18 Mar 2009

Kaleidoscope - new issue out now!

Kaleidoscope featuring:

Thomas Houseago by Michael Ned Holte; Martino Gamper by Emily King; Allora & Calzadilla by Chris Wiley; Melvin Moti by Thomas Michelon; PORTRAIT: Felix Burrichter by Francesco Vezzoli; Goshka Macuga by Chris Sharp; PIONEERS: Stan VanDerBeek by Simone Menegoi; Genealogy Of The Fashion Accessory by Paola Colaiacomo; ENIGMA No.1 by Becky Beasley; Berlin's Empty Center by Carsten Krohn; Semio-Sex By Dan Graham; Mark Manders by Andrea Wiarda; Tadeusz Kantor by Maurizio Cattelan; Raphaël Zarka by 220 Jours; Whatever Happened To The London Night? by Francesco Pedraglio & Caterina Riva; PANORAMA: Istituto Marchiondi Spagliardi by Alessio Ascari; MAPPING THE STUDIO: Tania Bruguera by Luca Cerizza; ON EXHIBITIONS: 'This is tomorrow' by Paola Nicolin.

Plus news, reviews, and a thematic section on the subject of exoticism, curated by Andrea Viliani and Alessio Ascari—including a themed interview with Danh Vo, a specially commissioned project by Willem De Rooij, an 'exotic' playlist by Invernomuto and a concerted overview with contributions by Rosa Barba, Carlos Basualdo, Matti Braun, Gerard Byrne, Jeroen De Rijke, Francesco Manacorda, Chus Martinez, Mathias Poledna, Florian Pumhösl, Paul Sietsema, Simon Starling, Michael Stevenson, Adam Szymczyk, Armando Andrade Tudela, and Christopher Williams.

Kaleidoscope is the first European free magazine of contemporary art and culture, a bimonthly publication with a circulation of more than 50,000 copies distributed across an international network of 25 countries making for a total of 400 points of distribution, to an audience of up to 250,000 readers.

Kaleidoscope boldly intends to create a platform for information that will satisfy the demands of the contemporary art enthusiast—an attentive and demanding reader with a discerning eye on the art scene, who requires, above all, that a magazine be a faithful guide, capable of orienting his or her appreciation toward new avenues and discoveries. Kaleidoscope is also committed to fostering genuine engagement and research, whether in the form of images or cultural criticism. Prestigious writers, challenging exchanges between artists and curators, and the magazine's authoritative voice will all contribute to shaping contemporary discourse. While the focus will be on contemporary art, there will also be incursions into related �elds, such as architecture, design, and fashion.

Alongside the publication of the magazine, the activity of Kaleidoscope includes:

- a project space for exhibitions, located in our headquarters and animated by a rigorous and highly selective programme; the space also features an extensive stock of international art, architecture, design and fashion magazines available to browse or buy.

- an editorial production of catalogs and monographs, academic texts, artists' books and editions. From time to time, our publications will assume different formats and strategies of distribution: our aim is to explore all the opportunities offered by printed matter and publications in general for a variety of customers who seek a stimulating and dependable partner.

- an art agency at disposal of both institutional and private organizations in need of a highly professional consulting staff, able to develop all the stages of a project, from production to communication strategies.

- a website where visitors can freely download a digital version of the magazine and visit three special blogs: Backstage, maintained by our team, which constitutes a backstage view of Kaleidoscope's process; Guestroom, which hosts the thoughts and opinions of art professionals and cultural producers; and Inbox, which is dedicated to our readers and users and whoever may want to share with us their own reflections.