Elita Music and Arts Festival 2010

Our picks of Milan's network of cultural events during design week

Started just five years ago, Elita‘s event series has already become a Milan Design Week tradition. This year’;s headquarters, the historic Franco Parenti theater, beautifully restored by Michele de Lucchi will host several of the music and cultural happenings. Several more take place elsewhere around town, thanks to an ever-growing community network of clubs and venues such as Tunnel, Magazzini Generali and Plastic. With an …

Exit Through The Gift Shop Trailer

A new trailer for the Banksy Documentary shedding new light on the reclusive artist

Famed street artist Banksy stars in this new documentary, a collaboration with Terry Guetta (aka Mr. Brain Wash), called “Exit Through The Gift Shop.” We had the chance to check out the film, a result of unprecedented access to the artist over the last ten years, and loved the new insight into Banksy’s work, as well as learning how it evolved from street art to …

Rojo São Paulo

A creative consortium's new Brazilian outlet showcases original artworks alongside cutting-edge publications

In the upscale São Paulo neighborhood of Higienopolis, Rojo Artspace inaugurates their newly-acquired digs with a show called “Born Into This” by Japanese-Brazilian graffiti artist Yusk Imai. Housed in an ornate 1920s building on a quiet residential street, the new space actually belongs to Galeria 600, which underwent a major reform to house its new reincarnation. Artgoers now enter the gallery space through a huge …