January 2017 - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

January 2017

They Call it Acid, a new documentary on the history of the acid house music scene
Gordon, a part-time DJ was well-connected in the acid house scene, and took his camera around to the various parties...
Caren Motika and Adam McPherson bring healing arts to the LA community with the space, Window of the Sky
Their humble residence was originally conceived as a test model: Built by a man who made a successful career as...
All You Can Eat food magazine makes us hungry for more
Now, another magazine has the joined the fold to tap into this hunger, All You Can Eat. For Austrian publisher...
Meet the FvF Contributors: Liz Seabrook
Liz has a chameleon-like perspective when shooting—and her photographs allow one to see the world from the perspective of a...
An Anti-Trump live streaming installation by Labeouf, Rönkkö & Turner
And as the xenophobic, sexist former reality TV star took to the podium on January 20 becoming the 45th president...
The eternal optimism of utopia explored through the socialist housing estates of Paris
Following World War II, modernism in Europe promised to raise the living conditions of the masses in a quick, affordable...
Pushing the Boundaries of Human Perception through Artistic Exploration
As part of transmediale/CTM festival’s vorspiel, this exhibition running from January 26 – 29, Dark Science at Spektrum Berlin hopes...
Documenting Creativity: Filmmaker Gary Hustwit on self-fulfilling concepts, and his upcoming film on Dieter Rams
Gentrification is arriving at a more leisurely pace than in its immediate neighbor to the south, Williamsburg; Greenpoint’s creative class...
Companion Magazine #9: Exploring the many faces of Switzerland
For a small country, Switzerland’s diverse culture and development made for the perfect destination to explore in the latest issue...
Link List #62: Spirit cooking with Marina Abramović, Machiavelli’s advice for nice guys, and why John Berger is more important than ever
Thanks for reading! We hope our links inspire you and give you a small window into what the FvF office...
Netflix’s new documentary series has an eye for design
Examining design from all angles through the lense of different disciplines: architecture, graphic design, photography, stage design and more, Abstract...
Time stands still for the award-winning photographer Daro Sulakauri with her project, Double Alien
For Daro, the region of Samtskhe Javakheti bears mythical connotations—an inaccessible place of fairy-tale like beauty. Small townships are scattered...
Igor and Judith of Urban Jungle Bloggers explain why plants became so important for our city homes
Whether placed in a pot in the living room, hanging them from the ceiling in the bedroom or growing in...
Anna Lehmann-Brauns captures light and color in her nostalgic images of lifeless interiors
The empty interiors, that we usually see inhabited, cast their own particular spell, as we ourselves experience when we visit...
The ironies of life explored in Jean Jullien’s first monograph, Modern Life
Renowned French artist, Jean Jullien looks at the world with a humorous eye, combining intelligent social commentary with tongue-in-cheek illustrations....
Stack is the magazine subscription service bringing indie titles to the masses
With Stack, Steve set out to make quality independent titles available to a global audience, removing the costly distribution issues...
FvF Mixtape #115: Ben Bobby
Ben Robin on the dotted line, he’s a very relaxed fellow who works for Skateistan, an NGO that uses skateboarding...
Canadian photographer Ian Brown is in search of the American Dream
Over ten years and across dozens of states, hundreds of dreams have been written by hundreds of hands: their unifying...
Photographer Kate Ballis takes a beautiful new perspective on Australian beaches
This is reflected in the basic idea to Kate Ballis’ photo series Beaches Above. By shooting the world from a...
The director of Villa Noailles, Hyères, Jean-Pierre Blanc on progressing the arts through passion and community
“I don’t like stories,” says Jean-Pierre, before adding quickly, “At the same time, I love the ones I come up...