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The AM I Collective | Rainbow Artists | South Africa

The AM I Collective, a group of Cape Town based artists, gained valuable exposure during the World Cup as their artwork was showcased on ESPN and murals across the United States.

Posted by Justin Ko on July 30, 2010 1:57 PM

"Vivrant Thing" | Chairman Ting Industries

Founded by Carson Ting, a design professional with a lauded career in art direction, and Denise Cheung, a savvy business dynamo with the credentials to prove it, Chairman Ting Industries is working hard to make a name for itself as an experimental illustration workshop based in Vancouver pumping out some of the coolest design work you've ever seen.

Posted by Kwaku Marfo Adu-Poku on July 27, 2010 9:58 PM

Ma Culture! Mon Expression! | Youth Graffiti | Montreal

A powerful, demanding form of self-expression, graffiti enables individuals to find a voice within their social space. Ma Culture! is the outcome of Jirafitti, a ten-week urban art program directed by Selena 'Ache 1' Isles, with assistance from Sterling 'Seaz' Downey. Consisting of twenty workshops altogether, Isles set out to use the medium of graffiti to educate youth, aged ten to seventeen, about the history, customs, and culture behind graffiti as a form of expression.

Posted by Jordana Mah on July 26, 2010 9:53 PM

Yukata Kitsuke Workshop | July 17, 2010 | National Nikkei Museum

I am not too familiar with Japanese culture, but the more I learn about it, the more I am impressed with its traditions, and the more value I see in keeping them alive in our highly developed society.

Posted by Midya Tsoy on July 15, 2010 12:00 AM

Winning bidder of Yves Saint Laurent house auction refuses to pay for Chinese relics

Who does the two bronze statues stolen during the Opium War really belong to?

Posted by Michelle Pham on July 12, 2010 12:35 PM

SNOW Magazine | Tokyo, Japan

The other day while browsing online, I discovered a unique online magazine called SNOW Magazine. It was a very worthwhile accident as this Tokyo-based publication features cool and fascinating articles covering the latest fads in art, music, technology, food, film, fashion, interior design, travel, comics, crafts, and much more!

Posted by Alden on July 9, 2010 12:00 AM

Spring Fever | A Chinese Director Goes Rogue

Director Lou Ye is no stranger to controversy. His last film, Summer Palace, was a graphic depiction of the intense and passionate relationship of two students at the fictional Beiqing University during the time of the student revolution. This feature earned him critical acclaim from Western film critics, as well as a five-year ban on all his filmmaking endeavours from the Chinese authorities. Spring Fever, Lou's latest offering, is a tribute to a powerful love hidden in a secret affair.

Posted by Genie MacLeod on July 6, 2010 12:00 PM

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and the Art of Living | July 9-10

On July 9-10, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is coming to Vancouver with the Art of Living Foundation to present wisdom on creating a violence-free and stress-free world. Sri Sri Ravi Shandkar teaches that human values such as love, compassion and enthusiasm are not limited to any one religion or culture; instead, these ideas are the heart of world religions.

Posted by Joy on July 5, 2010 12:22 AM

Spatial Poetics IX | Powell Street Festival | July 9, 2010

On July 9, 2010, The Powell Street Festival Society (PSFS), will present Spatial Poetics IX. This multimedia showcase invites the community to join together and engage in a night of exploring identity through video, music, and art.

Posted by Joy on July 5, 2010 12:07 AM

Tributaries: Reflections of Aiko Suzuki | June 30 - August 28

A feminist, leader and educator in the arts until her death in 2005, Aiko Suzuki was a remarkable Vancouver-born visual artist of national significance. In honour of her and her work, the Powell Street Festival, the Deux Mille Foundation, and The Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation will pay tribute with Tributaries: Reflections of Aiko Suzuki.

Posted by Joy on June 29, 2010 12:00 PM

OurTube #23 | Centre A | June 30, 2010

It's a night of Art, Film, and Japanese History that you don't want to miss! THIS WEDNESDAY, June 30, Center A will be presenting two provocative Japanese films: YAMA-ATTACK TO ATTACK and Shinjyuku Street TV for their very first Canadian screenings!

Posted by Joy on June 28, 2010 10:23 AM

Maggie Q is the new femme fatale, Nikita

Maggie Q has been cast as the new femme fatale, Nikita.

Posted by Michelle Pham on June 24, 2010 11:24 AM

Schema Goes to the Opera | Madama Butterfly

Last week I attended Vancouver Opera's production of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, and I was awed by the performance.

Posted by Genie MacLeod on June 9, 2010 12:08 AM

NAFF 2010 | A Summer Family

Kamimura is an ageing dancer living in the south of France and giving lessons in the Japanese art form Butoh to students who come to his farm. Every summer it seems his much younger lover, Yuzuko, leaves to be in New York - her presence in Kamimura's household overlapping only briefly with that of his middle-aged wife, Akiko, and their daughter, Mayu.

Posted by Gayatri Bajpai on May 28, 2010 4:03 PM

NAFF 2010 | From Jean-Paul Sartre to Teresa Teng

Says one art critic Yang Xiaoyan, "the people are pragmatic in the southern province of Guangdong, China." They don't bother themselves too much with the esoteric or academic as much as the Mandarin-speakers do. Being independent spirits, the artists of the South were quick to accept more capitalist values at the end of the '80s and change their art accordingly. But what about the '80s themselves? What defined art in the south, which did not follow suit with the northern provinces and accept the '85 New Wave Movement that became 'a campaign' up north?

Posted by Gayatri Bajpai on May 28, 2010 12:00 PM

Dance Dance Revelation | An Intro to Giant Robot

Before this morning I had never read Giant Robot magazine. In fact, until a couple of weeks ago I didn't even know it existed.

Posted by Genie MacLeod on May 19, 2010 5:01 PM

Blackface in the Fashion Industry

The use of blackface in the fashion industry goes deeper than its historical connotations or inappropriateness. It begs the greater question, are white models being painted black in lieu of hiring black models themselves? In an industry that wants a black girl to look like a "white girl dipped in chocolate," it seems that they have finally solved their dilemma by doing just that.

Posted by Kwaku Marfo Adu-Poku on May 13, 2010 10:53 PM

Colour of Beauty | Call for Submission | Race in Fashion

How has the Fashion industry affected mainstream ideas around race and beauty?

With modeling agencies pining over models like Naomi Campbell, who is considered as the epitome of a "white model dipped in chocolate," we've noticed a serious lack of diversity within fashion. But we're dying to hear what you think. Have you or someone you know struggled to be a model, agent or designer because of ethnicity or race? How does the fashion industry or advertising shape mainstream attitudes around the "colour of beauty?" Send us your stories, perspectives, experiences and thoughts about ...

Posted by Christina J. on May 8, 2010 10:31 PM

New on In-Depth! Eco-Coke Designer Andrew Kim

In honor of Earth Day, Schema's People To Watch Investigator Jocelyn Gan, profiled Vancouverite's very own Eco friendly Coke designer Andrew Kim.

Posted by Christina J. on April 23, 2010 9:37 PM

Exit Through The Gift Shop | A Film By Banksy

Notorious graffiti artist Banksy has turned his hand to film-making. As the tagline of the film reads, it is "the incredible true story of how the world's greatest Street Art movie was never made"!

Posted by Jocelyn Gan on March 23, 2010 1:24 PM