Arratia, Beer Minimalism prizes objects that maximize a material’s unique character in rigorous form. Site-specific and found objects, commonplaces in contemporary art, both depend on context and the lifespan of evolving artefacts. Fernanda Fragateiro, a Portuguese artist joining the small but solid ranks of Berlin’s Arratia, Beer gallery, works simultaneously in both of these seemingly antagonistic modes, amending and footnoting German cultural history with objects of simple, formal beauty. Fernanda Fragateiro, MR10 Double Chair, after Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich (2009) In MR10 Double Chair, after Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich (2009), Fragateiro reiterates Ludwig Mies van der...

Various venues The fourth annual Lens Politica film and media art festival presented documentaries, fiction and short films from the Middle East, Cuba and Finland. The festival shed light on many current sociopolitical topics, discussing issues through three exhibitions and various discursive events around Helsinki. Alejandro Pedregal initiated Lens Politica with the Academy of Fine Arts in 2005, however, as the festival progressed, Pedregal set it up as an independent event, opening the festival up to discourses in film, media and politics. Still from The Yes Men fix the World (2009) This year’s festival was inaugurated with the film The Yes Men Fix the World (2009), in which the Yes Men...

The 80s keep coming back!

I've been derelict in reviewing this but thankfully, Weiss hasn't. I'll get around to my write-up soon.

Cage The ElephantGenres: Alternative Rock, Punk Rock, Funk Rock From: Bowling Green, KY, U.S. Imagine for a second that the Replacements didn’t reign over the Midwest, and instead Westerberg and company wrote their brand of raw-bone rock...

On Saturday, December 12, KEXP presents the 7th annual Yule Benefit with a great lineup including two bands from Seattle and two from Portland: hometown heroes The Cave Singers and Grand Hallway, and representing the Rose City, The Thermals and a band we were blown away by at our broadcast from...

This week, we celebrate Thanksgiving here in America, and we’d like to give thanks to everyone who reads the Jamz every week. We do this for you and hopefully you’ve all found some decent groups throughout the year. We’ll be rounding up our faves in a couple weeks and there are still two spots open...

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Each and every Friday we offer songs...

Classical cellist Matt Haimovitz has been astounding audiences –- and confounding critics –- with his edgy, high tech "Figment" tour and album. In his own words, Matt talks with AMG about embracing non-traditional venues, new technology and his collaboration with new music composer Du Yun.