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Krome Angels Suzy Kassem Hypersounds Streaming Festival Ludy Sulaco Bukue One Animateka Photohispalis Heidi Elize Wirz From The Streets of Iran Long Distance Vision Ken Carrano Trance Moon Radio Cambofest plus much more inside‌

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Editorial Hello and welcome to issue 3 of Kikked! This issue is bigger than ever before, and comes rammed with over 150 pages of content from all around the globe.

Film festivals featured this issue include the Zero09 festival in New York, Cambofest in Cambodia, Animateka in Ljubljana and the online Streaming Festival from the Netherlands, and we also talk to Egyptian-American film director, writer, and poet Suzy Kassem, aka Blue Panther 777.

Other multimedia exhibitions featured include Festival Proj(ect) in France, Anime Festival Asia, Pantheon International Film & Animation Festival, and Hypersounds in Spain.

Music comes from the Krome Angels, Chief Stockton, Bukue One, Under Voice Records, Thieves Like Us, 3701 and DJ Tsen. Tracks from Chief Stockton (“Party In The USA” Remix) and DJ Tsen (“Reset” Original Mix) as well as a video of Bukue One’s “Writaz” appear on the bonus disk.

We take a look at some selected internet radio stations, including TranceMoon playing psychedelic trance, Shake-Fm playing drum’n’bass in the UK, and Full Vibes Underground Radio.

Photography this issue comes from Ludy Sulaco with some stunning black & white shots, graffiti and bridge shots from Photohispalis, the Long Distance Vision photo exhibition in Australia and graffiti shots from FilterKik from the Netherlands. There are also two graffiti videos and two photography portfolio videos from Photohispalis on the bonus disk, as well as two from FilterKik. We are very pleased to feature the artwork of Ken Carrano and Heidi Elise Wirz. Other selected art exhibitions featured this issue include “From the Streets of Iran” by Crewest, Malcom McLaren’s “Shallow”, Damien Hirst’s “Pharmacy”, “Moctezuma:Aztec Warrior”, Red Bull Gripped Canvas skate art, Gilbert & George’s “Jack Freak Pictures” and the TelAviv Art Biennial.

We also continue our series of articles on Flamenco, with a look at Jerez, the Zonas Cantoaras area of southern Spain and are pleased to introduce Maria Távora. Maria can also be found performing “Siguiriya”, a Flamenco dance, on the bonus disk.

We would also like to thank all of you who have supported us so far, and have helped to spread the word about Kikked!. There are some big changes planned over the next few issues – join us on Facebook to keep up-to-date on all Kikked!-related activities – http://groups.to/kikked .

In the meantime, sit back and enjoy the ride.

Seamus Kik Editor

Contents Festival Proj(ect) Ludy Sulaco Hypersounds Supertrash Suzy Kassem From The Streets of Iran Ken Carrano Krome Angels Pantheon Film Festival Animateka Photohispalis Bukue One Streaming Festival Chief Stockton Anime Festival Asia Zonas Cantaoras de Flamenco TranceMoon Radio Shake-FM UK Full Vibes Underground Radio Puerto del Alamillo Zero 09 Film Festival CamboFest Heidi Elise Wirz Long Distance Vision Thieves Like Us

London Tattoo Convention UnderVoice Records Tel-Aviv Art Biennial Malcolm McLaren Damien Hirst FilterKik Red Bull Gripped Canvas 3701 Moctezuma: Aztec Warrior Movie Reviews Gilbert & George Storm Drain Art Twistori Sketchbook Project Frieze Art Fair Wet Cement Bboyworld Evolution Truck Art in Pakistan Central Booking Van Gogh’s Letters Tsang Tsou Choi DJ Tsen London Fashion Week Random Street Art Yayoi Kusama

Kikked! DVD The bonus material available with Kikked! comes in two formats. The first is as a direct digital download, including the magazine and all bonus material (video as mp4/flv). The second is as a physical DVD, with all videos in their original formats.

Payments for direct downloads are secured via PayLoadz and PayPal. To order a physical DVD, please email us at kikkedmagazine@gmail.com. Payment is currently via PayPal only.

Video Maria Távora - Siguiriya (flamenco dance) (9:00) Graffiti Alamillo 2009, Part 1 (Photohispalis) (4:14) Graffiti Alamillo 2009, Part 2 (Photohispalis) (5:32) Photohispalis Promo 1 (2:41) Photohispalis Promo 2 (6:23) Bukue One “Writaz” (youtube video) FilterKik - PsyGraff (7:37) Kikked! 3 Promo Video (FilterKik) (1:31) Audio Chief Stockton “Party In The USA” (Remix) Chief Stockton featuring Tpain “Missin' You” DJ Tsen “Dunia” (Original Mix) DJ Tsen “Orisha” (Original Mix) DJ Tsen “Smoking Hash” DJ Tsen “Prelife Sessions, Episode 008” (60:43)

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Proj(ect) The 4th international festival of new images PROJ (ECT) will be held from 25 to 28 November 2009.

Screenings of short movies or long exposures, film concerts, VJing and audiovisual performances illustrate the theme of the esoteric.

Four days of images and sounds that take up space Marx Brothers film Cameo St. Sebastian and tent at the Grand Sauvoy Nancy MaxĂŠville.

http://projectfestival.free.fr/ Artists appearing at Proj(ect) 2009 include : IDUUN IDUUN is a project mixing video with audio as part of performances or installations.

Behind the name of the Norse goddess hides a pair of videographers, Volt'air (Bart) and Anoma (Philippe), wishing to make the video media live in their own right, offering a freedom similar to that of a musical instrument able to both follow a score and improvise. On IDUUN were born several lives, stories, dream worlds to interpret freely at every performance ... http://www.iduun.com

Mapping: perceptual map, graph on a system of multi-dimensional axes, used to position elements relative to the axes, and relative to each other.

VJ, but also graphic designer by profession, KASHMIR engaged in the art to map all forms wall, even removable. By applying an image on a volume, it gives a texture. Performance esoteric itself as much as in content delivery KASHMIR will agree to the extent of Dub in VO. http://www.kashmirdesign.com http://www.myspace.com/kashmir2003

Proj(ect) At the crossroads of an electro strident, a drum & bass sound and a heavy dub and impetuous, Dub in VO seeks to hybridize transgressiveness rite of nostalgia and modernity of its past glory.

With the participation of renowned artists such as Marcus Urani (Groundation), Charly Sy (Sayag Jazz Machine) or Rudy (JMPZ), the album from Dub in VO, The Needle, has also benefited from the support structures such as Mosaic Music Distribution, Finetune or CD1D. Dub in VO is a performing group that has benefited from contacts with many artists in festivals such as Reggae Sun Ska, but also in many French cinemas in London, Brussels or Amsterdam.

This phenomenal amount, Dub in VO is becoming a landmark of its kind.

Let yourself be overwhelmed by this tsunami hypnotic mirror the chaos ... Dub in VO proposes to compete with the rhythms and sounds of early electro-dub. Alternating moods and throbbing drum'n'bass excited, mixing samples world, hypnotic keyboards, a bass drum especially effective and distinguished guests, their album The Needle proves undeniably captivating.

http://www.myspace.com/dubinvo

VJ KOLOUCH (anymade-CZ) visual poetry in animation

Student at the Fine Arts of Brno in the Czech Republic and member arts groups ANYMADE, AV projects LIDI MIDI and 1a2v1 FIUME initiative, VJ KOLOUCH specializes in new media.

His creations are focused on illustration and experimental animation, especially on different approaches to storytelling in animation.

"I'm experimenting with vector graphics, which is the main basis of my films. The main influences of my language are visual illustration and animation modernist, but I work my language in a postmodern way. I use the means of creating digital or the analog with digital post-production.

In my VJ sets, I use the connection of the illustration, animation and graphic design. I'm looking for different forms of narration and d e accroĂŽent meanings that the structure of my set. "

http://www.myspace.com/vjkolouch;

http://www.anymadestudio.com

Proj(ect) NAO (Le Citron Vert) live electronica aérien Live electronica Air The original guitarist in the band Neofit, NAO discovered electronic music with the collective Incomplete Sound System. His project "Lektronic, along with Yemka, released on the label Hardest / Incomplete Rec. The current draft of the NAO was born in 2002, a computer at your fingertips and a head full ideas.

A worthy heir of electronica and trip hop, he cites Amon Tobin, Clark, or Krush Board Of Canada among the artists who led him to build his world unstructured, which combines delicate melodies and rhythms dark. He is currently working with Marine Thibault aka Cat's Eyes (former flutist Wax Tailor) on creation Electro World.

NAO develops music and melancholy air that oscillates between rage and digital flight. It is saturated with genius melodies and downtempo beats in a strange atmosphere. A true electronic cocooning that plunges the listener on a journey still. http://www.myspace.com/naosound ; http://www.myspace.com/lecitronvert

VISUALAB hypnotic dance & visual daydreams VISUALAB works from archive footage and documentary films from 1900 to today.

Between dances and hypnotic reveries visual VISUALAB danced the turkey Peter Gabriel together with Loie Fuller or Keaton.

http://visualab.free.fr

Akoufen (Oblyk Dfroké) mix dubstep atypique dubstep mix atypical Alongside PROJ (ECT) since the beginning, is part of Akoufen soundsystem Lorraine Oblyk Dfroké and spins in the north-east la France, as in Europe for years. Very active in music drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, Akoufen, little genius mix, recently engaged in the creation of dupstep.

For the 4th festival Proj (ect), he concocts a mix dupstep most enchanting and magnetic.

http://www.myspace.com/ooakfoo

Proj(ect) Charlie Mars video extravaganza

Born April 14, 1980. It was after a CAP plasterer he tries various disciplines and will be as follows: fakir, delivery man, actor, singer, punk, etc.. He then tried his hand at the video image and produces, alone in his bathroom and using a video camera, various films that will lead to more productions licked and expanded.

Key to any videographer, director and sometimes, sometimes veejay, or even tv presenter on Canal + "The films made at home", his achievements are marked by a very personal imprint. Self-taught savage, his work is an invitation to create insolently. http://www.charlie-mars.com

Caterva (reverse)

Caterva feat VJ Kashmir

Live dubstep massive and meditative

French dubstep pioneer since 2003 and its midtempo grooves as hypnotic techniques, the trinomial Caterva about to hit the bins with the release of 4 vinyl concepts distilled a few months and a long-play album, expected during 2010 on the IOT Records label.

http://www.myspace.com/caterva GARGAMEL Performance graffiti live act

"I want to draw or paint on many of the media, my aim is primarily to share my designs and colors with the greatest number. I love when creation becomes a living art (created in front of people) and it fits like everyday people, so I like to paint on objects "useful". I particularly like the media that move (vehicles, people, clothes, skin, pets) ... " http://www.myspace.com/gargameli http://www.mauvaisbougres.canalblog.com

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http://www.myspace.com/ludysulaco

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http://www.myspace.com/ludysulaco

Hypersounds Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Madrid

http://www.museoreinasofia.es http://www.hypersounds.es

The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, in collaboration with Advanced Music, presents Hypersounds; a series of concerts, performances, installations and panels by artists who have produced outstanding work in the field of sonic investigation.

Hypersounds includes live performances by Various Production, Umfeld, Tender Forever and Shit & Shine, Dj sets by Spanish and international DJs and two sonic installations by the Dutch artist Edwin van der Heide.

The line-up is completed with the Spanish première of the film “Amplified Gesture,” a complement to the latest album by David Sylvian, and panels by Medialab Prado and the Pompeu Fabra University Musical Technology Group (Grupo de Tecnología Musical de la Universidad Pompeu Fabra).

Hypersounds will take place in five spaces in the two Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía buildings in Madrid, on 13 and 14 November.

Hypersounds is a multi-faceted cross-section of the processes involved in research into sound, featuring various artistic fields such as live music, DJ sets, documentaries and interactive audiovisual installations.

Hypersounds presents creativity as applied to the infinite possibilities of sound, an essential artistic expression of the modern production process. The event also highlights its physical and emotional impact on the viewer, and points to new ways of perceiving and understanding its enormous potential.

The event will take place simultaneously over two days, in five spaces in the two museum buildings. Those attending will be able to alternate between scheduled concerts and DJ sets as well as installations/performances that will be on display permanently.

The line-up is complemented by panels by Spanish technology research platforms investigating music and multimedia art, and the projection of a documentary on the art of music improvisation. This makes for an appealing programme that focuses on the infinite possibilities of sound from various artistic viewpoints.

Using the various spaces in its two buildings, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía is providing the opportunity to take a close look at and discover some of the most interesting Spanish and international projects in sonic research in various artistic disciplines, while retaining the enjoyment involved in the ideas and the event itself.

The activity also goes beyond the normal boundaries of the museum and its spaces. It reinvents their function, and makes them into a lively space for creation, experimentation and entertainment.

Hypersounds is a production of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and Advanced Music.

Hypersounds Lives & Dj sets Music is the central feature of Hypersounds, with live performances by four projects that are very different, but all of which are healthily unorthodox and approach musical art by means of manipulation and creating very personal sounds: the panoramic British dubstep-folk duo Various Production; the “do it yourself” philosophy applied to live confessional pop of Tender Forever; the superimposed sonic layers and noise with foundations of Shit & Shine; and the exploratory symbiosis of music and images

by Umfeld, a project by the musician Jochem Paap (Speedy J) and the video artist Scott Pagano.

Hypersounds also includes the mixing expertise of DJs such as Britain’s Rustie and Mary Anne Hobbs (two of the most important representatives of the new urban sounds of the post-dubstep generation) and leading lights from Madrid’s electronic scene, such as Rec_Overflow, Annie Hall, HD Substance and Svreca, who are all sharply defined talents who share a depth and breadth of outlook in the way they understand the art of mixing and juxtaposing sounds.

Installations, screening and panels Hypersounds presents two interactive sound installations by the Dutch artist specialising in sonology, Edwin van der Heide: Laser Sound Performance and Spatial Sound are both highly immersive works, conceived on the basis of active participation by the observer, who can change the spatial perception of sound by their presence and movement.

Meanwhile, the screening of the documentary film “Amplified Gesture”, directed by Phil Hopkins and with the renowned English musician David Sylvian as Executive Producer, shows us another side to sonic art: musical improvisation, based on interviews with some of the field’s leading lights. The film was made to coincide with the release of David’s latest album “Manafon” on Samadhisound.

Finally, the Sala de Protocolo will be the venue for panels by the production and cultural research centre Medialab Prado of Madrid, and the Pompeu Fabra University Musical Technology Group from Barcelona, who will be presenting their latest projects.

Supertrash

SuperTrash showcases a selection of sensational movie memorabilia, giving viewers the opportunity to explore depths of meaning through an unpredictable fermenting of images, symbols, and designs. It is an art exhibition comprised of more than 200 carefully-chosen posters in varying format and scale from the 1930s through the 1980s, that mills together classic cinema, predatory grindhouse, and X-rated exploitation. The exhibition includes screenings of popular and obscure cinema. SuperTrash is curated and designed by Jacques Boyreau and Greg Pierce.

Oct. 18, 2009 daily until Jan. 31, 2010 The Andy Warhol Museum 117 Sandusky Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212-5890 USA http://www.warhol.org

Suzy Kassem Suzy Kassem is a Los Angeles-based Egyptian-American film director, writer, and poet.

Born in 1975 to first-generation Egyptians in America, Suzy Kassem defies simple classification. As a synergist between eastern and western influences, her body of work captures her multidimensionality as a gifted artist and true Renaissance woman.

A master of writing poetry, prose, screenplays, and articles on a vast spectrum of topics in both English and Arabic, Suzy is determined to construct a new edge for herself as a powerfully versatile writer merging Western and Eastern influences with a freshly hip international perspective.

She is determined to follow the likes of Khalil Gibran, Egyptian Noble Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz, the Kerouac cats, Sufi poets of the 70-80s, the beat poetry of Allen Ginsberg and transcendentalists of the likes of Whitman and Emerson.

Her forthcoming collection of poetry titled Rise Up and Salute the Sun will be published by Awakened Press in September of 2009 and an Arabic version of the same title will be released in Cairo, Egypt in December of 2009 and January of 2010 by two seperate publishing houses.

Suzy Kassem is passionate and generous with words and has a knack and range for building an arsenal of voices. She uses different styles and tones that communicate common street and world sentiments across all age groups - with wisdom and unconfined humor.

She is first and foremost a soldier of peace, and in a spiritual sense, one of the first metaphysical poets. She uses the pen as a weapon to bring light to her readers and open portals in their minds that get them to act, think, and feel. Peace is her ultimate message. Love for humanity is the fuel that pushes her to keep writing to awaken the masses and bring the world to synergize – one reader at a time.

Kikked! caught up with Suzy to ask her some questions about her forthcoming book and film.

Suzy Kassem Digging Into the Mind of Suzy Kassem, a.k.a Blue Panther 777 When did you start writing ?

Super young. My mom said I that as a kid I was infamous for scrawling and smearing food on the walls.

What inspires you?

You, the Divine - anything or anybody at any given time when my mood feels refreshed and refined.

Is there a meaning to the name Blue Panther?

Yes. The Great Blue Cat Has Come.

How have you found living in Egypt after 10 years in LA? Regenerating. Los Angeles is a big city but it felt like a ghost town with no soul. It had this stale current running through it which made it hard for me to be creative in a productive way. Everyone around the world has this impression that Los Angeles, or Hollywood, is this glamorous city with tons of beautiful, shiny happy people rolling around like in Baywatch. It’s not. The ocean boardwalk is packed with fruits and nuts, you have to drink just to hang out anywhere long because the people look a little “off”, and Beverly Hills does not compare to a 3star street in marbleized Saudi Arabia. It’s all hype with no realness. If you want Baywatch, go to the French Riveria. If you want Hollywood, go to Monte Carlo or even any 4-star street in Europe. L.A tries too hard pull an image that deep down it really is not. It’s hollow and with little originality. Those who are creative over there get leeched by the desperate who ride their ideas like the surfers in Malibu. At least the surfers mind their own.

And Egypt? Total 360. When I moved to Egypt, I felt the electricity right away. An old script that was taking me forever to trim in Los Angeles was finished in my first 3 days in Cairo. I knew almost immediately I’d chosen the right place to revive my creativity. There’s this magnetic energy in Egypt, a combination of the musical currents floating from every street and balcony, the mystic, the history, the buzzing of the people, and the humming of the night.

It all invigorates your soul.

I feel like everything is ALIVE.

Suzy Kassem If you are not moving forward as an artist, it’s probably due to your environment. If you aren’t afraid of change and have the means to do so – try a shift. Be it a new room in your home where you write, a new home altogether or a major move. Keep shifting around until you find a place that stimulates your imagination to run and your ideas to breathe life.

Can you talk a little about the film you are working on?

A little bit. It’s about this guy that wants to be a singer or writer and he fails miserably at everything he tries, so he preys on this fresh innocent talent to bask in her light. It shows how one cannot stay pure without determination in this day of age. That’s all I’m going to say. Unlike my other work, this is a big change for me as it has no politics. People will walk away from this film with a subliminal déjà vu.

How about the film about the immigration to Italy?

I was forced to abandon the project for now because it got too political with those involved. Plus, the government was giving us a hard time in granting the permits to shoot. As political tensions ease and new seats are filled in the government jurisdictions – we’ll have a better chance down the road on that specific one..

Your new poetry book, "Rise Up and Salute the Sun ", comes out next year. What made you emerge as a writer now and not later or sooner?

A woman once said to me, after telling her I was going to be the next President: “Listen Cookie, YOU don’t pick your career, your career PICKS YOU!” That’s when I decided I was just going to take my time and roll with whatever creative tools I felt like using whenever I felt the urge. Whatever gifts I had would reveal themselves in their proper divine time. In getting to Egypt, - I didn’t have the same access to film crews, know the ropes of the local industry or have my personal team to create things right away.

Now away from those things I’d taken for granted at the time, I’m writing constantly on my laptop. I can’t breathe without creating. A friend pointed out to me recently that now my writing is what comes up first under my name when doing an internet search! It just so happened by chance due to my circumstance. So that’s that, my cool cool cat.

What is the "How" Project ?

The How Project is a foundation we’re building in alliance with hundreds of humanitarian organizations around the world. It’ll be easy for people to find opportunities where they could be useful in contributing to the world, peace, and the planet.

The job market is slow everywhere and instead of going back to school or taking a gig that has you doing data entry or some other mundane task – why not go somewhere you’ve never imagined and help make people’s lives better?

Suzy Kassem Are you intending to go into politics ?

Yes. In Egypt or America. One day. Eventually.

What are your plans for the future ?

To be as creative as I possibly can be.

Any last lessons?

Failure is the path of least persistence. Sometimes things click right away – and other times you’ll do something with results that weren’t up to your expectations. Never doubt your talent! If you think you’ve got something – keep running with it. Sometimes work that you create and undervalue, can be gold to someone else.

In Harmony Parker, a film I did a few years ago, I saw so many faults in the film and became unhappy with it.

Then a couple of months ago, I’m sitting with a studio head in Cairo with a copy of the entire film. At a point in the movie, he got super excited and started clapping with tears down his eyes. Something in that film I did that, to me, was so little, ended up stirring a super great impression on him. The same film started getting around a tight group of producers. That movie, which I disregarded and underrated, turned out to be a gem in mirroring what my talent was capable of creating, even though I wasn’t aware of it.

How so? There's a part in the film where I have this blonde headed white girl from Texas stand up on a bus and sing a song by a famous Egyptian singer. I had woven the song in the script and soundtrack. And in some scenes, some of the other actors would hum or sing the melody - without even knowing what the song was or where it came from. Only an Egyptian can see the genius behind it. And they did. All of a sudden, it became personal. So now I get to pick the story of my choice, with the budget of my choice, with the tools of my choice. And that’s what I’ve been organizing since early September. We started all over again with a different team, and this time… it’s top secret.

http://www.suzykassem.com/ http://www.myspace.com/bluepanther

From The Streets Of Iran In September this year, Crewest presented “From the Streets of Iran, Works on paper by urban artists in Iran”, curated by Shervin Shahbazi.

This exhibit is the first of its kind in the U.S. featuring graffiti-based works on paper by ICY, SOT, FRZ, MAD, and CK1.

These artists have exhibited their work in Europe and Australia, and this is their United States debut.

The artists draw inspiration from Iran’s rich heritage of calligraphy, visual arts, revolution and the state in which they live, as well as their exposure to graffiti and urban art in the West.

Their work encompasses a broad range of subject matter—from urbanism and political resistance to scenes of everyday people and the innocence of youth. Each of the artists practices their own aesthetic.

In some works, detailed hand styles overlap with spray can imagery; in others, stencil work and careful attention to texture affect a stylized photorealism.

However the individual styles may differ, the works as a group resonate with hope and a determination to realize the promise of a better future from the streets of Iran.

The five artists represented have shown their works in Europe and Australia to rave reviews. Their art, which are graffiti works on paper, reflects themes seen in American urban art and graffiti, but with a unique Iranian twist.

Inside Iran, graffiti is considered a political crime and captures common critiques of a mostly young society.

One of the artists, SOT says he likes to use the wall as a medium because “I like how walls can speak for me.”

The exhibit is being curated by Shervin Shahbazi, who has curated a number of exhibitions in LA over the last ten years.

This event is sponsored by: ROARING LION ENERGY DRINK and JARRITOS.

For more info on the artwork or to purchase originals or prints please contact Crewest directly : http://www.crewest.com info@crewest.com

From The Streets Of Iran

Peace Face - ICY “I like how walls can speak for me.”

(SOT)

Election-SOT

From The Streets Of Iran DARKROOM-SOT

Artist Websites:

ICY: http://www.flickr.com/photos/icepunk SOT: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tbzunderground FRZ: http://www.im-frz.com CK1: http://www.ck1art.com MAD: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmad/

Smoke ganja - ICY

From The Streets Of Iran Scream - SOT

“However the individual styles may differ, the works as a group resonate with hope and a determination to realize the promise of a better future from the streets of Iran.� (spankystokes.com)

War against Peace - ICY

From The Streets Of Iran Crewest is a gallery that supports some of the most talented underground artists from the West Coast and beyond.

The gallery's focus is on urban & graffiti art created through painting, sculpture, digital, and print medias.

All of the exhibits housed at Crewest deal with what is current, and significant within the realm of the urban art experience.

Shervin Shahbazi is a Los Angeles-based curator and arts professional, Shahbazi has curated a number of exhibitions over the last ten years. He has also been the recipient of public art commissions by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and Los Angeles World Airports to curate exhibitions of contemporary LA-based artists at Los Angeles International Airport.

Shervin Shahbazi is also the curator of Traces of Being, Iran in the passage of Memories which will be on view at the Morono Kiang Gallery September 10 – November 21, 2009.

Ken Carrano I was born in Chicago in 1977. I started drawing at a very young age and would frequent the galleries of Chicago as a child. My interest in art was then pushed in a different direction when in the late eighties early nineties I was introduced to graffiti. That took up most of my time for the seven or eight years that followed.

The next facet of my creative interest was etched in 1994 when I was handed an issue of Tattoo magazine. That resulted in my first tattoo flash set. After devoting almost all of my artistic time to creating flash sets for the next few years, I began doing work for local and unsigned bands in Chicago and the surrounding areas.

Looking to step up to the next level I picked up a paint brush and began painting in 2001 and that has proven itself as my passion. “Woodblock 1�, by Ken Carrano

Besides my acrylic work I continue to do flash sets and on occasion execute custom work for those requesting it.. I draw definite influence from the likes of horror movies, religious iconography, architecture and circus sideshows as well as many artists whos work I sincerely appreciate including Chris Mars,Guy Aitchison, Augustus Rodin, H.R. Giger, Timothy Hoyer, Todd Schorr, Paul Booth, Chet Zar and Salvador Dali just to name a few.

In addition to the work I've done for bands, my work has appeared in magazines such as Tattoo Flash, Under Cover, Black Oak Media and most recently i have had worked published in the books "Max and the siamese twins" as well as "Label 228: A street art project". I have been part of various group and solo gallery exhibits throughout the states including the Dirty Show 2006 in Detroit.

As I continue to grow as an artist I have begun taking part in many collaborative projects in an effort to expand my artistic vocabulary.

In my current work I find myself elaborating a bit more and focusing on conveying specific messages. The setting and specific palette have become increasingly important to me.

http://www.kencarrano.com

Ken Carrano

“Graphite Woodblock 2”, by Ken Carrano

“Ken Cari Kiss”, by Ken Carrano

“Paint He Shows You”, by Ken Carrano

“Graphite Berkski”, by Ken Carrano

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“Paint She Takes”, by Ken Carrano

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“The Offering”, by Ken Carrano

Krome Angels Trance – the backbone for dance innovation, amazing global parties and unquestionable musical talent throughout the last two decades has risen to a new level.

Three veterans of the scene who share a mutual respect for each other’s music and joined forces back in 2006 to form Krome Angels now deliver their first album: MODERN DAY CLASSICS But who are they? This sonic trio comprises of Brighton-born Dino Psaras (the first Dragonfly DJ, first release on the Perfecto Fluoro label and member of Cydonia and Ayahusca), Dado (the renowned French music producer who has collaborated with the likes of Bamboo Forest and spearheaded projects such as Transwave), and Shanti, once the young prodigy of the Voov Festival with his infamous baselines and originator of the Visionquest 2003 DVD signature tune.

Having identified the need for an alternative from what can arguably been termed as the trance ‘norm”, these three came together to create a fresh sound, taking the genre to new realms to encompass breakbeat, techno, house and electro and everything in between.

A second album will follow as well as a third live album of the best of what has gone before.

Look out for them and listen.

Kikked! caught up with the Krome Angels and asked them some questions on life and their current album, “Modern day Classics”. http://www.myspace.com/kromeangels http://www.myspace.com/dinopsarasmusic- http://www.dinopsaras.com http://www.myspace.com/shantimatkin - http://www.shanti-music.net http://www.myspace.com/deedrah

Krome Angels

How did the band begin ?

Well, we knew each other for a long time and we always liked each others music. We all have more or less similiar taste in music and worked together in the past, so we knew we could do some good tracks and also its fun to be working with good friends. So the next step was of course to create a band.

Can you describe the making of the first album "Modern Day Classics" ?

When we can we get our schedules to meet, we try to get together in the studio, in Brighton or Ibiza, but that’s not always possible! All 3 of us have our own studio so there's a lot of throwing files back and forth to create the music. Our first album was really important because it kind of introduced us to everyone, so we wanted it to be unique and have a certain edge, that was a key point when making it.

How has the album been received ?

Fred: As it is..... A modern day classics!!!

Shanti: Joking apart... we've had lots of positive feedback from the album, so far it has been good!

Are there any particular tracks you feel stand out ?

Dino and shanti: There are a couple, Destiny and rehabs, those are something u dont expect to find on a trance album and wouldnt be sure people would like because its a bit of a different direction, but again we wanted to make original music, which is rarely heard these days in the scene.

Fred: Personally, i like LIVE AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, because it has magical moments in it!

Krome Angels Is there a meaning behind the masks?

We wanted to do something different for our live show instead of wearing everyday clothes, the concept actually goes beyond the mask because we do not intend to always wear A mask, we will come up with something different in the future.

We just got new suits made by top English tailor Gresham Blake and we are featuring more artist in our live show (product 01) so our show is always morphing into something else like our music.

How did you find playing at the recent Open Air Festival in Israel ?

Shanti: It was one of the best party's i have been to in israel. Location was amazing, right on the beach. The people where very energetic, really good vibe.

Fred: Hot and fun! we always love to play in israel.

Dino: Great! new crowd, much more open to new style of music.

You are playing some live dates in November in São Paulo. Are there any other live appearances planned ?

Yes, we are doing a tour in brazil in november so we will be playing in various city's over there. Also, this tour is going be a bit more special because we will be playing with our new suits made by Gresham Blake and possibly new masks and will also featuring Product 01 in our live show, so we are going to be 5 people on stage performing.

You can check Kromeangels myspace for more infos about their dates in brazil.

Krome Angels When can we expect the second album?

You can expect singles from the new album being released in the next couple of months on our new label: KROMEPRESSINGS, and after that the second album should be coming out.

What are your plans for the future (both as a group or solo) ?

We will be releasing all our music through our new label KROMEPRESSINGS. You will hear lots of KROMEANGELS, Shanti, Dino psaras, and Deedrah , and various other top artist released on the label.

KROMEANGELS's second album is currently in production, and there is also some very interesting remix projects with Duran Duran, but we won't say too much about that for now!

Shanti's new album should be coming out very soon. Dado, is also busy with releasing new material both with Deedrah and Synthetic. And Dino, is currently doing rmx for GMS, rmx of top english singer LITTLE BOOTS and releasing a single with Seamus Haji and working on new project call STRIPPER, they will be playing their first live at xxxperience in Brazil.

Any parting messages for your fans ?

Thanks for the love and support and come to see us soon!!!!

http://www.myspace.com/kromeangels http://www.greshamblake.com

Pantheon Internation Film & Animation Festival Celebrating its 8th year of opening, the Pantheon International Xperimental Film & Animation Festival continues to pioneer within the Xperimental scene of Cyprus, while the Pantheon Cultural Association strives to enforce its annual festival into a globally well established entity which will continue to keep standards and a niche to those interested in the field.

The 8th Pantheon International Xperimental Film & Animation festival was embraced by 136 artists, a yet again increased number in comparison to previous years, with a noticeable increase in animation works.

With a difficult task to select a number of works to present the festival will present 46 works from around the world. The festival has been spread out into two days, during which the gallery and Tritos will be transformed into an “xperimental” cinema, where viewers will be able to enjoy the viewings along with drinks and a music set which will develop at the end of the screenings.

The festival will be joined with a group xprerimental video and animation exhibition entitled “Shootings on Mirrors” by Nikoletta Karayiorgi, Aggela Chimona and Chrysanthy Christoforou.

Pantheon Culture is an aim at merging ALL of the association's activities in one common ground: Pantheon Culture. Here, you will be able to access not only the current, running events but concrete information about who we are, what we do, and perhaps more importantly you will have the opportunity to get a feel of local and international artists (visual, musical and xperimental) which allow the local art scene and ourselves to exist and enrich.

The Pantheon Cultural Association (PCA) is a non-profit organization initially established to assist the enrichment and international recognition of the Cyprus’ Culture. Based in Nicosia, the Association is directly involved in the arts.

Its history shows a continuous support of all upcoming and established Cyprus and international based artists (artists, performers, writers, musicians, film-makers and experimental creators) through publications, events and exhibitions. Its aim is to broaden its functions through all elements of culture, never underestimating the importance of doing so by introducing new forms of culture to Cyprus public.

Its activities include an exhibition space of approximatlly 200 square metres where art works are exhibtited, promoted and exposed to a wider public. In addition it organises 3 festivals from A to Z (see Xperimental festival, Sonic Arts and Urban Soul Festival). The PCA owns a music scene where alternative music is shared, a small shop for arts outlets and a publishing section. As an entity the PCA is open to suggestions and welcomes innovative initiatives which we aim in making a reality.

Pantheon International Film & Animation Festival 8.0 November 27 & 28, 2009, 8:00pm. Entrance Free, Pantheon Gallery & Tritos

http://www.pantheonculture.org

Animateka

December 7-13 sees the 6th Animateka International Animated Film Festival take place in Ljubljana.

The goal of the annual festival is showcase animation production from central and east European countries to both the Slovene public and foreign guests and animated film professionals invited to Ljubljana. The festival is establishing a space where authors, producers, journalists, students and other interested parties will meet and exchange their ideas and experiences.

The festival already brought a fresh breeze to the almost non-existing Slovene animation film community and we are sure that in the upcoming years will help the Slovenian authors and students to bring out their ideas into films!

Since in Slovenia there is still no animation film school, we will continue to improve the initial base of the animation workshop we started in the first 2004 edition.

The desire to start the Animateka festival originates foremost from the enthusiasm for animated films shown by the Slovene Cinematheque audience at the regular monthly animation film screenings. Quality animation film is almost impossible to find in Slovenia, so we are building up our audience from 1998 and every year the number is growing. The majority of the audience is composed of students, but we pay attention also to children and adults. During the year Animateka take a form of a monthly animation screening with occasional lectures and discussions (when the authors are present). This gave us a good chance to be in touch with our public all the time. In the time of the festival, the public of course raise due to broad media coverage and a festivity mood of the festival. Another important fact to raise the audience interest towards animation, are the discussions with the authors that are hold regularly during the festival.

The festival was and it will be hold at the Kinodvor cinema theatre. A completely renovated and technologically upgraded cinema centre, located in the building of an old Ljubljana cinema near the central railway station, is serving as a sanctuary for all those motion picture lovers who want to escape the pressures of mainstream cinema.

SKHIZEIN

http://www.animatekafestival.org

Animateka

Photohispalis

Photohispalis

View more graffiti photos featuring the Alamillo Bridge, Sevilla by Photohispalis in two extra videos on this issue's bonus DVD!

Photohispalis

Photohispalis

Ver mรกs fotos de graffiti sobre el Puente del Alamillo, Sevilla por Photohispalis en dos videos adicional en bonus DVD de este revista!

Photohispalis

http://photohispalis.blogspot.com/ http://www.youtube.com/user/nonovallet

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Bukue One

BUKUE ONE * the bio says most of it, i'll fill in the blanks, skating since 1987, graff writing since 1991. Bowling, business handling, speed scrabble all came in the 90's :) For a short period in the early 90's the parallel worlds of hip-hop and skating went askew and converged.

At the time both were still perceived by the mainstream as antisocial behaviors and temporary fads. Hip-hop was not "real music." Skating was not a "real sport."

In 2006, these perceptions couldn't be further from the truth, as both disciplines have become fully integrated into the mainstream consciousness, not to mention multi-billion dollar industries. Somewhere along the way their paths diverged and these days they have few intersections even though they remain brothers in spirit. Yet there are some who walk among us that remember those days when hip-hop was an integral part of skating.

Tion Torrence, aka Bukue One, is a product of that confluence of underground currents. In Bukue's hip-hop dictionary, there are 5 elements: rapping, djing, breaking, graffiti, and skate boarding. Intromission is the extraordinary album of a true Bay Area original, who in a single leap can pull a 360° kickflip, throw up a graffiti burner, and spit a tight verse. Bukue One grew up straddling the border between Berkeley and Oakland, California. The dichotomy of the leftist college town and the gritty streets of The Town manifested itself musically in Bukue from an early age.

"I watched early skate videos that featured music from punk bands like Bad Religion and Black Flag, but my friends were listening to NWA and Run DMC." He was also surrounded by music courtesy of his father, who was a backup singer for Marvin Gaye's touring band. Being a somewhat naĂŻve preteen, he didn't see any contradiction in listening to such dissimilar genres.

Bukue One

ttp://www.myspace.com/mrbukueone

Living in the East Bay instilled a political consciousness in Bukue from a young age; his parents were both active members of the Black Panther party. So by the time Bukue was entering his late teenage years, he was socially conscious, a talented skater, and a renowned graffiti artist.

His love of hip-hop had yet to translate into making music however. Bukue's entry to the hip-hop game came in the form of a live event production company, whose goal was to merge his love of skating and hip-hop.

In 1998 Bukue's company, Urban Productions, organized a 4 day hip-hop/action sports festival in San Francisco featuring an a-list of artists, b-boy crews, djs, and skaters such as The Hieroglyphics, Artifacts, Style Elements, Rock Steady Crew, Shortkut, Apollo.Pro, Mike Carroll, Henry Sanchez, and Mike York. Afterwards, Bukue expanded his business into a record label and tour management firm.

En route to Australia as tour manager for Aceylone, the hip-hop muse struck Bukue, resulting in "4 Tha Graff Heads", an ode to graffiti culture. As luck would have it, the art of graffiti was in vogue Down Under, and Bukue had a minor hit on his hands. Bukue saw that he could combine his business skill, hustle, and passions to make a sold living; a philosophy come lifestyle that he has practiced to this day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Khp0f4CJCI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUTXWFrnYqA

Bukue One You've crossed through a lot of artforms, including rap, graffiti, skating, hip-hop, etc. Is there one form that is closest to your heart or do they just all merge into one?

THEY ARE ALL REALLY CLOSE TO MY HEART, SKATEBOARDING MAY BE THE CLOSEST DUE TO IT BEING WITH ME THE LONGEST. I STARTED WHEN I WAS 11, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT TOGETHER :)THEY ARE ALL EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT AS THEY EACH EXPRESS PARTS OF ME THAT THE OTHERS CAN'T.THERE IS A LOT OF SIMILARITY FOR ME WITH ALL THE STYLES. THEY BOTH TAKE YOU THROUGH SIMILAR EMOTIONAL RIDES AS YOU ARE LEARNING, FRUSTRATIONS WHEN YOU IDEAS AND YOUR EXECUTION DONT MATCH AND EACH PROVIDE IT'S OWN RUSH.Who are your heroes ? RUSSELL SIMMONS, MY MOM, MALCOLM GLADWELL TO NAME A FEWWhat is your single "Writaz" about? WRITAZ IS MY ODE TO GRAFFIT WRITERS. IT REPRESENTS BUKUE'S "GRAFFITI EGO"LAST VERSE IS ALL ROLL CALL SHOUTS, GIVING PROPS TO GRAFF MAGS, WRITERS AND CREWS Can you talk a little about the new album "Automatik Statik" ? ** no more caps, I'm gonna finish on my phone :) automatik statik was a project del created right after his previous album funkman. Although they were created around the same time it was a totally different feel. A lil more industrial and stripped down. We thought it'd be cool to do a pick your price album with the launch of del's website. Its really cool see how the fans support when you empower them by giving them options .

http://www.myspace.com/mrbukueone

Bukue One Are there any live dates planned ? ** yep we are steady doing shows and events. Nov 6th and 7th we're in colorado, Nov 25th in sf, Dec 1st austin texas and Dec 4th tampa fl And so on. Check out www.delthefunkhomosapien.com for specific tour dates. You know when del's out I'm out.

Your style has been described as "socially conscious". Would you say that was true ? •I guess you could say that. I'm consciously trying to interject optimism and heartfelt vibrations through my music.

Good tangible feelings, beyond just machismo, ego and angst :) You seem to combine creativity with the business side of things quite well. Is this something that has always come naturally ? * I naturally like to be in the ."know" and be the responsible ( square one ). I came in to the music biz on the business side of things. I found early that the things I loved I.e. doing merch, booking shows, organizing the tour, tour management etc, most artists did not want to do. So if I provided those services not only would I make the connections, I could earn a living while growing my own music career. Shortly after that I realized the business side would open doors for all my avenues of expression, graff, skateboarding, music, and business. Handle business became my focal point after that.

Do you have any advice for other artists trying to achieve the same balance ? ** fall in love with being responsible for yourself. Partying and all that is great but handling your business first and soul controllin is a high that last longer. Talent alone is not enough...

Bukue One Where do you see your businesss(es) develop into from here?

More booking, event coordinating. Further contributing to the bridge between skateboarding and hip hop. Id like to do some more teaching and consulting as well.

Has your custom art business been launched ?

I do the custom stuff here and there. You can always order it from me on myspace or facebook. I usually have some at the merch table on tours too.

What are your plans for the future? ***continue to grow, more graff, more music, more skateboarding, more creative ways to put out del albums.

Stay connected to what's going on in this world and find a way to still be optimistic and solution oriented :) How can your fans contact you?

Fans can hit me on facebook or myspace Tion bukue torrence on face Myspace.com/mrbukueone myspace Bukue one. On twitter Any parting messages ?

- - - - - heads high!

The video to Bukue One’s “Writaz” can be found on this issue’s bonus DVD!

Streaming Festival The Streaming Festival is an international audio visual art and film event. This event takes place on the internet, where films are broadcasted full screen on streaming servers with high image quality. The Streaming Festival takes place once a year.

The website www.streamingfestival.com is the main location of the festival. Films are presented in several carefully selected film programs. Playlists and background information on films and their makers will be available on this website before the start of the festival. Anyone with an internet connection can plug into a festival stream from any location, at any given time and start watching contemporary art and films.

Because films are presented online, viewers can switch back and forth easily between the programs.

The world’s first film festival to take place exclusively online, the Streaming Festival has taken giant steps since SubmarineChannel collaborated with them for their first edition back in 2006.

In a technological feat that will baffle even seasoned databassists, the festival streams 190 films by over 100 artists arranged into 14 prêt-à-regarder program streams, from Opera – exchanges between Chinese and Dutch video artists - to Screen Control, which presents projects that break new ground in image manipulation techniques.

The event runs for 3 days only, harking back to a more traditional film festival concept, but with the obvious democratizing benefits of a huge and global Audience Without Borders. The combination of carefully curated films and high-end streaming technology, allows multiple users to plug in and simultaneously enjoy this unique virtual get-together.

Since the beginning of May 2009 we have initiated a new project which consists of broadcasting a special program every month.

Each month we show another program with a different perspective and theme curated by partners (Culture TV), guests programmers (Ottica TV) or art festivals/organizations (KAN festival, One Take Film Festival).

Streaming Festival To celebrate this development an offline screening of the first Special Program "Fragments" (curated by Olga Koroleva) took place in Geborgen Kamers (Hidden rooms) in April 2009, The Hague, the Netherlands.

The Streaming Festival focuses on artistic and innovative audio visual art and film.

Works of art that are hard to find, underground, peculiar or the kind of art that didn't find a place in traditional platforms such as t.v. or the cinema.

We're selecting works from emerging artists and professionals alike. Not only is this quality of selected works important, but also the way the festival presents these works. With the support from xs4all (a Dutch notorious internet provider) the festival can ensure a high quality broadcast through their streaming servers.

The Streaming Festival is a no-budget initiative from the Isfth foundation. However, for three years now, a small contribution to the product costs was made by the Culture Funds in the Netherlands.

The festival is organized by the Isfth foundation team: Ronald Lindgreen, Igor Lesic and Femke Sleegers.

Isfth is a non-profit foundation that provides support for projects that encourage the understanding of audiovisual art. The foundation is based in The Hague, The Netherlands. http://www.streamingfestival.com / http://www.isfth.org / http://www.xs4all.nl

Chief Stockton Chief Stockton is a half Native American/Caucasian producer and recording artist. Originally started off in a four person hip hop group entitled GPD, later diverging to a two person group called Black N Mild, Chief Stockton was the mild of the group. In Black N Mild, Chief Stockton was then known as Big Chief. After gaining popularity across Myspace, Facebook, and Youtube, a lot of interest has occurred over Chief Stockton including "leaking" of alot of his releases, including remixes which he likes to send out at least twice a week.

Chief Stockton is currently working on a mixtape entitled, "Music is...My Relationship" in which the mixtape will host as a prelude to his upcoming LP entitled, "It's A Rollercoaster" which the project is still looking for distribution.

Chief Stockton I go by the name of Chief Stockton from the two member group Black N Mild. Being mainly the foundation of the group I have learned a lot about the underground and even entry level of the music industry in three short years. In those years I have produced, wrote, rapped, engineered, managed, and promoted a lot of the material we put out. I personally set up our MySpace account and now due to my constant promoting it has reached over 7 million views and 6 million plays and I have now over 63,000 friends/fans just on that site alone. I also run a YouTube channel, facebook and many other sites constantly promoting my music.

After being the main force behind the black n mild, and after the conclusion of our debut mixtape hosted

by DJ REDNESS, I decided to take a step back and work on my solo act and focus on myself for a while.

So that brings me up to date as of now, I have a lot of material lined up and with your help and guidance I can be ready to push my career forward.

Chief Stockton

A remix of Chief Stockton's track "Party In The USA" is available as MP3 on this issue's bonus DVD! Accomplishments: In 2007 on Spring Break in Panama City Beach I was asked if we (Black N Mild) would open up for Lil Jon, on that same week after the concert we caught the attention of local radio stations including the island 106 who played us a few times while we were there.

I have done numerous shows even sharing the same stage with Lil Wyte from HCP, and this past spring had the opportunity to open for Ludacris in Bloomington for Lil 500 Week.

Ever since our T-Pain produced track, Everybody Else which I did for a contest, hundreds of Hip Hop Blogs have been leaking our songs before they hit Myspace. Including major hip hop sites like Hotnewhiphop.com & Hear-ItFirst.net which usually only leak major artists. On the track Everybody Else ft. T-Pain logged in more than 50,000 downloads on Hotnewhiphop.com alone.

Hear-it-First has featured my videos, the past ten songs I have recorded and the debut Black N Mild mixtape entitled The Variety Show Mixtape: Season One. Even a Taylor Swift Remix that I produced “Love Story Remix� and for the first time ever introduced Taylor Swift to hundreds of hip hop websites and blogs.

Some of the songs I have produced/Rapped on for Black N Mild has been featured on numerous mixtapes, including a LoveKilledKurt Mixtape and an all Lil Wayne & Drake Mixtape all featured on DatPiff.com Music has been on rotation on the Nanci O Radio show in North Carolina, and various college and internet radio stations including the Renegade Internet Radio Station in St. Louis & the Desert Storm Radio Station in New York. Constantly Ranked Number 1 in Indiana for all genres on the Myspace Top Artists Site. Usually generating from around 3,000-5,000 plays and views a day.

Chief Stockton Resources: Black N Mild Presents: The Variety Show Mixtape: Season One hosted by DJ REDNESS : http://hear-it-first.net/?p=12201 http://www.hoodsmuzikspot.com/2009/05/blacknmildpresents-thevarietyshowmixtap.html Pure Cash Magazine Interview: http://www.purecashmagazine.com/2008/09/29/black-n-mild/ DJ Southern Flash Mixtape (Featuring one of my remixes): http://www.datpiff.com/DJ_SouthernFLASH_Lil_Wayne_Drake_and_Many_Variou.m49392.html A Google Search of Chief Stockton: http://www.google.com/#q=Chief+Stockton+Remix&hl=en&start=0&sa= N&fp=q07gBlqSm5s Email (Chief Stockton- Naptownryder15@Gmail.com) Chief Stockton Accounts: www.Myspace.com/blacknmild317 www.youtube.com/blacknmild15

Anime Festival Asia The Anime Festival Asia 2009 (AFA 09), incorporating Animation Asia Conference 2009 (AAC 2009) is South East Asia’s biggest event celebrating all things related to Japanese animation and popular culture. Right here in Suntec City today, a 1 day business press conference took place. The Banzai! Effect, among with other bloggers and of course most importantly, various corporate bodies and and relevant associates attended this event.

AFA 09 will take place in Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre (Hall 403 and 404) on the 21st and 22nd November 2009 and also a business conference (AAC 09) on the 20 November 2009 in the same venue.

AFA 2009 will span over 5000 sqm of space, featuring various highlights including Akiba Town Marketplace, Anime Blockbusters, Kids Land, Regional Cosplay Chamionships, Moe moe kyun Cafe and an exclusive AFA specialty shop.

Performing Artistes @ “I LOVE ANISONG”

May’n and Aniki will be back in AFA 09, along with 2 popular artistes will be joining in AFA 2009. Shoko Nakagawa (NOM NOM NOM ~), a.k.a. Shoko-tan and Yoshiki Fukuyama, singing voice of Nekki Basara and member of JAM Project.

A quick breakdown of Shokotan who is also known as a Blogger Queen. Her blog has achieved more than 1 billion hits to her site with her unique slang. A phenomenal success and it is her first time performance at the AFA 2009.

Yoshiki Fukuyama, who had a singing role as Nekki Basara in Macross 7, will also make his performance in Singapore. An acclaimed guitarist, singer and songwriter, fans of his are definitely going wild on that day of his performance.

Taking this music concert to a whole new level, ” I LOVE ANISONG” concert aims to thrill both anime and music fan lovers in a new breakthrough benchmark.

Anime Festival Asia Regional Cosplay Competition

The AFA Regional Cosplay Competition will be targeted towards the countries in South East Asia. The top cosplay team from each South East Asian country will be sponsored by AFA09 to compete in the Regional Cosplay Championship during the two-day anime festival where they will perform and be judged by a panel of distinguished guests from Japan including internationally renowned cosplayer Kaname.

Danny Choo Special appearance by Danny Choo - Blogger and CEO of Mirai Inc. Danny Choo will be speaking at the Animation Asia Conference on consumer generated media and will also host the "Bandai x Danny Choo x AFA09 World Gunpla Competition" via his Mirai Gaia Platform at his website. Danny will also showcase his very own "Mirai-chan" mascot related merchandise at the event.

Moe Moe Kyun Maid Cafe Our specially handpicked team of maids will be on hand to make your experience an unforgettable one, featuring sumptuous food served from a top class caterer. Take in the cozy ambience of a traditional bistro as we re-create the special atmosphere found in maid cafes all around the world and just for a special moment, let your troubles all go away.

Bandai Kids Land

A new highlight this year will be Kids Land, especially for younger children ages above 4 years old. Designed to maximize fun for families, Kids Land will have handson interactive sessions to learn how to make sushi, dumplings, sandwiches, etc.  There will be workshops on how to assemble model kits at Bandai’s Gundam Caravan where participants will be able to take home what they have assembled during this event.

Anime Festival Asia

Renowned Cosplayer A renowned Cosplayer of Cloud Strife from “Final Fantasy VIl: Advent Children” and Ichigo Kurosaki from “Bleach” will be one of the judges of AFA Regional Cosplay Championship and will conduct a closed door Cosplay Panel Session at AFA09.

He made his cosplay debut as Cloud Strife of Final Fantasy VIl: Advent Children at Tonari de Cosplay Convention in TFT on December 29th, 2007. Initially, he had a misunderstanding that one person should stick to only one costume, but he soon realized that he was wrong, and started devoting himself to cosplay.

Cosplay History in Japan “Minade tsukuro cocofuri”, a cosplay event: image character (since May 2008) “ver2.5”, a monthly cosplay culture free magazine: official model (Since May 2008) “Cosmode”, a monthly cosplay magazine: featured in the article and appeared in the cover (2009) “Cos cos play play”, a TV program of CS Fuji: appeared in cosplay (#20) “Cos Bon Fantasy”, a cosplay quarterly magazine: appeared in the cover and the top infographic pages (Spring 2009) “Kami”, a brand of character wigs (Janet Co. Ltd): wig model Cosplay History in Overseas “Anime Expo 2009” in US: participated as a representative cosplayer in Japan, reported about the event with digital movies and so on for “Cure”. “International Game Costume Festival 2009” in Korea: invited as one of representative cosplayers in Japan, participated in the event and performed on the stage for the first time by giving a posing show and singing songs.

His costumes include Cloud Strife from “Final Fantasy VII: Advent”, Kurosaki Ichigo, Grimmjow Jaegerjaques and Tosen Kaname from “Bleach”, Kaito of the Vocaloid series, Portgas D.Ace and Sanji of “One Piece”, Saotome Alto from “Macross Frontier”, Benten from “Zone-00” and many more.

KANAME☆ Profile Page on Cure: http://ja.curecos.com/profile/?ch=72203

Zonas Cantaoras de Flamenco Como comentabamos en nuestra “Introducción al mágico Mundo del Flamenco” el mismo se genera en la llamada Baja Andalucía, concretamente en el triángulo que configuran Cádiz / Jerez y Sevilla (Triana).

Aquí no solo se crean y toman forma los distintos estilos del Flamenco (también llamados “palos”), sino que además nacen los grandes intérpretes de este Arte Jondo nacido, amamantado, desarrollado y exportado desde Andalucía. Hoy vamos a referirnos concretamente a Jerez de la Frontera.

Precisamente la primera referencia histórica que se tiene de una cantaor flamenco es la “Tio Luis el de la Juliana”. Era un aguador de Jerez (transportaba agua en su borriquillo) nacido a mediados del siglo XVIII. A él se deben unos Cantes por Tonás que han perdurado hasta nuestros días.

Dos barrios existen en Jerez a los que históricamente se les considera Cuna del Cante flamenco actual. Hablamos lógicamente del Barrio de Santiago y el de San Miguel. Aquí nacieron y llevaron su Cante por todos los confines de España cantaores tan míticos como don Antonio Chacón (conocido en su día como el “Papa del Cante”), Manuel Torre (también conocido como “Niño de Jerez”) verdadero artifice de los Cantes Gitanos, a los que posteriormente llevó Antonio Mairena a sus cumbres más altas.

De tierras jerezanas igualmente proceden Sernita, Terremoto, Agujetas, la Paquera, el Sordera, Manuel Moneo y en la actualidad unos de los grandes maestros contemporáneos del Cante Flamenco, nos referimos a José Mercé.

En estas primeras entregas vamos a referirnos fundamentalmente al Cante por ser el origen primitivo del Flamenco. En entregas posteriores iremos desglosando la Guitarra y el Baile que a la postre configuran junto con el Cante el “Triángulo de las Bermudas del Flamenco”.

Zonas Cantaoras de Flamenco

Volviendo al Cante jerezano debemos consignar que Jerez -aparte de extraordinarios cantaorestambién ha aportado al Flamenco una serie de estilos fundamentales.

Brillando de manera notable las Bulerias, que se interpretan con una modulación llena de matices y verdaderamente sublime en su ejecución. Igualmente el Cante por Seguiriyas toma en Jerez formas geniales y caracteristicas propias.

En dicha localidad se encuentra el Centro Andaluz de Flamenco considerado la mayor referencia de consulta discográfica y bibliográfica de toda Andalucía. Esta ubicada en el remodelado Palacio de Pemartín y su dirección es: CAF - Plaza de San Juan,1 - 11403 - Jerez de la FronteraEspaña.

Se puede visitar de lunes a viernes y es absolutamente recomendable para conocer de primera mano la Historia del Flamenco.

Zonas Cantaoras de Flamenco As we mentioned in our "Introduction to the magical world of Flamenco", it is generated in the so-called Lower Andalusia area, particularly in the triangle shape formed by Cadiz / Jerez and Seville (Triana).

Here not only is created and solidified various styles of Flamenco (also called "sticks"), but also some great interpreters of the flamenco are born, suckled, developed and exported from Andalusia. Today we will refer specifically to Jerez de la Frontera.

The very first historical reference is of a flamenco singer called "Tio Luis el de la Juliana". He was a water carrier from Jerez (carrying water with his donkey) born in the mid eighteenth century. From him, some Cantes por Tonás have endured until our days.

Two districts at Jerez which historically are considered Cuna del Cante flamenco today.

Logically speaking, the Barrio de Santiago and San Miguel. Here were born and took their singing to every corner of Spain, legendary singers such as Antonio Chacón (known in his day as "Papa del Cante"), and Manuel Torre (also known as "Niño de Jerez") the true artifice of the Contes Gypsies, who later took Antonio Mairena to their highest peaks.

The field of Jerezanas equally covers Sernita, Terremoto, Agujetas, la Paquera, el Sordera, Manuel Moneo and presently, one of the great contemporary masters of Cante Flamenco, we refer to José Mercé.

In these first deliveries we shall refer mainly to Cante for being the first origin of Flamenco. In subsequent deliveries, we will break down the guitar and dance that will ultimately shape along with Cante the "Bermuda Triangle of Flamenco".

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Turning to singing from Jerez we record that Jerez, apart from extraordinary singers, has also contributed a series of fundamental styles to Flamenco .

A shining example of this is the Bulerias, which are interpreted with a modulation nuanced and truly sublime in its execution. Also on the Seguiriyas, where Jerez takes great ways and characteristics.

In that location is the Centro Andaluz de Flamenco considered the top level of reference library, discography and bibliography of all Andalusia. It is located in the refurbished Palace PemartĂ­n and its address is: CAF - Plaza de San Juan, 1 - 11403 - Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.

You can visit Monday through Friday and is strongly recommended to see at first hand the history of Flamenco.

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Zonas Cantaoras de Flamenco María Távora, joven bailaora proveniente de una familia de artistas con una sólida raigambre en el campo del arte andaluz, nace en el sevillano barrio de la Alameda de Hércules.

Comienza su formación en ballet clásico a la edad de seis años y posteriormente se titula en el Conservatorio de Danza de Sevilla en la especialidad de Clásico español. Combina estos estudios con cursos a cargo de grandes maestros del flamenco como Rafael de Carmen, Juana Amaya, Hiniesta Cortés, Adela Campallo, Pilar Ortega, Rubén Olmos, Andrés Marín.

En 2007 es becada por la Fundación Cristina Heeren y realiza cursos a cargo de maestros del baile como Rafael Campallo, Carmen Ledesma, Milagros Menjibar, José Galván…

Desde muy joven ejerce como bailaora y combina su actividad artística con la docencia impartiendo cursos de baile flamenco así como colaborando con la Fundación Cristina Heeren en los cursos de baile flamenco para guitarra.

En 2004 actúa en el pabellón de España de la Exposición Universal de Aichi (Japón), gira por Dinamarca, Holanda, Francia, Marruecos…

Desde 2006 realiza varias actuaciones en el ciclo flamenco ‘Miércoles a compás’.

Actualmente protagoniza “Carmen” y “Flamenco para Traviata”, en el papel de Violeta, de Salvador Távora con La Cuadra de Sevilla, además de formar parte del elenco de la compañía de José Galván.

“Flamenco para Traviata” es estrenada en la Bienal de Flamenco de Málaga 2007, inaugura la temporada teatral 07-08 del Teatro ‘Salvador Távora’ en Sevilla manteniéndose toda la temporada con gran éxito de crítica y público. Gira por España participando, entre otros, en el XXII Festival de Peralada y Festival Madrid Sur. Baila en los ciclos de conferencias taurinas en Valladolid y Salamanca 2008 organizados por el Instituto Castellano-Leonés de la Lengua y en los que participan escritores y flamencólogos de la talla de Félix Grande.

En la Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla 2008 participa en el ciclo Compás 4x4 con cuatro actuaciones en diferentes salas y espacios sevillanos.

Actúa, además, en Peñas y circuitos flamencos así como en distintos ciclos dedicados al flamenco en la capital andaluza.

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Zonas Cantaoras de Flamenco María Távora, is a young dancer from a family of artists with strong roots in the field of Andalusian art, who was born in the Seville area of Alameda de Hercules.

She began her training in classical ballet at the age of six years and then graduated in the Dance Conservatory of Seville in the specialty of Classic Spanish. Combining these studies with courses provided by the Flemish masters such as Rafael de Carmen, Juana Amaya, Hiniesta Cortes, Adela Campallo, Pilar Ortega, Ruben Olmos, Andrés Marín.

In 2007 is a scholarship from the Fundación Cristina Heeren and conducts courses by dance masters like Raphael Campallo, Carmen Ledesma, Milagros Menjibar Jose Galvan ...

From a very young dancer, she combines her artistic activity with teaching flamenco dance courses as well as collaborating with the Fundación Cristina Heeren in flamenco dance courses for guitar.

In 2004 she represented Spain in the World Exposition in Aichi (Japan), which toured Denmark, Holland, France and Morocco ...

Since 2006, she performs several actions in the flamenco cycle 'Wednesday to beat'.

Currently, she stars in "Carmen" and "Flamenco Traviata" in the role of Violet, by Salvador Tavora with La Cuadra de Sevilla, in addition to being cast in the company of José Galván.

"Flamenco Traviata" is released in the Bienal de Flamenco de Málaga 2007, the theatrical season opens 07/08. Theater 'Salvador Tavora' in Sevilla maintained all season with great critical and commercial success. Spain Tour participating, among others, in the XXII Peralada Festival and Festival Madrid Sur. Dancing in the lecture bullfighting in Valladolid and Salamanca 2008 organized by the CastilianLeonese Institute of Language and the participating writers and the likes of flamenco Félix Grande.

In the Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla 2008, she participated in the cycle Compass 4x4 with four performances in different rooms and areas of Seville.

She also performs in Peñas and tours like flamingos in different cycles dedicated to flamenco in the Andalusian capital.

Zonas Cantaoras de Flamenco

Trance Moon Radio Trance Moon his streaming in the web since 2005 and have two radios and two websites with different psychedelic music choices : Psy Trance and Dark Psychedelic Electronic music. We start streaming psy Trance and one year later 2006, Trance Moon opens a second Radio, this time dedicated to Dark Psychedelic music.

Last year 2008, the website was split into , Psy Trance and Dark Psychedelic, at the same time , we open a forum where Trance Moon gather all the information from members posting and show direct in the website pages.

Trance Moon Forum was been split in to two boards (Psy Trance and Dark Psy) http://www.trancemoon.forumotion.com. New releases, partys, djs, music review and music production are posted in the forum and distributed direct to the website, web aggregators and the massive feed reader subscribers.

Trance Moon created pleasant websites for the enjoyment and information of the listeners, giving the chance to listen the radio and have display in real time on website: *Artist name *track name * year *style *cover *album review with all the *release info and offer the chance to *buy the cd or *download direct from the stores. In the same page, you have access to : *Recently Played and *Coming up Tracks as you can change from Psy Trance website to Dark Psy website just by clicking the switch button.

Working as a heavy promoter of psychedelic music, partys and Artists, Trance Moon Radio have the urgency to created Lua Records in 2007 (http://www.lua-records.com) to edit some of the new artists coming from the radio contacts and to help pay for the Radios as an option to Publicity in the websites.

Trance Moon is now a established and independent Radio stream with a respectable growing numbers of listener and his working as a promoter engine for the massive Psychedelic Community. Later this year, we are plane to open our own Trance Moon Download store, directed exclusively to Trance, Psy trance, Dark Psy and Electronic music in general.

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Shake FM UK

Started by DJ Xtract and LadyTamz. At the moment, most of the DJ's play jump-up/liquid/dark Drum n Bass/Jungle, not forgetting Dj Xtract's Oldskool sessions on Fridays, 6-8 pm, but we cater for all underground rave music, and are always looking for new talent, so if you're interested in being a dj for Shake FM, leave a short demo on the Shake forums, and a member of admin will get back to you ASAP: http:// shakefmuk.myfreeforum.org/index.php Shake uses live-stream to air the station, so aside from audio streams, Shake also allows video streaming via a web-cam, which grants greater interaction with all the DJ's and MC's, as we want everyone who locks in to get involved. Once logged into the player, you are automatically logged into the chat-room where listeners can chat to one another. If you want to know more please feel free to come and join the Shake FM family at: http:// www.shakefmuk.com.

If you miss a set, you can always catch it in the on demand section, and most slots are available to download afterwards for a limited time, so keep checking back to catch your favourite shows!

The station is growing more day by day, and the founders have already started booking pubs and clubs for Shake fm nights, the 1st of which will be in origins nightclub in Essex, date and details TBC, but with all the top dj’s and mc’s playing on the night, it will undoubtedly be a monster event.

Shows not to be missed are Hackney Hackers: consisting of DJ’s and MC’s J Ryder and Hover, from, of course, Hackney. Don’t miss their darkside/Jump up/liquid slots every Tuesdays, Thursdays. and Saturdays. Also not to be missed are Wade/Navigate/Nultiply AKA the Influencial Crew, who play Fridays and Sundays, sometimes getting together to deliver sick B2B sets. Of course, all of the sets are top notch, including Buckie, Flyte, Prospec, Drone, Rich-E and many more.

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FullVibes Underground Techno Radio Radio FullVibes is a 24/7 internet radio featuring Dj mix, Livesets, Mc's, live parties and artists representing the best of electronic music as Tekno, Drum and bass, Hardtek, Tekhouse, Dub, Jungle, Ragga and other styles. By choosing the ogg / vorbis streaming format instead of mp3, Radio FullVibes offers to discover the diversity and creativity of the underground techno scene in the best sound quality.

Since 2004 Radio Full Vibes broadcast 24/7 Dj mix, Livesets, Mc's, Live Streams, Live parties and artists representing the best of Electronic music as Tekno, Drum'n'bass, Hardtek, Techno, House, Dub, Jungle, Ragga, Breakbeat, Reggae, Breaktek, Ambient, Funky Beats, Dubstep, Electro and many other styles. Radio FullVibes offers to discover the diversity and creativity of the underground Techno and Electronic scene in the best sound quality.

More and more artists from all Europe and even further, are joining Fullvibes and support this vast project of artistic collaboration through the actual music, sharing and helping discover their creations and mixes, through live sessions from the studio "Transmission Lab", at the CAES (located in the south suburb of Paris in Ris Orangis), or through retransmission Live and direct from their own locations. These performances are possible due to the Internet and technological know-how.

In the music area for the first time, the Internet allows to meeting and cooperate beyond frontiers in real time.

Fullvibes also propose a "chat room" where users can meet, share and know each other whatever their original country.

Their listeners include many European countries such as : Czech RĂŠpublic, Austria, England, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland, France, Switzerland, Russia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, and from even more distant countries as Australia, United States, Africa or South America.

Puento del Alamillo

Puente del Alamillo en Sevilla, construido desde 1987 hasta 1992. Cruza el rio Guadalquivir, se construyo para permitir el acceso hacia la Isla de la Cartuja, donde tuvo lugar la Exposiciçon de Sevilla de 1992.

Es puente atirantado de pilon contrapeso. Su diseñador fue Santiago Calatrava. El puente consta de un unico pilar que actua de contrapeso para los 200 metros del puente gracias a sus 13 largos cables.

Su longitud es de 250 metros totales y 140 metros de altura, y el material para su construccion es de Acero.

Hay un puente de reciente construccion en Redding (California), el Sundial Bridge, tambien construido por el mismo Ingeniero Santiago Calatrava.

Constituye el primer puente con tirantes hacia un solo lado de la torre.

El alto del puente sirve como mirador, es conocido como "el ojo de cabeza de caballo".

Es de notar que el mayor grupo de Graffitis en la ciudad se encuentra en los aledaños del Puente del Alamillo, llegando algunos a ocupar murales de más de 100 metros cuadrados de pared.

Acompaña a esta exposición un video gráfico en la Kikked!3 DVD donde se puede apreciar.

Miguel A. Vallet

Puento del Alamillo

View more photos by Photohispalis on their Promo video on this issue's bonus DVD!

Puento del Alamillo

Alamillo Bridge in Seville, built from 1987 to 1992. Crosses the Guadalquivir River, was built to allow access to the Isla de la Cartuja, Exposiciรงon, which took place in Seville in 1992.

The bridge consists of a single pillar that acts to counterbalance the 200 meters of the bridge through its 13 long cables. Its length is 250 meters and 140 meters in total height, and materials for its construction is steel. There is a newly built bridge in Redding (California), the Sundial Bridge, also built by the same engineer Santiago Calatrava.

It is the first bridge with straps to one side of the tower. The top of the bridge served as a lookout, is known as "eye of the horse's head."

It is noteworthy that the largest group of graffiti in the city is located on the outskirts of the Alamillo Bridge, arriving to take some murals of more than 100 square meters of wall.

Accompanies this exhibition a graphic video on the Kikked! 3 DVD where you can appreciate.

Miguel A. Vallet

Puento del Alamillo

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Zero Film Festival

Zero Film Festival is the first festival EXCLUSIVE to self financed filmmakers and the authentically independent films they create.

ZFF is an independent organization and registered 501(c)(3) operating in NYC and Los Angeles, firmly committed to helping under represented filmmakers and screening original and innovative films for cinema lovers everywhere.

The Festival: Zero Film Festival - Focusing on a niche in the independent film community which has been under appreciated and ignored, Zero Film Festival is dedicated to screening self financed films from filmmakers all over the world.

In the age where the majority of festivals are Hollywood marketing campaigns, and even "indie" and "underground" festivals screen financed films, ZFF are here to offer something different. They recognise authentically independent films and filmmakers who take risks and fight the odds to see their visions through.

In 2009 ZFF added their 1st annual West Coast Tour - screening selected 2008 films in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Hollywood and Orange County. 2010 will see the expansion into our 1st annual North American Tour alongside screenings in Europe and South America.

Their first event in New York, in August at the Galapagos Art Space, offered three distinct screening blocks. Visitors could watch the films being created all around them by New York’s finest underground filmmakers in the Community Block, the "Made for Zero" and the "Heroes of the Zero Budget" blocks. Their seriously visually enhanced After Party began with music video premieres and live performances.

Contributing filmmakers included Guy BenNer, Alia Raza, Victor Varnado, Rodrigo Lopresti, Sunset Television, Peru Ana Ana Peru, Jesse Gelaznik, Elaine Lima, Bianca Ahmadi, Lovisa Inserra, "Mike Smith", Zach Clark, Mary Wall Bronstein, Casey RAnderson, Jacquelyn Gallo, Lena Dunham, Timothy Saccenti, Team Zero.

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CamboFest

CAMBOFEST: Film, Video, and Animation Festival of Cambodia is an independent, international, private sector movie festival -- as such, it is the first in Cambodia.

CamboFest was conceived of in 2006 during a globalization studies course at Royal University of Phnom Penh (pictured), where fest founder and Camerado producer Jason Rosette had been studying at the Masters in Development Studies program.

Cambofest is grass-roots and independent, and is not operated by, or an extension of, an NGO or government agency. We are, however, fiscally sponsored by the Media Alliance, a California based organization dedicated to the support of independent media worldwide.

CamboFest is run in association with key Khmer production partners. Many of our staff are trained completely from scratch, as there is still not a highly developed film festival culture here. The audiences, though, are fresh, unjaded, and enthusiastic!

CamboFest is notable in Cambodia and the region for securing permissions for every movie we screen from the appropriate copyright holders (this is still not standard in the region).

We take intellectual property rights seriously; our hope is that the proper IP standards already observed by regional neighbors will be encouraged in Cambodia...with ultimate benefit to the Cambodian media sector and Cambodian and International movie industries.

The ability of an independent media event such as CamboFest to conduct itself responsibly, without strict oversight or control, is a litmus test for many functional aspects of a functioning civil society. :: CAMBOFEST 2009 :: December 4-6, 2009 in Kampot, Cambodia (On Cambodia's South Coast) at one of Cambodia's few remaining vintage movie houses: Cinema Royale (details and other venue info TBA) CamboFest is produced by Camerado SE Asia.

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CamboFest

CAMBOFEST 2008 Grabay Meas ("Golden Buffalo") winner Barbier Olivier [Intestines of the Earth] with the Grabay Meas at the Eiffel Tower in Paris...

Tim Pek ["Red Sense"], 2008 CamboFest Grabay Meas / Golden Buffalo Winner Tim Pek was the winner of the Grabay Meas (Golden Buffalo) award for local Showcase - Movie by a Cambodian filmmaker with his psycho-horror drama, “The Red Sense"

Heidi Elise Wirz Heidi Elise Wirz is a freelance illustrator, curator and artist living and working in Portland, Oregon. She blends her love for urban art, self deprecation, and soft colors into a parallel universe, where nothing is possible. All these works are the sole property of Heidi Elise Wirz, and are available for: sale, rent, licensing, exhibition, and collection.

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Long Distance Vision : Three Australian Photographers 27 Aug 2009–21 Feb 2010 Free Entry The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

Matthew Sleeth Born Australia 1972 Opfikon 1997, printed 2004 Type C photograph 43.2 x 43.0 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Presented through the NGV Foundation by Patrick Corrigan, Governor, 2005 © Matthew Sleeth courtesy of Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne

Long Distance Vision : Three Australian Photographers The National Gallery of Victoria will celebrate the work of Christine Godden, Max Pam and Matthew Sleeth in a new exhibition, Long Distance Vision: Three Australian Photographers opening 28 August.

Long Distance Vision will include over 60 photographs from the NGV Collection exploring the concept of the ‘tourist gaze’ and its relationship with the three artists.

Susan van Wyk, Curator Photography, NGV said the exhibition provides a fascinating insight into the unusual perspective brought by the three photographers to their varied world travel destinations.

“There’s a sense in the works in the exhibition that the photographers are not from the places they choose to photograph, and that each is a visitor delighting in the scenes they encounter.

“What is notable about the photographs in Long Distance Vision is that rather than focussing on the well known scenes that each artist encountered, they have turned their attention to the ‘little things’, the details of the everyday,” said Ms van Wyk. From the nineteenth century, photography has been a means by which people could discover the world, initially through personal collection and albums, and later via postcards, magazines, books and the internet.

Long Distance Vision : Three Australian Photographers

Dr Gerard Vaughan, Director, NGV said that both contemporary photographers and tourists use the camera as a means to explore and capture the world.

“Through their photographs, the three artists featured in Long Distance Vision show us highly individual ways of seeing the world. This exhibition will surprise and delight visitors as our attention is drawn to not only what is different but what remains the same as we travel the world,” said Dr Vaughan.

Born in Melbourne in 1949, Max Pam began his career in various commercial photography studios in the 1960s.

After responding to a university notice for assistance to drive a Volkswagen from Calcutta to London in 1969, Pam got his first taste of being a traveller. The body of Pam’s work in this exhibition is from the series The Himalayas, which was photographed over a number of early visits to India.

Christine Godden also travelled the popular overland route between Europe and India in the early 1970s, returning to Sydney in 1978. In 1972, after a period of travelling, Godden found her home in the US where she remained for six years. Godden’s photographs in this exhibition were taken between 1972 and 1974 during her stay in the US. Born in Melbourne in 1972, Matthew Sleeth is another seasoned traveller. During the late 1990s, Sleeth settled in Opfikon, an outer suburb of Zurich, Switzerland. The series of photographs in Long Distance Vision were taken during this time, showing Sleeth’s interest not only in street photography, but also in the narrative possibilities in everyday scenes. Dotted with garishly coloured playhouses, naive sculptures and whimsical arrangements of garden gnomes Sleeth’s photographs go beyond the ‘picture-perfect’ scenes of typical tourist photography.

Long Distance Vision: Three Australian Photographers will be on display at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Federation Square from 28 August 2009 to 21 February 2010. The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia is open 10am–5pm, closed Mondays. Entry to this exhibition is free.

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Thieves Like Us

Thieves Like Us is a musical vehicle -- an elegant starship, pointed straight to the heart of the listener. They align themselves musically with Europe, and consider Paris their home (although none of them are French).

Pontus Berghe (drums) and Bjorn Berglund (keyboards) are from Sweden. Andy Grier (vocals) is from the United States. They met at a picnic in Berlin.

People often ask them to describe their sound, and although they encompass a variety of influences, they ultimately consider themselves to be a POP BAND. Yes, the production style is both disco and hip-hop, but the sheer strength of the melodies and emotional depth of the songs makes them classics.

Their first album "Play Music" was written, recorded and mixed in the cities of New York, Berlin, Vienna, London, Rio De Janeiro and Stockholm. They claim the album is mostly about love gone wrong (Drugs In My Body, Lady) and identity problems (Program of The First Part, Headlong Into Night).

But no matter how you interpret Thieves Like Us if you have a pulse, you'll know their songs by heart already.

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Thieves Like Us met each other in Berlin in 2002.

We met in Mauer Park. Two of us are from Sweden. One is from the United States.

We were friends hanging out in a vast foreign city. We struggled with the language and the culture. We hadn't registered our residencies at the local city hall so we couldn't even get memberships at a videotek. We were fans of rock and pop music and would try to find places to go out drinking and dancing, but all we would hear is techno and electro. The women didn't seem to like us at all. We started deejaying ourselves.

We would play old krautrock (nobody recognized it), italo disco, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Factory Records stuff, and even new hip-hop. Later on we discovered French filter house and added this to our repertoire. Our cross over dj sets really seemed to bother the Berliners. Maybe it was the inconsistency in bpms.

In Berlin, we heard and saw enough electronic music we didn't like. We thought we could do it better so we started our own band. Unable to gain a label or following in Berlin, we have temporarily relocated to New York City.

Thieves Like Us will soon be seeking asylum in France.

London Tattoo Convention

The fifth London Tattoo Convention was held at Tobacco Dock, London on September 25th. Over 200 body artists from different countries took part in the convention.

There was a huge amount of complementary entertainment and visual experiences to enjoy, including exhibitions, artistic events, live rock bands, burlesque performers from around the world, and a range of traditional East End themed bars, restaurants and food stalls.

London Tattoo Convention

London Tattoo Convention

Artist: Various Artists Title: Breaking The Wall Label: Neurotrance Records Id Number: NEURO005 Compiled and Mastered: Erofex Art: Space Invaders Genre: Psychedelic Trance Format: WAV, Flac and MP3 Length: 2:32:18 Release date: Sept 30th, 2009.

TRACKLIST: CD1: 1. Organikka - Midi Evolution (6:51) / 2. Saga Conspiracy - Digital Texture (Remix) (8:06) / 3. Paleo - Tae Kwon Do (8:27) / 4. Abberation - Drugstore Cowboy (6:08) / 5. Le Guide - Intickets (8:02) / 6. Blizzard - The Final Flight Of The Phoenix (6:56) / 7. Esterian Project - Escobar (Extazya Remix) (7:32) / 8. Space Invaders Aliens (7:55) / 9. Manifest - In Search Of (7:46) / 10. C-Virus - Sun Factor (7:13) CD2: 1. Deep South - Earthquake (9:28) 2. Hyper Drive - Cartoon Network (7:13) 3. Undertaker - The One (7:32) 4. Erofex - Digital Void (7:30) 5. Meteor Burn - Open The Cave (8:37) 6. MiSH vs Nervous Leech - The Power Of Puff (7:02) 7. Oxezy - We Love (8:09) 8. Silly Twit - Cabuya (6:40) 9. Plaxius - El Ser (6:09) 10. Majestad Valkyria - The Key To Transformation (9:02) Release Information: We are full of walls constantly keeping us absent from our path, keeping us from looking beyond, envolving and convincing us. Lets all brake those walls of EGO, LIES, ENVY, FALSENESS and TREASON.To build together a world without barriers and obstacles, through TRANSFORMATION, MUSIC, DANCE and MEDITATION. Artists from all around the world come together to bring this message of CONCIOUSNESS through the music in this double album. Come with us and join us to break walls... we are on time!

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Under Voice Records

¨A Really nice journey that will invade your senses and will take you to a different states of mind¨.

This is the first compilation Of Under Voice Records, A brand new South American Label based in Bolivia, Gathering some of the best artists in the psy scene. After long years of hard work in making the Bolivian scene, finally we can show the world the potential and the quality of the Bolivian artists, promoters, and all the amazing people that make of this one unique scene in the world.

Inspired by Psyinvasion Festival. Amazing Open Air Locations - Two Stages - International Guest´s(Dj´s - Vj´s - Deco artists), camping area - Bar/Food - Performances. With 3 edition has became the biggest Psy Festival in Bolivia. Proving once again that the Bolivian festivals are the same level as anywhere else the compilation is a progression of the process of the festival, Starting with a progressive track and evolving after into a full on compilation representing different stages of the festival and ending with a very special bonus track to honour alternative scene that allows different people support the psy scene in Bolivia; still a young scene that is growing more and more.

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Tel-Aviv Art Biennial 300 artists, 150 foreign visitors, 10 exhibition halls and 1 major art event: Tel Aviv-Yafo will see its first international art biennial this weekend under the auspice of the ARTLV group.

The biennial will introduce major Israeli and international artists in what is considered the flagship of the dozens of events that will take place in September – the Month of Art of the Tel Aviv-Yafo Centennial Year.

The Tel Aviv-Jaffa Art Biennial ARTLV09 took place in Tel Aviv – Jaffa from 10-24 September, the central event of the September centennial celebrations dedicated to art.

ARTLV, a biennial international art event launched by four key women in the Israeli art scene, aims to place the local art scene center stage in the world of contemporary art.

This year’s event is taking place in cooperation with the Tel Aviv Centennial Administration with the aim of creating a sequence of artistic happenings around the Mediterranean in coordination with the biennials in Istanbul and Athens. This year, the Biennial will display the works of over 300 artists at twenty different venues and in public areas.

Political art ... Part of Israeli artist Shelly Federman's separation wall installation at the Tel Aviv Art Biennial.

Photograph: Shelly Federman

Tel-Aviv Art Biennial The event offers an unprecedented glimpse of the scope and scale of Israel’s art scene. The central exhibition at the Nechushtan Pavilion (near the Neve Tzedek neighborhood) features an exhibition entitled Circus Universalis, presenting the works of forty Israeli and international artists examining visual representations of the modern city from divergent perspectives. The works in the exhibition relate to myths, materials, and concepts associated with the modern city in general and with Tel Aviv – Jaffa in particular: The Nechushtan Pavilion is a Templar compound that pre-dates the city itself, a mix of recently-renovated buildings alongside a residential tower. This location offers a chance to examine the architectural history of the city and provides an appropriate backdrop for the themes examined by the exhibition.

A number of works will be displayed in the urban space as an extension of the main exhibition, creating a route leading from the city center to the exhibition venue.

Other exhibitions taking place include the Israel Museum exhibition at the Mani – Leumi House with a selection of contemporary Israeli and international works by some of today’s leading artists; an exhibition at the Nahum Guttman Museum of Art entitled Zulu: Hunters and Other Fantasies; an exhibition at the Minshar School of Art presenting Palestinian photographs held in Israeli military archives and an exhibition at the Bezalel Academy of Art entitled Opening – Four Openings in Israeli Art including the works of different artists. In addition, Rabin Square in the heart of Tel Aviv will be carpeted with half a million flowers from 15-17 September. The unique flower carpet – a gift from the people of Brussels - is homage to the history of Tel Aviv, inspired by the tiles and murals found in the homes of the city’s founders. More information on the centennial website: www.tlv100.co.il

A picture of a procession in Jaffa, taken in early 1948 by an unknown photographer

Tel-Aviv Art Biennial

The wedges in Federman's Aberstein artwork are just a quarter of the size of their West Bank counterparts

'I am trying to show the audience that there is no way to be passive,' says Federman, 'because when you are passive you are actually taking part in something that is terrible'

Tel-Aviv Art Biennial An artwork by Mushon Zer-Aviv and Laila El-Haddad entitled You Are Not Here

Jan Tichy's Installation No 6 (Tubes), 2009. The artist intends to draw attention to the undercurrents beneath the city’s surface. He says: 'Tel Aviv may be called the White City, but it sits on big black issues. And in many ways it is the unseen here that has an immense influence'

VA / Deep Trip Trilogy Tune on - Turn in - Drop out L.U.A Records compilation (VA / Deep Trip) is a tribute to DR.Timothy Leary, writer, psychologist, futurist and advocate of psychedelic drug research. This VA/ register a second coming of a psychedelic culture, where psychedelic music has a transformation.

Not just the music but the counterculture have demanded a more incisive ideology in time, making the awareness of the others,to a new way to deal with the world and everything around us. Mind is Universal and a new Psychedelic community grows stronger in our days with a new look about spirituality,awareness, the World, Justice and all the things that our Ordinary human species have been ignoring for many centuries.

That is called awareness ! Is no responsible for this change in the world, other than the open mind of the new generation. More then a style, Psychedelic electronic music brings people together in a happening of happiness, share, friendship, equality and valuable Ecological and philosophical information never seen in any other music style.

Icon of the 60s Psychedelic culture,DR.Timothy Leary is famous as a proponent of the therapeutic and spiritual benefits of LSD. He popularized the catch phrase "Turn on, tune in, drop out" This first compilation from a series of 3 Limited CD Edition, bring you known and upcoming producers from the psychedelic music scene.

Trilogy VA : Deep Trip - Turn on (vol-1) / Deep Trip - Tune in (vol-2) / Deep Trip - Drop out (vol-3) First compilation OUT NOW ! This is a limited edition of 200 CD copies for each compilation.

Get your copy @ Wirikuta Shop, http://www.wirikuta.at During his last decade,DR Timothy Leary proclaimed that the PC is the LSD of the 1990s "turn on, boot up, jack in" reworked the existing phrase to suggest, joining the cyberdelic counterculture.

(1920 – 1996)

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Malcolm McLaren : Shallow

Shallow is a series of original musical paintings or cut-ups composed by Malcolm McLaren from appropriated clips lifted from film which depict people before sex. The footage is spliced, repeated and slowed down, resulting in a hypnotic, layered and provocative work.

This collection of musical paintings - portraits of people thinking, desiring, wanting, wishing, imagining having sex, have been dug out of the ruins of pop culture: pornographic films and pop music. McLaren has likened them to a map of feelings that navigate both the ‘look of music’ and the ‘sound of fashion’. Shallow has been shown to critical acclaim in Art Basel, London’s Royal Academy and in Times Square, New York.

McLaren has been a pop cultural icon for over thirty years. An artist in the most post-modern sense of the word, he has consistently been at the forefront. Starting as a young student in London’s art schools including Goldsmiths College and Central St. Martins College of Art and Design, he studied drawing and painting before experimenting in radical, politicized artworks inspired by the Internationale Situationniste, the most famous of which was Punk.

All his various life-long activities—as legendary shop conceptualist, Let It Rock, Too Fast To Live Too Young to Die, Sex, Seditionaries, World’s End and Nostalgia of Mud, his 12-year design partnership with Vivienne Westwood, pop music group creator and manager with Sex Pistols, Bow Wow Wow, singer/composer/musical artist with Duck Rock, Fans, Waltz Darling, Paris, lecturer, performer, producer, filmmaker, director, philosopher and politician when he ran for Mayor of London in 1999, are expressions of his art.

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK 16 October - 10 January 2010 http://www.balticmill.com

Damien Hirst : Pharmacy

DAMIEN HIRST 24 October - 7 February 2010 Pharmacy

In conjunction with Tate Connects, an initiative established in 2008 to develop partnerships between Tate and other UK galleries, BALTIC presents Damien Hirst’s major 1992 work Pharmacy.

Exhibition supported by Newcastle University’s Medical School – celebrating 175 years Hirst’s wide-ranging practice challenges the boundaries between art, science and popular culture. His work poses fundamental questions and explores the basic foundations of human experience to expose the fragility of our existence.

Hirst’s Pharmacy could be seen as an exploration of the wide range of philosophies, theories and belief systems available to influence and structure our lives.For Hirst, medicine, like art, provides a belief system which is both seductive and deceptive.

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK http://www.balticmill.com

FilterKik

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FilterKik All images shown are available for sale or exhibition.

Contact FilterKik directly for more information.

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FilterKik All images shown are available for sale or exhibition.

Contact FilterKik directly for more information.

Todas las imรกgenes que se muestran estรกn disponibles para la venta o exposiciรณn. Contacto FilterKik directamente para mรกs informaciรณn.

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DJ Tsen Tsen is a Trance Progressive DJ and producer with a driving beat and aggressively risky mixing technique in Mexico City better known for its melodic style.

For over ten years he has brought his vigorous style and enthusiastic stage presence to events throughout his country. His productions include Ulysses of Franz Ferdinand, and Tricky Tricky of Royksopp Remixes (2009).

Tsen's most recent remix release, ”Unique Moments of Duo Brezze”, is available on the Strawberry Digital Made Records compilation. And most recent original track that been signed, "Reset" is available on the TronicB7 Records compilation.

On this issue’s DVD, you can find 3 tracks by DJ Tsen, “Dunia”, “Orisha” and “Smoking Hash”, which display his versatility of style, and also a 60-minute mix, “Prelife Sessions Episode 008”.

http://www.tsen.000page.com / http://www.myspace.com/djtsen

DJ Tsen

3 tracks by Tsen, “Dunia”, “Orisha” and “Smoking Hash”, and a 60-minute mix, “Prelife Sessions Episode 008” are available as MP3 on this issue’s bonus DVD!

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Red Bull Gripped Canvas Red Bull invaded (art)ificial gallery, 17020 Madison Ave., to release its Gripped Canvas show on September 12th.

Red Bull energy drink flooded the walls of the gallery by displaying over 50 skate decks designed by Cleveland artists. Decks were painted, glued, deconstructed and reconstructed.

From noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 19, individuals could bring in their own skateboards and ride in front of the gallery for a skate session. Children 12 and under could paint their own skate deck with Derek Hess. All decks painted with Hess were put into the closing reception from 6-9 p.m. Sept.

26 for a silent auction to raise money for the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital.

An adult after party was be held at Mullens ' on Madison, located right next door, for both the opening and closing receptions of the Red Bull Gripped Canvas show.

Red Bull Gripped Canvas

3701

3701 is an alternative rock project based in Paris, France created by Nicolas Zappa and Marc Bonnet. These guys who used to play together in a band called Deitylike are back together after years of non collaboration. During this long period, they've been involved in their own projects. Marc played in several rock bands and Nico spent his time in electronic music working on Noisy Pipes. Now the reunion is happening and is giving birth to 3701.

Their influences are quite vast, but for sure among their record collection, they must have: Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, Joy Division, The Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, Front 242, My Bloody Valentine, Marilyn Manson, Einst端rzende Neubauten, Pink Floyd, Sex Pistols, Kraftwerk, Throbbing Gristle, Rammstein, etc...

They are now releasing their first digital EP "ep.1" distributed by Tunecore and available on iTunes (coming soon) and Amazon MP3 (U.S., U.K., France, Germany). We hope you'll enjoy it and we thank you for your support, Bone Collection team

Find us on: http://www.myspace.com/3701music http://www.myspace.com/bonecollectionmusic http://twitter.com/3701_music http://www.reverbnation.com/3701music http://www.jango.com/music/3701

Contact us: 3701music@gmail.com bonecollection@gmail.com

Moctezuma : Aztec Warrior This major exhibition at the British Museum in London, explores Aztec (Mexica)* civilisation through the divine, military and political role of the last elected ruler, Moctezuma II (reigned AD 1502– 1520).

A dejected ruler murdered by his own people after failing to prevent Spanish forces from conquering his once mighty empire that at its height stretched from the Pacific Ocean the Gulf of Mexico; this is the image of Moctezuma II that resonates five centuries after his demise.

This show, the last in the museum’s series to explore power and empire through historical figures, investigates the less well-known period in the life of the Aztec emperor—the 18 years he reigned prior to the arrival of the conquistadors.

The display tells the story of Moctezuma (reigned 1502-20) through monumental sculpture, gold and turquoise artefacts, codices, European portraits and enconchados (oil paintings with mother of pearl detail inlaid on wood panels) drawn from the museum’s collection as well as those in Mexico, the US and Europe.

“We want to reinsert Moctezuma into the Columbian world as a unique ruler in his own right—not merely as a post-colonial figure. It’s a wonderful challenge,” says Dr Colin McEwan, head of the museum’s Americas department and curator of the show, in cooperation with his Mexican colleagues Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, Leonardo López Luján and Felipe Solís Olguín, who died in April 2009.

Divided into thematic sections, the show examines various aspects of Moctezuma’s life including his role as a semi-divine figure or intermediary with Aztec gods, his military prowess and his varied achievements as a ruler.

The exhibition also delves into the Spanish conquest and presents an alternative version of the ruler’s death. On display are two 16th-century codices—shown together here for the first time—one of which depicts Moctezuma in chains and the other with a rope around his neck, suggesting he might not have willingly welcomed the Spanish, but rather been a captive who was later dispatched by the Hispanic invaders.

“We’re showing how history is constructed and represented and how events can be read in the 21st century. We want to bring less well-known aspects of his life into Western historicity,” says McEwan.

The show presents new scholarship on the emperor including the first in-depth reconstruction of a lost portrait of Moctezuma carved into Chapultepec Hill in Mexico City.

Moctezuma : Aztec Warrior An unrivalled Empire From his capital in Tenochtitlan (the site of modern Mexico City), Moctezuma’s empire comprised much of modern highland Mexico, stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Pacific Ocean.

His power was reflected in the splendour of his capital’s architecture, his command of the prestigious Jaguar and Eagle military orders, and his sacrificial rituals to the gods.

Moctezuma’s world was unrivalled, and this remained so until the devastating arrival of strangers – Cortés and his Spanish fleet.

British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG

24 September 2009–24 January 2010

Moctezuma : Aztec Warrior

Turquoise mosaic of a double-headed serpent.

Mexica/Mixtec, 15th–16th century AD. From Mexico.

Knife with a mosaic handle and a chalcedony blade.

Mexica/Mixtec, 15th–16th century AD. From Mexico.

Moctezuma : Aztec Warrior

Mosaic mask of Quetzalcoatl.

Mexica/Mixtec, 15th–16th century AD. From Mexico

Mosaic mask of Tezcatlipoca. Mexica/Mixtec, 15th–16th century AD. From Mexico.

Movie Reviews

Director: Chuck Patton Producer: Manga Rated: 18 Original Release: October 28, 2008 Length: 74 Min Language: Eng Dead Space is a feature length horror/sci-fi animated movie based on the much anticipated Electronic Arts video game set for release in the fall of 2008. When a deep space mining operation discovers a mysterious alien Marker, some believe they have finally found evidence of our creators. However, the removal of the Marker instead unleashes a horrific alien species, which had been entombed within a remote planet, and a desperate fight for survival ensues. The story follows a select group of miners and crew members, as they confront a grotesque and lethal invasion unlike anything ever seen before. The Dead Space animation will serve as a prequel to the game, and take adult animated horror to a whole new level.

Movie Reviews

Gundam 00 Director: Seiji Mizushima Producer: Seiji Takeda Rated: 13+ Original Release: November 17, 2008 Length: 625 Min Language: Eng, Jap Synopsis: It is the year A.D. 2307. Fossil fuels on Earth have been depleted entirely, with mankind turning to the next available power source: solar energy. During this time, 3 orbital elevators with solar power generation systems are built, each under control by the Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations (formerly United States of America), the Human Reform League (Russia, China and India) and the Advanced European Union.

However, not all countries are able to enjoy the benefits of this system, leading to widespread resentment and war. Arising out of the conflict, a mysterious military organization known as Celestial Being appears, dedicated to end all warfare using Mobile Suits called Gundam. This begins the stories of Gundam Meisters (pilots) Setsuna F. Seiei, Lockon Stratos, Allelujah Haptism and Tiera Erde as they are thrown into conflict between the 3 superpowers and the various other factions.

Movie Reviews Shemaroo Entertainment has announced the release of 3D animation Bal Ganesh 2 on October 23, 2009. This sequel, produced in association with Astute Media Vision, explores the heroic tales of Ganesh's childhood as he battles with wicked and powerful rakshas.

Announcing the launch, Smita Maroo, VP Animation, Shemaroo Entertainment said, "The overwhelming response to Bal Ganesh prompted us to consider a sequel and here it is. We are glad that Bal Ganesh 2 is the first Indian animation release of 2009.“ Pankaj Sharma, Director of Bal Ganesh and Bal Ganesh 2 added, "There are quite a few pleasant surprises awaiting all Bal Ganesh fans. We had great fun working on this film and are certain that kids and families will enjoy watching this film.“ The film's music has been composed by Shamir Tandon and has vocals by Sukhwinder Singh, Suresh Wadkar, Niraj Sridhar. New talent from Zee Lil Champs has also sung for the film.

Bal Ganesh had won the best animated feature film and best animated character at the Lil Star Awards 2008.

Gilbert & George In the Baronian_francey gallery in Brussels where Gilbert & George will show their latest series to date - Jack Freak Pictures. the exhibition officially opened on September 11 and ran until 31st October, 2009.

In this show, which contains the largest number of pieces so far, gilbert & george continue to explore themes that have been precious to them for a number of years. in their recent works they have continued to break down the rules of social propriety with a calmness and a detachment that are very english.

In these images, the english flag, the map of the district of east london (fournier st.) where their studio is located, trees, graffiti and medals are all subjects from which they draw an intriguing and universal narration.

As very often happens in their work, Gilbert & George are once again protagonists of the pieces. their faces and their bodies appear in numerous images. thanks to computer processes they are represented in a stylized and often distorted way in a metaphor of human beings attached to their social, religious and sexual norms.

Gilbert & George

Gilbert & George

Gilbert & George

Storm Drain Art

Twistori

Twistori

Twistori

Sketchbook Project

Currently in it's fourth incarnation, The Sketchbook Project exhibited in October of 2007 with 500 artists participating from around the world. For Volume 3, the The Sketchbook Project toured to 9 different galleries and venues around the East Coast, connecting almost 3,000 artists together through the project.

Sketchbooks offers a glimpse into an artist's life, which is why we want to make a publicly accessible library of sketchbooks that people can browse, peruse, and check out. We think that this sketchbook collection has the potential to open a new line of communication between the artist and the viewer, since the experience of making and viewing are both so personal. Anyone can sign up to receive a sketchbook. Before joining our permanent collection, sketchbooks will be exhibited at select galleries across the US. The library will house thousands of sketchbooks from artists that reside all over the globe. We'll be touring around the United States with the collection starting in April, followed by a permanent location for the library in 2010.

Your sketchbook will become part of our permanent library. Sign up receive a blank sketchbook marked with a barcode that links it to a searchable database. When you send your completed book back to us, it will be included in the library. Future library patrons will be able to browse books alphabetically, by location, theme, etc.

Confirmed Exhibition Dates December 11 - 13, 2009 Atlanta, GA Art House Gallery 309 Peters St, Atlanta, GA 30313 February 19 - 21, 2010 Brooklyn, NY 303Grand 303 Grand St., Brooklyn, NY 11211 April 8 - 11, 2010 Los Angeles, CA Art and Shelter Gallery at The Salvation Army Alegria 2737 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90039 April 16 - 18, 2010 Saint Louis, MO Soulard Art Market 2028 S. 12th St , Saint Louis, MO 63104 May 7 - 9, 2010 Chicago, IL Home Gallery 1407 E. 54th Place, Chicago, IL 60615

http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject

Frieze Art Fair

Bernd Ribbeck, "Untitled" (2009). Indian ink on paper. 25.4 x 35.4 cm. Available at the Galerie Kamm booth. â‚Ź3,750 excl. VAT Courtesy Galerie Kamm, Berlin. Photo credit: Jens Ziehe

Richard Hawkins, "Cash Only, Study #2" (2009). Acrylic and pencil on paper. 17 5/8 x 22 in.

Available at the Richard Telles Fine Art booth. $7,000 Courtesy of Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles. Photo credit: Fredrik Nilson

Frieze Art Fair

Mark Flood, "Good Times" (2009). Acrylic on canvas.

47.9 x 29.3 in. Available at the Peres Projects booth. $15,000 Courtesy Peres Projects Los Angeles and Berlin

Mark Wallinger, "The Word In The Desert II" (2000). CPrint. 190 x 154 cm. Available at the Galerie Krinzinger booth. €30,000 Courtesy Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna, Austria

Yto Barrada, "Oxalis Crown, Perdicaris Forest (couronne d´oxalis-portrait à l´echelle)" (2007).

C-print. 125 x 125 cm. Edition of 5 with 1AP. Available at the Galerie Sfeir-Semler booth. €9,500 Courtesy Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg, Germany

Sebastian Diaz Morales, "The way between two points (Terra incognita)" (2009). Two-channel video installation, HD format, with two audio channels and synchronized video projection. 18 min. Variable size.

Available at the Galerie Catherine Bastide booth.

Price available upon request.

Courtesy Galerie Catherine Bastide, Bruxelles, Belgium

Frieze Art Fair

Oleg Kulik, "I can't keep silence anymore" (1994). Cprint on aluminum. 135 x 95 cm. Available at the XL Gallery booth.

Price available upon request.

Courtesy XL Gallery, Moscow

Dawn Mellor. "Deborah Kerr from Vile Affections" (2009). Oil on canvas. 30 x 24 in. Available at the Team Gallery booth.

Price available upon request.

Courtesy Team Gallery, New York

Slater Bradley ,"Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space" (2009). Gold marker pen on fibre-based print. 60 x 72 in.

Available at the Max Wigram Gallery booth. $35,000 + tax Courtesy Max Wigram Gallery, London

Wet Cement : The Sidewalks of San Francisco “Everyone talks about ‘guerrilla art,’ but Lyle and his crew are the real deal, Viet Cong in the interstices of gentrification.”

—Mike Davis “Forget statistics and pretentious analysis of ‘urban society.’ Take a walk through the city with Erick Lyle and discover the reality of how people live in an American city.”

—Howard Zinn

Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Soft Skull Press (March 1, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 159376250X ISBN-13: 978-1593762506

Description When presented with a patch of wet cement and a chance at immortality in the built environment of the city, what do you write? Love notes, political slogans, band names, and simple declarations of existence on a certain date; just about every kind of message is etched in the cement of the sidewalks of San Francisco.

In Wet Cement, Lyle reveals the city as something other than a collection of streets and buildings: it is the convergence of all the ideas and aspirations of everyone who has ever lived there. The cement etchings, presented in an extensive collection of photographs, create a narrative that accompanies a walk down any street. The wet cement functions as a time-lapse photo, encapsulating the voices of decades of city dwellers.

In the spirit of both Walter Benjamin and Jane Jacobs, the photographs of cement etchings are for Lyle a jumping-off point, triggering tales of lost legends, lost utopias, and lost love in a city that is constantly decaying, regenerating, and accumulating new layers of history — a fascinating meditation on the art of walking, reading, and remembering in an urban environment.

Bboyworld Evolution 3 days of real Hip Hop will take place at the 4th annual Bboyworld Evolution.

It took a while, but Evolution is back, doper than ever before. This year we have chosen to organize the event in a state known as the birth place of Martin Luther King, Atlanta.

This R-Evolutionairy state perfectly fits The Dream most upcoming bboys have !!

Bboyworld has Been Known For Creating Opportunities, evolution 4 will bring a lot of opportunities for upcoming & established bboys.

This Year Evolution, will be joined by Bboy 24/7 that will host one of the most ridiculous 1on1’s in bboy world history.

Day1: Friday December 4th: Evolution warm up party Feat Bboy 24/7 Undercards Battle.

Undercards Battle: Crazy C (Backyard Funk/Florida) VS Panik (Atlanta) / Bgirl Mystify VS Bgirl Severe (Burn Unit/Atlanta) / Bgirl Narumi (Japan) VS...TBA ALSO: 3on3 BBOY Battle for 3 Rountrip planetickets to Denmark to participate in the world reknown Floor Wars (incl a $3000 workshop Job) Day 2: Saturday Dec 5th Evolution Prelim Battles /Bboy 24/7 Meen 187 (Dynamic Rockers/NYC) VS AJ (HBO Crew/Atlanta) Bboyworld Evolution Preliminary: TOP Crews in the world battle it out for a spot on the top 16 and a shot at the title: ( 8 vs 8) Day 3: Sunday Dec 6th Bboyworld Evolution world Finals: The Top 16 Crews will Battle for the Title!! The Best US Team will receive 8 round trip tickets To Chelles Battle Pro 10th year anniversary in France to Represent the USA. This trip is include Hotel Accommodation etc. Cash for winners of Evolution 4 & the world Trophy.

Bboyworld Evolution

•Special 24/7 Battle!!!!

1) TBA 2) Lego (Flipsidekings/ Florida) VS Future (Flexible Flave/ California) EAST VS WEST 3) Tells (GroundZero/ Florida) VS Miracles (Furious Styles/ Arizona) EAST VS WEST Best Dancer of the Night Award The person who represent the most, rips the cyphers & hold it down the hardest will receive a trophy and round trip to the Notorious IBE 2010 (incl a slot to participate).

Event will by hosted by MC TRIX (Battle Of The Year) & MC SNIPA (20th Century Bboyz/Korea) On The Wheels Of Steel: DJ MISTA SWEET (HOLLAND) / DJ TRAILS (USA) / DJ DADEO (Dadeo Productions / Breakers Delight / Kleva Stylez Klick) (USA) / DJ ALPHATRION (USA) / DJ ETHICAL SOUNDREBEL(USA) Judges: Hong10 (Drifters/7 Commandos/Korea) Ronnie (Full Force/Super Crew/7 Commandos/USA) Zapper (HBO Crew/Atlanta) Fever One (Rock Steady Crew/USA) Menno (Def Dogz/Hustle Kidz/Holland) Graffiti wall expo by Local Atlanta & LA Graff Artists.

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Truck Art In Pakistan The under-appreciated, indigenous Pakistani tradition of truck painting has an extraordinary history, starting in the days of the Raj. As early as the 1920’s, competing transportation companies would hire craftsmen to adorn their buses in the hopes that these moving canvases would attract more passengers. The technique worked so well that pretty soon you couldn’t purchase a ticket without seeing dozens of beautifully painted trucks waiting to take you to your destination. While the art doesn’t serve the same purpose anymore, it is still as prevalent as ever and has become more intricate and developed a deeper cultural significance over time.

Even though truck art isn’t unique to Pakistan anymore, nowhere else in the world is the practice so pervasive. In a country where the per capita income is barely north of $2,000, it is surprising to see fleet owners (the trucks aren’t owneroperated) spend $3,000-$5,000 per truck for structural modifications that convert these gas-guzzling, smoke-spewing, roaddominating monstrosities into beautiful moving canvases covered in poetry, folk tales, and ‘…religious, sentimental and emotional worldviews of the individuals employed in the truck industry,’ making it one of the biggest forms of representational art in the country.

Truck Art In Pakistan Unlike vanity plates and ‘pimp-my-ride’ style modifications, Pakistani truck art is about cultural history and tradition, storytelling, passion, and sometimes playful one-upsmanship. As such, every little adornment on the trucks has a special significance. Jamal Elias breaks down the motifs for truck art into the following 5 categories:

1. Idealized elements of personal and communal life.

2. Elements of political and national life.

3. Talismans, trinkets, and clothing.

4. Talismans or religious symbols.

5. Obvious religious symbols and images.

Partly due different ethnic heritage, partly due to the unique stories each tribe has to offer, even within Pakistan, each province has its own distinct style of truck painting. While Sindh is famous for camel bone work, Balochistan and Peshawari fleet owners prefer wood trimmings, and Rawalpindi and Islamabadi trucks favor plastic work. The materials, the color, the arrangement, and the overall art style ultimately serves as a cultural representative of the region.

Truck Art In Pakistan

Truck Art In Pakistan

Book Art Gallery Opens in Brooklyn New York. In tune with a growing interest in print and book art, a new pop-up gallery has opened in Brooklyn's DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) neighbourhood dedicated to the art form.

Called Central Booking, the space is the brainchild of Maddy Rosenberg, a book artist and independent curator who has worked in the field for more than two decades, and hopes to further expose the versatility of the medium to the art world at large.

"My definition of the book is very expansive and inclusive," says Rosenberg. "When an artist says they're making a book, that's my parameter." As a result, Central Booking bears little resemblance to a traditional book store. The first of the gallery's two rooms is reserved for curated shows of work by artists who make prints but also explore other mediums; the current show, "Natural Histories", contains pieces ranging from a sawbox by Steven Daiber that is filled with pine cones wrapped in wood prints of a natural history text ($5,000), a nonprint-related installation of scavenged metal and natural debris by Judy Hoffman ($25,000), and a limitededition copy of “A Book of Works”, an unfinished 1993 book of poems and photographs by Ana Mendieta (loaned by the artist's foundation, it is the only piece in the gallery not for sale).

The second room is devoted strictly to print and book art in all its multiplicity. Pieces range from $2 zines to books pressed on metal sheafs, three-dimensional print dioramas, and books displayed on video. The costliest work is a one-off by British artist duo Kahn + Selesnick, whose multidisciplinary books consist of an original fictional narrative presented both in text and in panoramic, digitally enhanced photographs of the artists enacting their story with elaborate costumes and props. Priced at $100,000, the striking blue leatherbound book is the length of a park bench and requires two white-gloved attendants to open—"a performance in itself", says Rosenberg.

In total, the gallery offers work by 130 artists, with others including Mary Frank, Joan Snyder and Jay Bolotin, whose book of woodcut prints comes with a CD recording of an original opera he composed.

With book art appearing more and more regularly in exhibitions and art fairs over the past year—and with Gagosian gallery opening its own Madison Avenue shop of artists' books and limited editions—there are signs that the recession-friendly medium has been slowly gaining traction.

"I feel the most dynamic, interesting, experimental work is going on in books because it doesn't have a huge tradition or baggage," says Rosenberg. "You have a younger generation that grew up with technology and takes it for granted and is not wowed by it, and they are going back to more tactile things, they're very excited about that. And there's also the intimacy of the book."

True to the provisional spirit of the times, Central Booking is located in the second-storey space previously occupied by Safe-T-Gallery, whose lease Rosenberg bought out when they closed. After that expires in six months, Rosenberg intends to continue the gallery in a venue yet to be determined. "Sure I would love to sell the works and keep going and help the artist survive as well, but for me it's not about making lots of money, it's about keeping the project going," she says.

/ http://centralbookingnyc.com/

Van Gogh’s Letters : The Artist Speaks

Dates: 9 Oct 09 - 3 Jan 10 Categories: 1800-1900 (Impressionism, etc) Address: Paulus Potterstraat 7 Amsterdam 1070 CX , Netherlands This exhibition celebrates the publication of definitive, six-volume edition of the artist’s correspondence (see p49). The Van Gogh Museum is marking the book launch by showing 120 letters, nearly all from the family collection.

These are rarely exhibited, for conservation reasons, and never have so many been on show before. Three recently acquired letters with sketches addressed to Van Gogh’s artist friend Emile Bernard are being lent by the Morgan Library in New York.

Presented in the museum’s original Rietveld building, the letters are shown alongside paintings from the permanent collection. Altogether there are 340 artworks, including The Potato Eaters and The Bedroom. Light levels will be lowered for the works on paper, with the paintings spotlit, giving a different feel to a museum that is normally filled with daylight. The display of letters will also flow over into the print gallery. Some of the letters include small drawings (above). Once Van Gogh became a full-time artist he would make rough sketches of his pictures to show his brother Theo what he was working on.

The letters, mostly in Dutch and French, provide an intimate and revealing account of his development as an artist. Another show (with almost completely different artworks) will be presented at the Royal Academy, London (“The Real Van Gogh: the Artist and his Letters”), from 23 January- 18 April 2010.

Tsang Tsou Choi Tsang Tsou Choi, or the “King of Kowloon” was a Hong Kong citizen known for his calligraphy graffiti.

Although he died in 2007, he is still at the center of interest in the Chinese urban art scene.

Tsang was born in Liantang Village, Guangdong Province, China. Traveling to Hong Kong at the age of 16, he was a poor worker and was barely literate. He began to mark the streets of Hong Kong with his distinctive graffiti at the age of 35.

One of Tsang's public art works at Tsim Sha Tsui, Star Ferry Pier

He claimed that he had studied his ancestral tree and discovered that most of the land of Kowloon belonged to his ancestors. He said that Kowloon belonged to his grandfather, in particular. There are no records which back up Tsang’s claim. He was arrested for his graffiti several times, but the police usually just gave him a warning or a small fine. His family disowned him, saying he was mentally unbalanced and a public nuisance and his wife had grown tired of his obsession and left him.

Although his graffiti was repeatedly painted over, he often returned to re-apply his messages as soon as the paint dried. At the height of his graffiti career, his obsessive marking of territory made his graffiti an ever-present aspect of the streets of Hong Kong. The graffiti has been spotted at many places on the streets of Hong Kong, ranging from lampposts, utility boxes, pillars, pavements, street furniture, and building walls, to an occasional car. The contents of his calligraphic graffiti usually include his name, his title (Emperor or King of Kowloon, Hong Kong, or China), his family tree – a variable list of about 20 individuals, the names of illustrious emperors, and the exclamation, "Down with the Queen of England!" His complaints about the supposed misappropriation of his land were not always so formulaic, however. He occasionally demanded that the government pay him land taxes.

A Hong Kong magazine named him one of the city's ten least influential people. However, this supposed lack of influence does not extend to the art world. His typography has inspired many fashion designers, art directors, interior decorators, and CD cover artists. His style has also informed the work of traditional artists, such as Oscar Ho. He appeared in a commercial for Swipe cleaner, in which he cleans away his permanent ink graffiti, proclaiming the product's effectiveness to Hong Kong consumers.

During his last years, he lived in a retirement home, and no longer wrote on walls. However, his poor health did not entirely halt his calligraphic efforts. He continued his work on paper, household linens, and other mundane items. He also told visitors that he should have been elected chief executive of Hong Kong, instead of Donald Tsang, that 'impostor.'[1] He received international recognition for his work. Photographs of his work have toured in shows, such as "Power of the Word," which began its US tour at Grinnell College's Faulconer Gallery on Oct 6, 2000. Tsang became famous around the globe after some of his works were displayed at the Venice Biennale international art exhibition in 2003. His first major commercial recognition came when Sotheby’s auctioned a board, painted by Tsang, for HK$55,000 (USD $7,050) on October 31, 2004.

Tsang Tsou Choi

TSANG TSOU CHOI (KING OF KOWLOON) 1921-2007 CALLIGRAPHY 50,000—70,000 HKD Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 500,000 HKD He died on 15 July, 2007 following a heart attack in Hong Kong. He was 86. Art critic Lau Kin-wai said Tsang spent his final days at an elderly home surrounded by family members. He also said that Tsang's last wish was for another exhibition of his work.

When news of his death became known, many people went to take pictures of his work, especially the one in Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Pier (because of the convenience of the location), which was later sprayed with a clear protective layer. Many worried that the government would 'clean up' his remaining public artwork. The Hong Kong authorities promised this would not happen and undertook to analyze ways of preserving his works. However, in 2009 there were protests and questions in Legco regarding the apparent failure of the government to prevent the removal and overpainting of much of his legacy. The Home Affairs Bureau maintained the government's commitment to protecting Tsang's works "depending on the actual situation and feasibility".

Tsang Tsou Choi

Tsang Tsou-choi shows off his writings at the construction site of the Hong Kong Central Library in this August 15, 1999 file photo.

Hong Kong's graffiti king Tsang Tsou-choi poses with a Daihatsu car he decorated with his calligraphy during the "JapanCool Expo" show in Hong Kong, August 22, 2002.

Tsang Tsou Choi

Tsang Tsou Choi

Tsang Tsou Choi

London Fashion Week : Fashion East Menswear Installations

London Fashion Week

Random Street Art

Random Street Art

Random Street Art

Yayoi Kusama : I Love Me San Francisco, OCTOBER 1, 2009– VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, will release the second volume of its newly-launched NEW PEOPLE ARTIST SERIES – YAYOI KUSAMA: I LOVE ME – on DVD on October 27th.

The documentary, which was directed by Takako Matsumoto, will carry an MSRP of $24.92 U.S. / $35.99 CAN and will be distributed exclusively by VIZ Media.

Artist Yayoi Kusama is an avant-garde sculptor, painter, and novelist and her visual style is often characterized by a liberal use of polka dots and nets to achieve a so-called “infinity effect.”

The film documents Kusama’s creative process over the course of a year-and-a-half as she completes a series of 50 large monochrome drawings.

As her work comes to life, one witnesses the essence of her artistic voice as builds on themes about the conflicts between life, death, and love – sometimes quietly and sometimes not. Her selfconfidence and dignified spirit is evident throughout the insightful film.

Yayoi Kusama has been widely acclaimed by the international art world for more than 50 years. In 2006, she received the Japanese National Lifetime Achievement Award, one of Japan’s most prestigious prizes for internationally recognized artists. In November 2008, her No.2 (created in 1959) was auctioned by Christie’s New York for over $5.7 million, the second highest price ever paid for a work by a living female artist.

Her work has been exhibited with the likes of Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns and also shown at preeminent venues like the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. “YAYOI KUSAMA: I LOVE ME is the newest release in our ongoing NEW PEOPLE Artist Series which highlights notable modern Japanese pop artists who possess unique views and creative inspirations,” says Seiji Horibuchi, President and CEO of VIZ Pictures and the founder of NEW PEOPLE. “Yayoi Kusama is a truly gifted world class artist who blends elements of minimalism, surrealism, pop art and abstract expressionism”.

To celebrate this release, VIZ Pictures will have a special event at their brand-new VIZ Cinema in San Francisco on October 27th. Tickets ($25) include a pass to the screening, a brand-new DVD ($25 value), a postcard and NEW PEOPLE original buttons.

For more information, visit www.viz-pictures.com or www.newpeopleartistseries.com And, for movie schedule at VIZ Cinema, please visit http://www.vizcinema.com

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