Tag: Music and Performance
International Magazine Store (IMS), a disseminator of recondite magazines in Antwerp
«My father was heavily involved in the meat and livestock industry» – Mr. Willem pivoting into cultivating creativity through the business of disseminating international magazine titles: IMS Antwerp was born
How Wrestling Rituals and Creative Vision Shape Modern Senegal
Photographer Kévin Félicianne’s lens on urban Dakar: documenting the city’s transformation through teenagers’ eyes, as Senegalese wrestling grows from rural tradition to stadium spectacle
Pina Bausch: la perfezione nella danza e l’arte totale
Cosa significa essere attuali? Culto della diversità e ricerca della perfezione: Pina Bausch moriva 10 anni fa. La sua carriera in una conversazione con Emilie Fouilloux
Cohen + Dobernigg Buchhandel, Hamburg: Green Practices Through Bookselling
Alongside their team of staff members, Cohen and Dobernigg have sculpted their bookstore to be a supplier and motivator to the dissemination of literary goods in the area, and in...
Athenaeum Boekhandel & Nieuwscentrum, Amsterdam. A palace of printed paper devoted to its independent roots
Glancing at the what seems to be an infinite abyss of books, one feels that Athenaeum Boekhandel holds every title ever published and can expand at will to host even...
We Are Wandering Stray Dogs: Eva Ferri and Edizioni E/O
Interview with Eva Ferri, Editorial Director and Heir of Edizioni E/O: Independence in Publishing, the Publishing Situation, the Case and Success of L’Amica Geniale
Public Records, Brooklyn: vegan food and sound rooms connected by architecture
Shane Davis and Francis Harris met in 2017 and quickly decided to establish Public Records, a place that goes beyond restoration and became part of the community
The Assassination of the Empress of Austria
Elisabeth of Austria was assassinated by an Italian anarchist: fragile and haunting, from Luchino Visconti's portrayed the Empress in the movie Ludwig, with Romy Schneider
Riot Concept Store, Naples. An ever-changing multifunctional space
Located in an up-and-coming neighborhood of Naples, Riot gathers a local community with an international and contemporary attitude
Re-discovering a bio-based building material: Bamboo
Bamboo has been used as a building material for thousands of years—it has a stronger tensile strength than steel. The tallest bamboo building on the Indonesian island of Bali took...
CAL deconstructs his latex boots for Rick Owens – Amongst the glue, metal rods, and pins
From his live-work studio in London, designer CAL talks FKA twigs, those air-filled boots, and his (now-masked) life with latex
Fendi Peekaboo Soft – Sculptural Aesthetics and Raw Materials
In dinamiche sociali multiple e frammentarie, le declinazioni della Fendi Baguette e della Peekaboo sono apertura alla pluralità sociale e all’adattamento contemporaneo
Don’t Mess with Kendrick Lamar
From Drake to Lil Wayne, many have tried to throw a wrench into the chrome wheels of the Compton rapper. The truth is, the only battle KDot has ever fought...
La caduta del Muro di Berlino, 35 anni dopo: tra moda e musica techno, l’underground diventa mainstream?
Avvenuta nella notte tra il 9 e il 10 novembre 1989, la caduta del muro di Berlino è uno degli eventi simbolo del ventesimo secolo – mentre la musica techno...
J.D. Vance: la letteratura che racconta l’America del neo eletto presidente Trump
Il sogno americano arrugginito è al centro di narrazioni in letteratura: lontano dai fasti delle grandi città e dai capricci californiani c'è l'America dimenticata dal turismo, dall’impresa, e dagli stessi...
Chromakopia: Tyler The Creator’s New Noir Phase
Growing up is no small feat: Los Angeles rapper Tyler The Creator uses a new horror-inspired persona to share his experiences of turning thirty
Rough Lampoon #30: The Identity of a Magazine for the Future of Publishing
From the double O of Lampoon to the identity of a Rough Magazine: in-depth journalism dedicated to culture, where culture means transparency for both sides of the scale—the dirty and...
Lyra Pramuk’s manifesto for Robot15: Transition
In its fifteenth edition, the Italian electronic music festival reaffirms its research-based and experimental nature by presenting emerging names and a few great comebacks – Lyra Pramuk drafted the manifesto
The Beautiful Decay according to Marcin Rusak
Marcin Rusak combines the dichotomy of the natural and the man-made – «I took something already dead, that was grown for our pleasure, and turned it into a print that...
The Fashion Month: is there any sustainability? Only 10 looks here to talk about
Ten looks out of over two thousand: a selection that calls for sustainability, after witnessing a month of non-stop fashion shows – we ask for no plastic, no prints, no...
Tre architetture a Istanbul, tra Oriente e Occidente
Istanbul: la città più popolosa d’Europa e la più visitata al mondo nel 2023 – tre architetture nel centro storico rappresentano la sintesi di tante epoche e culture
Nicola Piovani on the Italian directors: Fellini, Bellocchio, Moretti
Stream of consciousness: Nicola Piovani discusses film scoring, 200 movies, and his relationships with some of the many directors he has worked with: Federico Fellini, Marco Bellocchio, Nanni Moretti
Come l’hip hop ha salvato e rovinato la vita di Danny Brown
Le dipendenze, gli errori da giovane, la sobrietà ritrovata e l’ultimo album Quaranta: face to face con un uomo che ha finalmente trovato la sua dimensione artistica
All the contradictions in Oasis’ reunion
It’s easier to imagine an Oasis reunion than the end of capitalism. Some Internet genius twisted the famous quote from Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek. It's all about money?
CHART Art Fair, Copenaghen. Interview with Director Julie Quottrup Silbermann
Neo Nordic Architecture challenged the white cube gallery format with a flexible wall system which lets the daylight through to illuminate the artworks – while at night it can be lighten...
Yvon Lambert, Paris. On artistic recurrences
Yvon Lamberts returns to Marais, this time not as an art dealer but as a bookseller and modern publisher. «I want to do something more humanistic»
Three sisters out in town
Three sisters meet to share again their bond – Angelique Canu for Lampoon digital. Softness, materials and colors through the medium of analog photography
The Gather Festival: electronic music among Selinunte’s ruins
A rough sound embrace that is both modern and ancient – daytime masterclasses took place at the Gather Festival while nighttime features included DJs, including the duo Giolì and Assia
Gavriel from GarageBand to Lo-Fi sound: “It’s about crafting”
Comprising seven self-produced and penned tracks, Luxe reflects pivotal moments in Gavriel’s life, inspired by the vaporwave sounds and lo-fi aesthetics of his youth
Restored coral can grow as fast as healthy reefs
A new study shows that coral reef restoration initiatives provide a temporary solution to restore compromised marine ecosystems – concrete climate actions for ocean preservation
Faggot Pride and Prejudice: does the pope awaken gay activism?
‘There is too much faggotry’ – The Pope's words sparked controversy and reawakened gay pride that seemed dormant under the blanket of internal debates on human diversity and inclusive language
The Miyawaki: greenify urban sites
The concept of urban planning needs to take climate change into account: urban forestry initiatives adopting the Miyawaki method to plant forests are spreading throughout Europe
Il Quadro di Troisi: mancano gli spazi per la controcultura – a Roma e ancor più a Milano
Donato Dozzy ed Eva Geist accolgono Pietro Micioni e pubblicano un nuovo album, La Commedia. Intervista a Il Quadro di Troisi sul cantautorato elettronico, sulla scena underground a Roma, Milano...
Bill Kouligas: rough sound and cultural zeitgeist
Bill Kouligas: the world doesn't need any more records. The role of a music label is becoming irrelevant according to the Berlin-based dj. Athens, dj culture, and a view of...
Hot tubes: Italian Design masters
Bourgeois-interior in a series of hidden spaces designed by Italian masters for Lampoon: Franco Albini, Gianfranco Frattini, Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Cini Boeri, Claudio Salocchi, Nanda Vigo
Uova di Pasqua: quanto inquinano? Gli ingredienti che fanno male all’ambiente
Un mercato che vale 100 miliardi di dollari l’anno – storia e retroscena delle Uova di Pasqua: deforestazione legata alla produzione del cacao e lavoro minorile. Si corre ai ripari:...
Intervista a Cosmo: il Pop Antipop e la metafora della masturbazione
«È sempre sottile il confine tra farsi una sega musicale e fare qualcosa di nuovo». Finché c’è in giro gente come Cosmo, il pop può dirsi al contempo al sicuro...
Lost Music Festival 2024 – 72 ore di sperimentazione artistica
Le campagne della Bassa Parmense tornano a essere il centro del palinsesto estivo di Lost – la line-up del festival nell’intervista al direttore artistico Luca Giudici
Prada and communism: the redundant, the necessary, and the lucky-ass factor
Culture should be accessible to the community through wealth redistribution. This is the most leftist act to be demanded from those who have more while remaining within the boundaries of...
Casi di deepfake pornografici: intelligenza artificiale?
Nessuna tecnologia nasce neutrale – quando il progresso tecnologico è questione di sessualità e rispetto umano, casi di deepfake pornografici e politici in intelligenza artificiale
From Prada’s Ugly Chic to Tiktok Cringe Chic
Cringe chic is a fashion evolution from Prada's Ugly Chic. Embracing awkwardness and kitsch, redefining beauty on unconventional terms
Remembering Songs, la Colombia in 300 scatti: Jim C. Nedd
Umanità, feste e persone: restituire suoni e odori con le immagini. Il lavoro del fotografo di Valledupar Jim C. Nedd: la Colombia fuori dai luoghi comuni
What do you bring to the table? Spuma’s Purpose Economy model
The current driving force of the global catering service. Companies reliance on tailor made catering and quality raw materials service to accommodate the needs of today’s market
Fili Pari on bridging the gap between marble and fabric – Italian raw materials
The Renaissance artist Michaelangelo could free an image from a marble block, as he used to say. Italian start-up Fili Pari has turned a material such as marble into a...
Italiani e la televisione – da Sinner a Sanremo
Italiani, la televisione e le canzoni: la finale dello Slam in Australia non era visibile in chiaro: la RAI non ha acquisito i diritti – settimana prossima comincia Sanremo
Non c’è caos, né tragedia – solo geometria alla Couture SS24
Calma e daywear a Parigi. Schiaparelli, Dior e Chanel – le sfilate della couture week parigina suggeriscono una moda in stato di quiescenza, sobria
