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Grand Theft Auto IV

Das war eine feine soziologische Betrachtung in Süddeutschen Zeitung über die vierte Version von Grand Theft Auto. Der Held schafft als Mafia-Aufsteiger (Sopranos lassen grüssen) Identifikationsraum zwischen Gut und Böse, ganz abgesehen vom enormen Realismus der Grafikanimation und der Möglichkeit, aus dem Spielstrang auszubrechen. Spiele sind die starke Form dieses Jahrhunderts.

Sevenload 3.0

Congratulations to Ibo & the Sevenload developpers for the relaunch of the sevenload platform!
Hard work and long nights (see pics on Ibo's blog) for a great outcome.

ZDF: cash cow or public value?

Cash Cow or Public Value? This title German public TV network ZDF has put to its annual forum on television  which is held in 41st year today. This responds to the intense debate on the quality of television and the digital strategy of the publicly financed networks. Christiane zu Salm will give a keynote this morning and I'll stay during the day. See the program and speakers here. Also there is a live stream on the ZDF owned mediathek.

MIND: Paula's and Adam's 21century salon

Paula Antonelli and Adam Bly host this true 21century salon MIND next week in NYC, just look through the presenters and topics (e.g. science of scent), exciting.

New York's Piazza

Here a rendering of a new quarter planned in New York by Tishman & Speyer. Some Italien flair of a piazza. Another example of the ongoing city redesign taking place in this decade.

via Spiegel Online with more photos.

Swiss Dark Fair

If you are in NYC these days, have a look at the Swiss Institute for Contemporary Arts with its exhibition Dark Fair.... I liked the visual, doesn't it look good? Via Marina of Karma International.

Chanel's art bag

Art, style, architecture and mobility seem to merge with Chanel's Mobile Art Container travelling around major capitals this year. To start with Hong Kong where it landed like a spaceship. Design by Zaha Hadid and commissioned by Karl Lagerfeld a definite 21century installation creating an immersive brand experience of its bag line and using the city as staging ground. The normadid character to me is expressing the mobility of a global society and creates a time exclusivity. And the iconic images are framed by the media reporting in their arts & style sections or blogs like this.

By chance, we met curator Fabrice Bousteau in a Paris café last week, he has selected the group artists showing their contemporary works. More photos via the cool hunter.

Rafael's Pieces

We met Rafael Rozendaal this week in Paris. He is a brasilian-dutch digital artist whose work I became an instant fan. Actually, it was our dear friend Miltos Manetas who showed some of Rafaels interactive pieces at DLD and as part of his NEEN project. Just click through the site, if possible watch the works with a beamer. My favorites are I am very sorry and jellotime. The New Museum in New York will show the latter soon. Rafael told me that his idea is to represent his life through his art living in the internet. I think reflects very much on how the web becomes our representation of reality.

Mirko's Design

If you wish to educate yourself on the highstyle of editorial design, just go to Mirko Borsche's new website. There the acclaimed designer living in Munich shows an extensive archive of his works, from newspaper (ZEIT), magazine (SZ, Neon), advertising (Mini) to books and shop design (Nike). Great site, great work, great master.