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Annual Report

Natasha — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:50:42 +0000

Annual Report 2009/2010, Foundry Communications, creative Director: Zahra Al-Harazi

KIMIKO YOSHIDA

Natasha — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:20:15 +0000

Artist Kimiko Yoshida was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1963 and left her home country, as a result of feeling the oppression against women. She now lives in Europe and has since 1995. The prolific artist has been transforming herself into various representations of herself and others in several series of self portraits (painting herself and then photographing it) since she began her career. She has turned herself into famous painters, Brides from all over the world, Blown glass letters and symbols and much much more. Over 330 different self-portraits in the last decade.

Peter Saville

Natasha — Tue, 03 May 2011 22:02:32 +0000

http://slamxhype.com/tag/peter-saville/

Abandoned Yugoslavia Monuments that look futuristic

Natasha — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:09:29 +0000

I instantly loved how futuristic these sculptures look despite them being built in the 1960s, they are like giants in the middle of eerie locations. The stair cases leading to them make me think of worship temples. The bold shapes and angles are almost alien looking, I can Imagine these in a sci fy movie. Here are some of my favorite, to see more click here.

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These structures were commissioned by former Yugoslavian president Josip Broz Tito in the 1960s and 70s to commemorate sites where WWII battles took place (like Tjentište, Kozara and Kadinja?a), or where concentration camps stood (like Jasenovac and Niš). They were designed by different sculptors (Dušan Džamonja, Vojin Baki?, Miodrag Živkovi?, Jordan and Iskra Grabul, to name a few) and architects (Bogdan Bogdanovi?, Gradimir Medakovi?…), conveying powerful visual impact to show the confidence and strength of the Socialist Republic. In the 1980s, these monuments attracted millions of visitors per year, especially young pioneers for their “patriotic education.” After the Republic dissolved in early 1990s, they were completely abandoned, and their symbolic meanings were forever lost.

From 2006 to 2009, Kempenaers toured around the ex-Yugoslavia region (now Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc.) with the help of a 1975 map of memorials, bringing before our eyes a series of melancholy yet striking images. His photos raise a question: can these former monuments continue to exist as pure sculptures? On one hand, their physical dilapidated condition and institutional neglect reflect a more general social historical fracturing. And on the other hand, they are still of stunning beauty without any symbolic significances.

Nick Cave’s Soundsuits

Natasha — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:28:05 +0000