[rohrpost] SHIFT 081 UPDATE, AUGUST 2003

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�� CONTENTS 


�� COVER INTERVIEW WITH SYRUP

�� "Syrup", based in New York and Helsinki in Finland, made a
�� cover design for this issue. It might be the first time to hear
�� their name but Syrup is a group of talented people that deal
�� with many projects with top companies. Efforts above the
�� average, concept is the most important thing, building up a
�� close relation ship with clients... From these words, you will
�� see their honest, reliable and upright attitude.


�� ECHIGO-TSUMARI ART TRIENNIAL 2003

�� "Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial 2003" is g festival for nature,
�� art and human beings that encompasses 762 square kilometers
�� in six municipalities of Echigo-Tsumari. The aims of this
�� festival are rediscovering the beauty of Tsumari area and
�� discovering the wisdom and pride of people through art.


�� WRITING

�� "Writing - Urban Culture and Beyond" is not only a great
�� tribute to street culture but also to graphic design and
�� architectural style. Graffiti which was long ignored and
�� belittled for its proximity to comic culture has been borrowed
�� by various fields such as fashion, packaging, graphic
�� designers, and has become a fundamental aspect of the modern
�� city.


�� FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL '03

�� The 7th annual biggest open-air music event in Japan, "Fuji
�� Rock Festival" was held for four days from the 25th of July.
�� This year, the festival featured more than a hundred groups of
�� artists and attracted totaling 100,000 people over three days.


�� DOTSOSO#17 FEAT. YUTANPO SHIRANE

�� The 17th Dot Soso was held at Soso Cafe on (Sat.) the 5th of
�� July. The featuring artist was Yutanpo Shirane the illustrator.
�� This exhibition under the theme of "PRT (Photo ReTouch) 
�� regeneration " will continue, where he retouched photos with 
�� a Macintosh computer and made them as painted works.


�� W+K TOKYO LAB

�� Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo" has launched a new music label "W+K
�� Tokyo Lab" to brings new experiences that can only be created
�� in Tokyo through a unique global mix of music, visuals and
�� other forms of creative expression. The fist artist from this
�� label is Masakatsu Takagi. 


�� UBERSEE 3

�� The third issue of "Ubersee" is out from Die Gestalten Verlag
�� in Germany with the theme "Summertime". As usual, the
�� magazine is full of works of creators from around the world.


�� THE FLINK PAPER

�� Received a newspaper with beautiful photos printed on from
�� Belgium. First, we thought it was a design paper but it
�� actually covers diverse topics from nature, science to
�� urbanisation. "The Flink Paper". Of course, it contains
�� architecture, fashion and design information as well.


�� 2003 (7TH) MEDEIA ARTS FESTIVAL

�� The aims of this festival are to discover creative artists and
�� introduce their creative process. The festival is a gateway to
�� success for talented artists who later submit to larger
�� competitions. There are four divisions: Art, Entertainment,
�� Animation and Manga. Amateurs and professionals are
�� encouraged to participate regardless of whether their work is
�� commercial or not. The deadline for entries is (Mon.) 20th of
�� October.


�� ROJO

�� ROJO" is a design magazine published by Spanish design team
�� "Sintonison". They have recently released their two latest
�� issues "Sale" and "Raw". In "ROJO", the editorial team tries to
�� approach to diverse genres of art, such as visual
�� communication, experimental graphic, fashion, music, plastic
�� art, photography, advertising and architecture without any
�� text.


�� COLORSPLASH CAMERA

�� A new camera with a new flash tool "Colorsplash Flash" is out
�� from Lomography. The special feature of this camera is the
�� new flash tool, called "Colorsplash Flash". Some color filters
�� are attached to the flash part, so the coloured light splashes
�� as you press the shutter.


�� REFILL

�� Sydney-based duo "Keep Left Studios" have made a new design
�� magazine. "Refill" is the title of this magazine. It has a great
�� desire to become a leader in modern international design
�� media. As its name suggests, you will find that the magazine
�� refills your heart with designs as you turn the page.


�� NEWLINE

�� "NL (New Line)" is a new brand from SHIFT. This is a
�� collaboration project of a designer Hideki Inaba, a graphic unit
�� "Mogra" and SHIFT. Sending innovative visual language to
�� various media as our message is the aim of this project. Check
�� the sesond T-shirt of Hideki Inaba.


�� .MOV FESTIVAL 2003

�� Noos Movement presents ".MOV Festival 2003" is a digital film
�� festival. It will be held under the joint auspices of Hokkaido
�� Foundation For Cultural Activities with the aim of digging up
�� hidden talented creators and providing an opportunity that
�� creators can show their works. We invite all creators in the
�� world. The forefront creators will select outstanding works
�� from all submissions and these works will be introduced for
�� one month in November at the cafe "Soso".


�� ART GALLERY BIN

�� New gallery space 'BIN' has been launched on cooperation with
�� Abahouse International. BIN is a showcase and repository for
�� artworks in the digital era. It is intended as a place for
�� artists to exhibit and archive their digital artworks.
�� It is intended as a place for artists to exhibit and archive
�� their digital artworks. Featuring Andreas Gysin, a freelancer
�� in Lugano, Switzerland.


�� INFO-WORLD

�� What's happening around borderground? Correspondents for
�� Shift dwelling on the edge of the world contribute monthly to
�� Info-World. Shift presents your direct source from the
�� borderground culture of the world.
�� Our correspondent in Toronto, Mikey brought the event about
�� Burlesque inspired art, Burlesque performance and Jazz music.
�� He took part in this event as one of the participated artists as
�� well. Mlee in Hong Kong introduced "WE Exhibition" that he
�� organised by himself. Check this year's "Love Parade" in Berlin.
�� "London Police" is based in Amsterdam and you can check the
�� exhibition information of them. Also, check the report about
�� "Subverted Boundaries" Exhibition, held in Singapore.


�� GIRLS ON THE STREET

�� Featuring street fashion photos from all over the world. Heat
�� wave is covering all of Europe but Parisiennes are cool and
�� cute!


�� PRESENT

�� Many presents for you this month! Presenting "WE Exhibition"
�� picture book for 5 people. "Flink Paper", "Writing" and "ROJO -
�� RAW Issue" for one person for each product. The deadline is
�� Sunday the 31st of August.


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Taketo Oguchi for Shift Magazine
http://www.shift.jp.org

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