Entries from April 2008

April 14, 2008

April 16

Gregory Warner tracks Magicians Without Borders in Iran, Julie Covello and Alex Ferguson book their own DJ tour across Japan, and Swoon investigates the Juarez murders.
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April 14, 2008

Swoon

The artist Swoon investigated the murders of hundreds of women in Juarez, Mexico, and created an installation featuring a portrait of one of the victims at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.

April 14, 2008

Gregory Warner

Independent radio producer Gregory Warner toured Iran with Magicians Without Borders. Take-away lesson: The two coins are not so different.

April 14, 2008

Julie Covello and Alex Ferguson

Underground DJs Shakey and Barney Iller booked a Do-It-Yourself club tour across Japan, spinning everything from soul and funk to minimal techno along the way.