Qompendium is an evolving and ever-changing platform for philosophy, art, culture and science, represented by a series of print publications: magazines, books and monographs. Furthermore, it is enriched by a gallery concept, a work shop and a fast-moving online portal.
Arco Madrid
February 17th to 21st 2010
The 29th International Contemporary Art Fair showcasing the quality and diversity of the contemporary art scene in its myriad dimensions.
Art Dubai
17th to 20th March 2010
A strong selection of more than 60 of the world’s most exciting emerging and established contemporary galleries will be attending the fourth edition of Art Dubai.
Introducing
Aubrey de Grey
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta teams with anti-aging experts Aubrey de Grey and Dan Buettner to bring you an in-depth discussion on the search for immortality. Watch it here.
Editor’s Choice
Eric Sanderson
400 years after Hudson found New York harbor, Eric Sanderson shares how he made a 3D map of Mannahatta’s fascinating pre-city ecology of hills, rivers, wildlife – accurate down to the block – when Times Square was a wetland and you couldn't get delivery.
Check video on Ted.
Art Lawyer
Qompendium Collector’s Edition
Experience the richness of materials, colors and haptic, and additional manufactura to guarantee the luxurious quality of the Qompendium Collector’s Edition. Limited to 357 units worldwide. Enhanced with designed delights.
Collector’s Editions
Saturday, 30.01.2010
Experience the richness of materials, colors and haptic, and additional manufactura to guarantee the luxurious quality of the Qompendium Collector’s Edition. Limited to 357 units worldwide. Enhanced with designed delights.
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Conferences, Exhibitions, Fairs
Mademoiselle Coco Chanel Exhibition by Douglas Kirkland
Curated by Ku Khanh, the immaculate Coco Chanel collection by photographer Douglas Kirkland will be presented to the Parisians this spring, starting February 12th to March 3rd.
Conferences, Exhibitions, Fairs
Monday, 08.02.2010
Curated by Ku Khanh, the immaculate Coco Chanel collection by photographer Douglas Kirkland will be presented to the Parisians this spring, starting February 12th to March 3rd.
Conferences, Exhibitions, Fairs
Four Day Workshop with Douglas Kirkland
A dream come true! Over a four day period Douglas Kirkland, one of our most recognized and celebrated photographers, will demonstrate how he uses his 8×10 film camera as a compliment to his current digital photography.
Conferences, Exhibitions, Fairs
Monday, 08.02.2010
Creating portraits using the 8×10: A basic to intermediate class. For all attendees – you do not need to have used an 8×10 camera before for this workshop. Each student will be able to learn the basics of how to use this venerable camera in this special class and al this from the best mentor one can wish for.
29. to March 31.
Limited to 12 students.
Follow this link for more information:
Palm Springs Foto Festival
Books, Magazines, Fanzines
Saturday, 06.02.2010
Das Museum Kurhaus Kleve zeigt in der Ausstellung „Alex Katz – An American Way of Seeing“, über 40 Arbeiten von Alex Katz aus dem Zeitraum 1957 bis 2008.
Für die Ausstellung ist ein Katalog erschienen, der einen umfassenden Überblick über das Werk von Alex Katz liefert. Im Anhang werden die ausgestellten Werke und eine ausführliche Biographie aufgeführt.
Art, Design, Artefacts
Friday, 05.02.2010
Trinidad-based Chris Ofili is a British painter noted for artworks referencing aspects of his Nigerian heritage. He is one of the Young British Artists and a Turner Prize winner causing controversy with his work.
Representation
www.victoria-miro.com
www.davidzwirner.com
Qompendium News
Friday, 05.02.2010
A strong selection of more than 60 of the world’s most exciting emerging and established contemporary galleries will be attending the fourth edition of Art Dubai.
Proud to announce our media partnership with Art Dubai.
Lifestyle, Fashion, Gadgets
Thursday, 04.02.2010
Immediate intelligence for the wannabe philosopher or the geek-chic style hunter; simple frames to fall in love with – meet Wolfgang created by Han Kjøbenhavn based in Denmark, the only country with a single European Parliament Constituency. Don´t know what that is? Get yourself the frame. It will boost your knowledge too.
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Books, Magazines, Fanzines
Wednesday, 03.02.2010
Design zahlt sich aus – Design zählt, aber auch: Design erzählt. Alle drei Aspekte bündeln sich in den Corporate Stories von ausgewählten, vorbildlichen Unternehmen.
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Art, Design, Artefacts
Wednesday, 03.02.2010
Japanese artist Hiroshi Senju creates overwhelming installations and paintings of waterfalls. He lives and works in New York.
Lifestyle, Fashion, Gadgets
Wednesday, 03.02.2010
Frost Birgens takes a classic, familiar blazer with slit and elbow patches and designs it in knitwear of the highest quality.
Question and Answer
Vanity Publishing, Maybe the Hardest way of Doing it.
Luxembourg’s leading independent publisher Mike Koedinger on the secrets of success, his print projects and lifestyle magazines.
Question and Answer
Tuesday, 02.02.2010
Since its inception Mike Koedinger’s media group in 1994 has grown to become Luxembourg’s leading independent publisher. In an Interview with Kimberly Lloyd, the charismatic Producer of Colophon, the international symposium on magazine culture confabulates about the vain independent magazine industry, the need for new concepts of copyright protection and about the secrets of success.
Books, Magazines, Fanzines
Sunday, 31.01.2010
This publication highlights the annual pace of activities, it focuses on the permanence of their action for a presence necessary and consistent artistic creation throughout. We find the design more appealing than the theory behind. Get it for EUR 5,00.
Talents
Sunday, 31.01.2010
Antoine Bertaudière experiments vividly with folklores, shamanism, hybrids and other projects. A talent to watch.
Conferences, Exhibitions, Fairs
Sunday, 31.01.2010
Jimmie Durham developed his Obsidiana project over the last two years, his multifarious practice spans from drawing, sculpture, installation and video to performance, literature and poetry.
Showing until February 6, 2010
Talents
Sunday, 31.01.2010
Dominik Schatz has accomplished a few examples of experimental graphic design under creative direction of German art director Mirko Borsche.
Philosophy
Sébastien Chamfort
Das Vergnügen kann auf der Illusion beruhen, doch das Glück beruht allein auf der Wahrheit.
Philosophy
Sunday, 31.01.2010
Nicolas Chamfort was a French writer, best known for his witty epigrams and aphorisms. He was secretary of Louis XIV's sister, and of the Jacobin club.
Regular Editions
Saturday, 30.01.2010
Volume 1 Regular Edition
Qompendium Print Publication is a selective journey through the multiverse of intentional and unintentional time capsules featuring an array of exceptional pictorial essays, unabridged interviews and supplementary brand editorials.
Qompendium Print Publication Volume 1 features a number of pictorial essays bringing to light six decades of history, composed and compiled from masterpieces captured by Douglas Kirkland and Deborah Feingold. Other artists range from Lyn Balzer, Tony Perkins to Valérie Belim, Aubrey de Grey, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Todd DiCiurcio, Laurence Ellis, Emir Eralp, Clinton Friedman, Dominik Gigler, David Lees, Siems Luckwaldt, Paul Pope, Nick Sagan, Daniel Stier, Ben Watts, Martynka Wawrzyniak, Christian Weber, Doug Wilson, Per Zennström and abundant others – all work designed and placed in a strikingly unusual and unpredictable editorial design environment.
Art, Design, Artefacts
Saturday, 30.01.2010
One Million Years (Past and Future)
by On Kawara, 2000
Boxed set of 10 compact discs 5 Past compact discs; 5 Future compact discs 74 minutes each.
For sale at the David Zwirner Gallery in New York. Only 250 editions. Price US Dollars 1.000
Art, Design, Artefacts
Lifestyle, Fashion, Gadgets
Mongolian Pop Sweaters
Christophe Nguyen established his own brand in 2007. Triet offers a range of contemporary cashmere sweaters for men and women. The graphics are iconic symbols and characters from the pop and comic world. Produced in Mongolia. Buyers such as Andre3000.
Lifestyle, Fashion, Gadgets
Friday, 29.01.2010
Christophe Nguyen established his own brand in 2007. Triet offers a range of contemporary cashmere sweaters for men and women. The graphics are iconic symbols and characters from the pop and comic world. Produced in Mongolia. Buyers such as Andre3000.
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People and Parties
Friday, 29.01.2010
Germany designer Michael Michalsky introduced a new show concept during the Berlin Fashion Week and we were cordially invited to be part of the evening.
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Travel
96 Hours Lisbon
Editorial Praktikantin Veronika Salzseiler berichtet: Lissabon ist Liebe auf den ersten Blick; die rustikale Altstadt mit den kleinen gekachelten Häusern, den vielen Hügel und Treppen, die freundlichen Menschen und vor allem die unglaublich gute Ess- und Kaffeekultur.
Travel
Friday, 29.01.2010
Lissabon war einst die Stadt, von der aus sich Seeleute auf den Weg machten die portugiesische Sprache und Kultur auf der ganzen Welt zu verbreiten. Heute steht Lissabon selbst unter vielen kulturellen Einflüssen und ist ein beliebter Ort für Kreative aus der ganzen Welt.
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Conferences, Exhibitions, Fairs
Wednesday, 27.01.2010
The Portikus in Frankfurt presents an exhibition featuring the work of the Los Angeles-based artist Mathias Poledna - consisting of crystal glassware set designed by Adolf Loos (1870–1933) and first manufactured in 1929 by the Viennese glassmakers L&J Lobmeyr. The so-called “bar set” consists of twelve individual pieces: a fingerbowl, a champagne flute, a beer glass, a wine decanter, a water pitcher, a water glass, a double Old Fashioned whiskey tumbler, and red wine, white wine, dessert wine, sherry, and liqueur glasses.
Portikus
30 January - 03 April
Alte Brücke 2 Maininsel
60594 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
People and Parties
Wednesday, 27.01.2010
.HBC Couture: Designer Scouts with Starstyling, Carni, Julia and Ben, Martin Niklas Wieser, Don´t shoot the Messengers, V!tor, A.D.Deertz, Julie Eilenberger, Von Bardonitz, and the .HBC Couture: Uniforms von Gerald Kidd. Check out the fun we had with these great talents.
Supported by
www.urban.becks.de
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Conferences, Exhibitions, Fairs
Wednesday, 27.01.2010
Catharina Berndt of Bread & Butter cordially invited Qompendium to pay a visit at the fair and be part of the thrilling event of the winter season. Here is what our Editor in Chief Kimberly Lloyd experienced and some of our team's photographic impressions.
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Conferences, Exhibitions, Fairs
Lee Originals: The Archives
Detailed replicas of how jeans were manufactured many decades ago – this collection is set to be unique, timeless and fit to pure perfection. The brand Lee aims not to position this collection as a new trend but to reintroduce tradition and their heritage. Denim purists will be able to select the originals – made in Japan and washed in Japan.
Conferences, Exhibitions, Fairs
Wednesday, 27.01.2010
Detailed replicas of how jeans were manufactured many decades ago – this collection is set to be unique, timeless and fit to pure perfection. The brand Lee aims not to position this collection as a new trend but to reintroduce tradition and their heritage. Denim purists will be able to selectthe originals – made in Japan and washed in Japan.
Qompendium x Lee
Qompendium visited Lee during Bread and Butter in Berlin to find an exhibition of historical pieces and unique great cuts in the Lock Area. Check out the images.
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Talents
Wednesday, 27.01.2010
Conferences, Exhibitions, Fairs
Impressions: Premium Berlin
Premium first started in January 2003 with a vision to unite high quality and exclusivity in a modern ambient. Ever since the founders Anita Tillmann and Norbert Tillmann are providing a contemporary trade platform for choice collections, international newcomers and exclusive trend products.
Qompendium was invited to the fair. Check out our impressions.
Conferences, Exhibitions, Fairs
Tuesday, 26.01.2010
Qompendium visited the Premium exhibition presenting approximately 900 international women's and men's collections, a wide assortment of accessories and shoes, as well as fine fragrances and cosmetics. The "Seek" Area was especially appealing to us.
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Conferences, Exhibitions, Fairs
Tuesday, 26.01.2010
The G-Star Show was the place to be among some others. Thanks to the special invitation we were able to access the show and the extravagant stand at the Bread and Butter in Berlin to view all the extraordinary pieces of craftsmanship. At G-Star the product is the star but they definitely know how to celebrate their brand.
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Conferences, Exhibitions, Fairs
Do You Read Me exhibits Qompendium
On the first floor in the former waiting lounge of Tempelhof Airport we found the stand of Do You Read Me?! Curator and owner Mark Kiessling has a great eye for magazines and books. The space was a must for all magazine aficionados and it was well-visited.
Check out the impressions here.
Bread and Butter
20th to 22th January 2010
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