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DADARA
CELEBRATING THE ABSURD
To call Dutch artist Dadara a provocateur touches on only part of what he does as a painter, designer, sculptor and conceptual artist. He might enjoy getting a reaction with his work, but his explorations of the boundaries and absurdities of reality also contain layers of thoughtfulness. »
ARCHITECTURE
TILL THE COWS COME HOME
EATING, OUTSIDE THE BOX
If a slow food, vegetarian café operating out of a shipping container in Berlin’s fashionable Mitte district doesn’t nod to several zeitgeists, then Till The Cows Come Home is merely a place to have a meal. »
MUSIC
TRANSCONTINENTAL
BEAT CONNECTION
In an ambitious and expansive project encompassing ten cities across two continents, Ten Cities engineered musical crossovers and examinations between Europe and Africa. »
ARTS
BRAD DOWNEY
URBAN ERRORIST
A film school undergrad project, Brad Downey’s feted documentary on street art, Public Discourse, helped birth and frame an unusual hybrid vision of artistry for the Berlin-based, American artist. »
ARCHITECTURE / ARTS
RAUMLABOR
URBAN INVENTIONS
With public space more and more on the line in any discussion of urbanism, Raumlabor’s work directly addresses cities in transformation and the boundaries between public and private, while also operating intellectually in theory, education and open discussion. »
ARTS
EVELINE VAN DE GRIEND
Surreal Portraits
For Dutch painter and sculptor Eveline van de Griend, the friction between the past and present makes for a lot of unsettled power. »
ARTS
BOSSO FATAKA
WRAP ATTACK
In the case of street art, the eye of the beholder not only dictates the beauty of a piece, but also its legality. As such, the work of Berlin-based trio Bosso Fataka—like most street art—is ephemeral in nature. »
ARCHITECTURE / ARTS
URBAN YOGA
ARCHITECTURAL REPOSE
In an unusual interdisciplinary twist, Anja Humljan launched The Urban Yoga as an experiment to explore a dialogue between body and city. »
ARTS
JAZOO YANG
CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSIONISM
If painting is one of humanity’s oldest artistic mediums, South Korean artist Jazoo Yang brings new life to it. »
ARCHITECTURE / ARTS
ARNE QUINZE
GRACE IN TIME AND SPACE
Quinze—who began as a graffiti artist and never finished formal art studies—has a successful career with kinetic sculptures. »
ARCHITECTURE
GRAFT
TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES
As an award-winning architecture studio with offices on three different continents and a reputation for innovative and sustainable design, GRAFT are known for their work all over the world. »
WRITING / ARTS
NEW PLATOON MAGAZINE
IS OUT NOW!
Welcome to the second edition of PLATOON MAGAZINE, where we invite you to explore our worldwide network through the outstanding projects of some of our eight thousand PLATOON MEMBERS across more than fifty countries. »