Count me in for the 360 degree concert
Being an avid concert goer, a music enthusiast, and having been to my share of festivals that go from dusk to dawn (I think they call those raves), there’s nothing more exciting to me than innovation in live music experiences. In November, London’s Flat Iron Square was taken over by ML Studio’s Marcus Lyall as he […]
Hope in motion
When a shoulder injury shattered Pedro LaTorre’s dream of becoming a professional baseball player six years ago, it left him with an uncertainty he never saw coming. With doctors telling him he’d never play baseball again, he surely didn’t expect how life-changing the injury would truly be. After meeting a young man at a Starbucks who began […]
UN recognizes Palestinian state
On Nov. 29, the UN General Assembly voted on recognizing Palestine as a non-member observer state. Although met with hesitation from a few key countries, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas moved forward, stating it was the “last chance to save the two-state solution” with Israel. The U.S. and Israel agreed the resolution would place further obstacles between the Palestinian and Israeli peace process. 138 nations voted […]
In plain sight
London-based artist Slinkachu takes cues from everyday situations and, in plain sight, creates a new reality out of it. But without paying close enough attention, the hidden world could remain unseen. It’s easy to tune out our surroundings as we go about this journey called life, but in doing so we potentially miss out on the little […]
A historic visit to Burma
On his first foreign visit since his re-election, U.S. President Barack Obama touched down in Burma on Nov. 19, making him the first sitting U.S. president to visit the once isolated country. President Obama validated the continuous efforts of Burmese President Thein Sein and the other leaders who took power in March 2011 and have […]
Witness: the stories behind the story
The art of storytelling (aka journalism/media), whether it’s told through print, photography, film, or any other medium, has the chance to capture history, propel ideas, highlight innovation, and bring facts into the limelight. Sometimes the story behind the story is the first to hit the cutting room floor, but then there are times when those […]
rAndom International goes interactive
With simple yet very contemporary presentations, rAndom International creates interactive installations that blur the borders of art, technology, and the life we encompass. Founded in 2005, the London-based collective mostly works with light and relays on movement to create artworks that highlight our behaviors and interactions. Its most recent installation brought a storm indoors as the Barbican’s Curve gallery in London was transformed into […]
A virtual view of a connected world
London’s Design Festival annually brings together innovative architects and designers to amplify the city’s imaginative borders and to recreate the city’s most notable places. In September, London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) was invaded by a mysterious structure that lived off an invisible force. Prism, designed by London artist Keiichi Matsuda, was one of several large-scale interactive installations presented by […]
Passport to the future
When our phones or computers decide to bite the dust, we can all agree how much of a hassle it will be when our music, photos and documents suddenly disappear. But what if the problem of losing data/memories due to damaged or old tech gadgets was a thing of the past? Japan’s Hitachi recently introduced a […]
Light up the streets
Darius Twin‘s re-imagination of Los Angeles, CA combines elements of light painting and photography, bringing a new spin to what street art usually looks like. Using long-exposure photography to capture the intricate paintings, he recreates an everyday setting into something that makes you second-guess what is and isn’t real. With the photos’ subjects only existing as the artist creates them and then disappearing […]