May 2018 - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

May 2018

Cody James photographs the architecture of The Getty Center, offering a new perspective on the endless L.A. sun
James was born in a small town outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His photography has taken him all over the world—“Alaska,...
FvF Explores: How the former Paris of the east became today’s Bucharest
It is Calea Victoriei, the artery of Bucharest. It was initially known as Ulița Mare, simply ‘large street’, and connected...
URSA founder Elizabeth Gleeson breathes new life into Argentine textile traditions
“I strive to have my life filled with art, and constantly think of better solutions for the way that I...
Gathering local communities for urban futures with The Sooner Now
Cities have never before been so densely populated. In turn, it lies in the hands of individuals to nurture and...
Companion Magazine #13: A Meander Through Dusseldorf and Cologne
Companion have been busy turning our sights onto some of the eclectic communities of the Rhineland and consider the differences...
Sampling Japanese culture with the locals in Düsseldorf’s Little Tokyo
The table looks like a chaotic setting from a scene in an anime show: countless small plates and cups, hardly...
Link List #80: Hollow solutions to developing world problems, fighting back against the digital powers, and a publication on food and politics further afield
Hopefully you enjoyed the reads from this week’s Link List, but if you’ve still got an internet itch to scratch,...
Unearthing creative spaces with Oak – The Nordic Journal
Introducing space as an overarching theme uniting disciplines and cultures, Creative Spaces features conceptual artist Olafur Eliasson and jewelry designer...
Mapping the future of wearable technology with artist collective Kobakant
‘I am…’ states the first speech bubble on the wall of Kobakant’s studio. The corresponding tiles offer the words ‘creative’,...
FvF Mixtape #128: Funk Bast*rd
On Singapore’s south shore close to the harbor, in an area called Telok Blangah, Dean Chew set up his headquarters...