ASX.TV: Takashi Murakami – “Birth of Superflat” (2011)

Superflat is a postmodern art movement founded by the artist Takashi Murakami, which is influenced by manga and anime. It is also the name of a 2001 art exhibition, curated by Murakami, that toured West Hollywood, Minneapolis and Seattle. In this short piece, Murakami explains about the SUPERFLAT concept and what he means by that. […]

Stephen Gill – ‘A Series of Disappointments’ (2010)

  Photographer Stephen Gill captures on film betting slips discarded in and around bookies in Hackney in north-east London.   A Series of Disappointments.  Photographs by Stephen Gill. Nobody, 2008.   Cat# ZD389    ISBN-13: 978-0955657719 

ASX.TV: Peter Beste – “Vice TV – True Norweigan Black Metal”

We went to Norway to interview Gaahl, lead singer of the band Gorgoroth. Gaahl really believes in this whole ideology behind what he’s doing—he’s not just some rockstar fronting a band. The thing with Black Metal is, in Norway, everybody is exactly the same. There’s nothing to rebel against, because everybody’s really well off. It’s […]

JAN UNG: "Twyford School" (1978)

mailto:jan@janung.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twyford_School ASX CHANNEL: Jan Ung For more of American Suburb X, become a fan on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. All images © copyright the photographer and/or publisher