TECHNO SHANGHAI | IAHGNAHS ONHCET from Speedism on Vimeo.

Speedism recently premiered the 3D animation film titled “IAHGNAHS ONHCET”, which is Techno Shanghai spelled backwards, or should we say blackwards, as the doomed BLACK CELEBRATION that it might be; opposed to “the real” Shanghai, a copy of a copy of a copy, incestuous; mutating, decaying, as an urban themepark, the city of cities, the themepark of themeparks. But in this state of (architectural) being, it starts breathing again… The IAHGNAHS ONHCET story could be(come) fantasy come true of our Chinese adventures through residencies and publications.

The project started as a collaboration with production and promotion platform Arthub Asia and with Crystal CG, China’s major media and visualisation firm working for renowned architectural offices but also commissioned by the Chinese government for Expo 2010 Shanghai and the Beijing 2008 Olympics. After a stay at their Shanghai office, Speedism set out on a solo trip to construct what has become IAHGNAHS ONHCET.

IAHGNAHS ONHCET on display:

“Reversed Images; representations of Shanghai and its contemporary material culture”, MoCP, Chicago USA until 23.12.09

“Shanghype!”, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, USA until 13.12.09

World Film Festival, Bangkok, Thailand 06-11.11.09

Check out the event that PopRally organized, this Saturday, 23 May, 2009 from 20h30-23h00 at MoMA in New York!

Please be advised: the performance will feature strobe lights, a smoke machine, and lasers.

In that case, count us in.

Find out more from PopRally HERE

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BEAUTIFUL LOSERS celebrates the spirit behind one of the most influential cultural moments of a generation

In the early 1990’s a loose-knit group of likeminded outsiders found common ground at a little NYC storefront gallery. Rooted in the DIY (do-it-yourself) subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop & graffiti, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Developing their craft with almost no influence from the “establishment” art world, this group, and the subcultures they sprang from, have now become a movement that has been transforming pop culture.

Starring a selection of artists who are considered leaders within this culture, Beautiful Losers focuses on the telling of personal stories. It speaks to themes of what happens when the outside becomes “in” as it explores the creative ethos connecting these artists and today’s youth.

text and images thanx to beautiful losers

CHECK OUT MORE ABT THE BEAUTIFUL LOOSERS HERE

MORE ABOUT CPH:DOX HERE

A film club, in the heart of Copenhagen, screening films in Gloria Biograf. The focus is on films related to architecture, design and art.

On the 3rd of november 21:30 at Gloria, we will be screening, for the first time in Denmark, the film:

Koolhaas Houselife

Koolhaas HouseLife is a film on one of the masterpieces of contemporary architecture of recent years: The House in Bordeaux designed in 1998 by Rem Koolhass/OMA.
Unlike most movies about arcitecture, this feature focuses less on explaining the building, its structure and its virtuosity than on letting the viewer enter into the invisible bubble of the daily intimacy of an architectural icon.

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