal A.

Eike Koenig from Hort: “

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As far as it can get by todays means of deconstructing a facade with a layer of projection on it.

The Project is called 555 Kubik realised by Urbanscreen, Art Direction is from Daniel Rossa. The featured Building is the Kunsthalle Hamburg by O.M.Ungers.
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Takes it a big step further than just Colorful Deconstruction, a project I did during 2007 EASA Summer School in Elefsina, Greece.

Freeyourfunk has an enlightning double-feature interview with the respected Peanut Butter Wolf from Stones Throw and Pedro Winter aka Busy P from Ed Banger.

read it.

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FRIENDLY CAPITALISM LOUNGE VOL. 12 - HAPPY RECESSION
this Saturday 20.00 at Gallery Neurotitan, Haus Schwarzenberg

with art from 4000, Jule K., Elisabeth Moch, Cherie von Warren Suicide, Eleanor Marston, Das Pylofon, Sylvia Potipoti, Jujus Delivery und natürlich Fehmi Baumbach und Jim Avignon

and music by Single (Spain), Heimat Konnektiv (Denmark), Namosh, OMP, Meadowstar, Neoangin and DJ-Teams ticotico vs potipoti und fehmi vs dame anemonella

Some of you might have heard snippets at YellowLounge / Berghain, but here we have the full 63min Performance.
Fantastic and unique blend of the genres by Carl Craig and the «Les siècles» orchestra and pianist Francesco Tristano. The Project originated from Carl Craig and his Collaboration with Dubplates and Mastering Engineer from Berlin Moritz von Oswald.

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Raking Leaves in the Wind is an exhibition by Berlin-based Canadians Julien Vallée, Eve Duhamel and Brent Wadden, featuring playful graphics, drawings, paintings, animations, and paper installations.

Raking leaves in the wind from 29 October–28 November 2008
Opening Event: Wed 29 October 2008 at 7:00pm

Drawing Club
During the exhibition, the artists invite visitors to a creative Drawing Club in the CREATE BERLIN SHOWROOM, in order to make our dreary daily routines a bit more colourful.
Simply stop by on Sunday, November 8th, between 7 pm and 10 pm.
Bring your paper, scissors, and pens along, and get ready for lots of fun!

Create Berlin
Wallstrasse 16,
10179 BERLIN

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ImprovEverywhere are doing public performances, what they call missions. In this experiment they let some 200 “Agents” freeze for 5 minutes in New Yorks Grand Central, and gain some awesome footage from it.

You can participate in a lot of missions for example in the mp3 experiments where particpants follow instructions from an mp3 file in a public gathering place.

Check out the full list of performances and experiments at ImprovEverywhere

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My friend Anna tipped me off a while ago that our friend Jim Avignon has a coop going on with the german fashion discounter NewYorker. Ironically so, since he moved from Berlin to NYC last year. His artistic pieces were never to be regarded as expensive, but now you can have a real Jim Avignon and even wear it.

head over to the collection microsite or see the styles after the break

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Crazy and awesome huge luge in well fitted suits by designer Adam Kimmel.
Movie directed by Ari Marcopoulus

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