Written by Iris te Wieske ‘’I did Architecture at Cambridge, but then I failed my exams. I draw badly. It is much easier to be a photographer, so I changed. I was always bad at fashion because I didn’t like
TRACK is not afraid to feature a piece of art in their show which is exhibiting institutional criticism: Leo Copers’ project ‘Museum Graveyard’ in the Citadelpark in Ghent. The piece consists of at least fifty granite gravestones, which have been
Written by Sander van Dalsum Unfortunately it is still a rare occasion: homosexual individuals divulging their thoughts by rhyming on a hip-hop beat. Too many rappers are in fact – judging by their lyrics – homophobic, and their image wouldn’t allow
Written by Katarina Jansdottir Josefin Strid is the latest designer to emerge on the thriving Swedish fashion scene. After just two seasons she managed to establish herself with her colourful and simple silhouettes shown at Mercedes Benz Stockholm Fashion Week. Strid’s customer is
Written by Katarina Jansdottir Far too many collections today lack depth or demand explanation in order for them to be relevant or even understood. That’s not the case with Rei Kawakubo’s spring/summer 2012 Comme des Garçons offering. Her sartorial representation of a
Currently Kunsthalle Wien in Vienna is exhibiting Daniel Firman’s gravity defying sculpture Nasutamanus. The elephant, which seems to have suctioned itself to the gallery walls using its trunk. The elephant is life size and was created after Firman had consulted a professional
Another interesting piece at TRACK in Ghent is ‘We Are the People’ by the Vietnamese artist Danh Vo. Vo was born in the year the Vietnam war ended in 1975. Five years later he fled to Copenhagen. His background is reflected
Recently the S.M.A.K. contemporary museum of art in Ghent (BE) has opened TRACK, an exhibition which is spread out over the whole city appropriating public and semi-public spaces in different parts of the city. The exhibition is curated by Philippe
