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The Cutting Edge of Wallpaper
Fresh of the shelves of
Blackdog Publishing
Another book part-focused on our popular Exposif project, beside loads of other great interior activists we're proud again once more to glory alongside
our beloved designers in a real keeper.
The Cutting Edge of Wallpaper looks at the techniques, products and designers at the forefront of contemporary wallpaper design.
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1st lustrum BREAD&BUTTER
17.01.07~19.01.07 BCN
After 5 years of fun&profit spanning from Berlin to Barcelona the boys behind Noodle,Noodle&Noodles (yes, it's true) asked
Maxalot to produce a big wall piece to demonstrate this feast. Diego Vargas of Pixelnouveau was the chosen man for the job and
managed to create this classic masterpiece while visiting relatives in Costa Rica if you must know.
See more work of Pixelnouveau here.
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Wallpaper book
by Lachlan Blackley
Maxalot's Exposif Wallpaper collection plays lead character in another fine publication of creative publishing house Laurence King,
11 out of 50 artists presented are out of our Exposif collection: Jackson Chang, Destroy Rockcity, Takora, Kinpro (Chisato Shinya),
Florence Manlik, Kenzo Minami, Phunk Studio, Pixelnouveau, Angel Souto, Kam Tang and Peter Zuiderwijk.
See them all here.
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Happy Holidays Friends!
It's been a dream-like year for us Maxalots with projects taking us and our beloved artist friends from Barcelona to Paris, Moscow, New York, Miami, Amsterdam, London and The (lil' old) Hague.
And in what could be our greatest adventure yet, the December holiday promises a road-trip to Norfolk Virginia, with pit-stops at a range of smokey saloons and growth hormone-infused meat buffets. Bring on the bone-suckin' sauce! Have a good one everybody!
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Closer
Commonwealth vs Kenzo Minami
11.11 ~ 12.12 2006
"The 'Commonwealth vs' series is an invitational series where the brutality of architecture, and the insane precision found in the digital arts meet in a heated merger of influence, and technique.
Industrial modes of digital prototyping allow the results of these design amalgamations to be carried through to the final stages of production resulting in authentically digital material objects"
Various related artworks available online now!
Espeis Gallery
90 Wythe Avenue North 11
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
t.+1 718.388.4049
www.commonwealth.nu
www.kenzominami.com
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re-Mono
28th of October 2006
19.30
Is this getting boring? We don't think so. First we did it in Barcelona and after the big succes there, we're now launching another identical exhibition
here in Nueva York with our new partners of Commonwealth, at Espeis Gallery. If around, drop in, have a look, get yourself set up with one of those highly limited (100 editios only) prints... or one of those desirable catalogues. Costs? just $75,- and $10,- . Can't make it? go blanka.co.uk
Espeis Gallery
90 Wythe Avenue North 11
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
t.+1 718.388.4049
www.blanka.co.uk
www.commonwealth.nu
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MXLT APPROACHNG NYC
18th of October 2006
Our small but strong core of the enterprise is leaving for a 3 month work&play trip in New York City. There we will co-produce a series of shows that will leave a mark on the map of contemporary arts and design of this capitol of styles and taste. We're teaming up with Product Architects Zoe Coombes and Francisco David Boira of Commonwealth. Please look at the Commonwealth Versus Series for more info on our upcoming adventures in the land of opportunity.
Our new adress:www.commonwealth.nu
www.virgin.co.uk
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Mr.Blam from Blanka (UK) presents his supreme selection Graphique via his first ever show and comes in strong with 28 designers and studios,
the theme and concept was easy, the outcome isn't. Come see this when around, it'll be up for several days only. Next stop; Nueva York...
Press launch / Private views
19:30hrs 6th October at Maxalot Gallery, Barcelona.
18:30 27th October at Commonwealth Espeis, New York.
Artist include:
Bibliothèque
Design Project
De-construct
Practise
Dixonbaxi
Non-Format
Damien Poulain
Maedthought
Daniel Eatock
Spin
BB/Saunders
Corey Holms
Deep design
Value and Service
T. Hingston Studio
Cartlidge Levene
Angus Hyland
Trevor Jackson
SEA Design
NB Studio
Paul Winter
Experimental Jetset
Mode
Image Now
Albert Folch Studio
North
Wim Crouwel
Saville Associates
>> Read more
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TODAYS ART FESTIVAL
22-23 September
Maxalot produced for TA6 a public space/open air exhibition in the form of a projection show on The Hague's City Hall (Richard Meyer) using 4 super powerful slide projectors, a slideshow displaying 32X32meter custom artworks by Build, eBoy, Eschler, INOCUO, Kenzo Minami, Pixelnouveau, Universal Everything, WeWorkForThem, Peter Zuiderwijk (last but no way least) and even us (yes, least).
We joined 200 other creatives of all disciplines presenting shows and installations with pure brilliance such as The Orb (Paterson+Fehlmann), United Video Artists (UVA), UR (Underground Resistance) and 200 others on 20 stages throughout the city center's in&outdoors >> Read more
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Doma Art Show
Opening Party September 8th 19.30, show running till 29.9
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Oh Yeah, the funky colorful make-you-think puppeteering Argies are coming over to show some serious new stuff to their Spanish fanbase,
be there.... don't miss this one. It's gonna be good AND fun.
Read some more here and visit them before they us >> Doma.tv
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Maxalot Gallery & Commonwealth present:
On/Off (and everything in between)
an exhibition by BUILD, Michael C. Place.
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Leading London graphic studio, BUILD collaborates with product architects,
Commonwealth to produce complete multi-digital works of Art.
At Commonwealth espeis-
90 Wythe Avenue (at N.11thst)
Williamsburg, (718) 388-4049
Subway: L train to Bedford Avenue.
Tuesday to Sunday, noon-6pm (sometimes more).
opening party:
June 3rd, 2006. 6-10pm
www.commonwealth.nu www.designbybuild.com
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Patrick Nicholas Peters AKA The Mallorcan PupuMeister of Espai Pupu got
Shepard Fairey of OBEY willing to play at Maxalot Gallery. Opening this Saturday the 28th in Barcelona,
a show packed with artworks by the Los Angeles propaganda makers....
OBEY GIANT
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Maxalot is invited by the glamourous Russian magazine INTERIOR+DESIGN to the 10th International Art fair
ART MOSCOW
which will take place from May 17st to 21st 2006 at the Central House of Artists in Moscow.
Maxalot will have presence through the decoration of the VIP lounge of the
formentioned magazine as well as presenting our concept and artists.
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Opening of exhibition by super-duper Argentine illustrator:
Christian Montenegro
>>Friday April 28th at 19:30<<
Show running untill the 24th of May
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Maxalot presents Universal Everything for Colette's UK JACK, OK! exhibition tour at the Dover Street Market Gallery. Featuring the hottest British fashion, art and design including Hedi Slimane, Banksy, Suzy Menkes, Stephen Gill, this show will travel to London, New York and Tokyo during 2006.
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// MXLT LECTURE V.2 March 30th, BCN
Maxalot was invited by Elisava Design School to give a lecture on graphic design in architecture to a group of architecture students in the "antic teatre" at the CCCB in Barcelona.
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Maxalot presents Universal Everything at Colette's UK JACK, OK! exhibition. Featuring the hottest British fashion, art and design including Hedi Slimane, Banksy, Suzy Menkes, Stephen Gill, this show will travel to London, New York and Tokyo during 2006.
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Opening party collides with Paris Fashion Week first night on February 27th.
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Round 2 for Maxalot and BBB at the Fira, Bcn, 18-20 EnerO.
Maxalot has been granted a very large space this season, a 150m2 domain, and has teamed up again with Iguapop Gallery and this time also: card board Architects Boris Hoppek and Yummie (Suisse) and friendly caterer Santa Maria. The concept is:
A Cartboard City
>> including two galleryspaces, a Yummie promo&vending shop, the Hoppek collection on display, a secret cinema and last but not least wining and dining possibillities.
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Mxlt will also be producing two great eBoy events this Bread&Butter; an exhibition in the Lunapark tent, showing beside 6 eCities the previously unreleased Autojerks, and the signage for the streethall (see a nr.2 above in b&w).
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Wacom and Maxalot invite you to the Joshua Davis Exhibition, running untill Feb14
The broadest show Joshua has ever put on, right here in little Mxlt's HQ; ten unique artworks, a very analogue work (which we're very gratefull for!), two videoworks and two exciting installations à la interactivo.
YOU should come and visit us!
NOTE: Show closed down between from the 18th till the 5th of the 1st of 06. This due to some very so needed little break to celebrate the end of another succesfull season...
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Julie Joliat donates Elk to LT
Lot of MXLT creates new platform for herself to Veni Vidi Vici and top graphic design talent Julie Joliat of BABY MGZN and more
gladly gave away one of her favourite pets, The Lovely Elk...
Elk Creatïf is the recently launched production house, set out to be making commercials and short films with serious ideologic background and thought provoking content.
Running things at ELK are Lotje Sodderland and Kathleen Fon Fournier. Watch these ladies!
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UE does MXLT.
4th of 11 till 1st of 12 2005 at the MXLTHQ
Universal Everything opens their first exhibition tour right here in little old Bcn.
The show shows a very long artwork containing 8 works the young studio released for their clients
in it's short history. Beside print you'll find some wicked window and floor design and two videoworks: animation and web.
Limited edition Hi-quality prints available from now on, best be sure not to miss this one.
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tekko4 kicks off in the BCN
Tekko4 exhibition runs till end October 2005, drop by when in town.
This a Great Show indeed. Through the consisting efforts of Von of Tekko and a more than Friendly Lady
called Lotje Sodderland a broadminded exhibition has been prepared for you to visi. Expect a glocal eclectix mix ranging
from video-art to industrial design and from conceptual stuff back to the basic quality graphics that we're famous for...
The theme of this all: "Safety in Numbers" recalls the presumed safety of the individual within the group and as a theme asks us to re-think the persistent tensions between the group and the individual, our faith in technology, and the promises of our economic system.
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Maxalot curates big part of the new "Mercado del Born
Opening this October, right here, BCN
Maxalot was invited by Greek Brazilian Media Mogul Victor Zabrockis of Aura and Embassy
to help jumpstart his new shop, Mercado del Born, with our creative input.
Expect us doing shows there sooner than you think
starting off with My Brand Project.
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Maxalot Loves the Bread and the Butter at "B&bBcn"
Juli 8th till 11th 2005
Fira//España, BCN
Mxlt shows of the impressive Exposif Collection via live printing installation and sets
up the first in the new series of "POP//UP" exhibitions, teaming up with no-other than IGUAPOP and EspaiPuPu: Meaning an broad show presenting
Boris Hoppek&Miss Van, Denver, eBoy, Greyscale and WWFT (and some really nice shoes !!!!)
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// MXLT shines bright at "CUSTOMISE ME"
June 27th, BCN
Besides DJing at the opening night at the FAD venue, Maxalot was invited by organiser Patrick Nikolas Peters AKA "Pupumeister" of Espaipupu.com to customise a pair of Classic Slip-On Vans at the" CUSTOMISE ME" Exhibition. We created an installation consisting of a large block of ice ilumminated from within by various light bulbs. See the melted down version above.... (It melted in about 10 min.(..))
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June 9th, NL
Maxalot gave it's first ever lecture last 9th at the Zeebelt Theatre, The Hague. Invited by <>TAG and Zefir7
to give context to the Exposif events held in The Hague this month. Hosted by Vincent van Baar of Studio Dumbar and accompanied by designers Ten&Don and Peter Zuiderwijk the talk ranged from informative to historic to comical.
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June 11th 2005, NL
During an unscheduled festivity in Gallery 1646, a initiative run by art students of the Royal Academy of Arts
in The Hague, 3 quarters of an eBoy wallpaper was stolen. The student thief has been apprehended and told the authorities he loved to work of art so much
he had to take it. How he managed to make dissappear 6 square meter of print is still to be discovered. The thief is liable to be expelled from the academy.
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THE INDEPENDENT
June 4th, UK
Leading liberal UK Newspaper releases the "50 Best Visual Art Venues in Europe" list and guess what?
Little Old Maxalot hits the charts at 8th position, as a new entry, beating venues like The Louvre, Paris (nr.11),
The Guggenheim, Bilbao (nr.13) and the Centre Pompidou, Paris (nr.18). The "Rijksmuseum", Amsterdam takes the crown (bastards! next year it's ours)
What can we say to all of this? The world has gone bonkers, this proves it right here.
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<>TAG
June 4th 2005, The Hague
Maxalot's Exposif Wallpaper Project launched it's largest show yet, showing over a dozen full size wallpapers.
Exhibition running untill July 2nd at the <>TAG Venue in The Hague, NL.