Leiko Ikemura

Editorial / 2015 / Berlin
Published by Geijutsu Shincho / Tokyo

Leiko Ikemura is a Japanese painter and artist, merging Eastern sensibilities with Western influences. Hugely successful in Japan, she has recently installed herself in a new and breathtaking studio space in Berlin's Kreuzberg district.
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Motto

Editorial / 2011 / Berlin
Published in Not Magazine / Shanghai

Motto has become an epicentre for independent publishing. The distribution network and bookstore in Berlin founded by Alexis Zavialoff has established itself as one of the most important hubs for art books and magazines, importing and distributing hundreds of titles from small independent publishers from the entire world and establishing books as an art form in its own right.
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Monolake

Editorial / 2009 / Berlin
Published in The Wire / London

Robert Henke aka Monolake is a pioneer of dub-based experimental techno, starting out on the legendary Chain Reaction imprint in the mid-90s. A good 40 releases later, Henke is still experimenting with the same themes: the friction of width versus depth and the space inbetween.
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Know1edge

Editorial / 2009 / Hong Kong
Published in Lodown Magazine / Berlin
Julius Brian Siswojo / Annie Lee

Julius Brian Siswojo and Annie Lee are the minds behind streetwear label Know1edge. It's a fairytale story made in Hong Kong: starting in the basement with a tiny mail order shop, Know1edge have by now grown into China's most renowned streetwear label, running not only their own label and store, but also cooperating on a variety of projects, such as the Chinese hip hop outfit 24 Herbs.
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Alva Noto / Byetone

Editorial / 2008 / Berlin
Published in The Wire / London

Olaf Bender and Carsten Nicolai are two of the founding members of German sound collective Raster-Noton, a record label that remains unashamedly dedicated to a conceptual, abstract approach to electronic music. Precise, mathematical, sometimes hard to digest, but with moments of unexpected beauty.
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