http://www.enavant.com Art & Design, Fashion, and Architecture Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:59:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [youtube y2vhf8Opxys] Like a giant awaken from its slumber. The new headquarter complex of China Central Television (CCTV) raise above the busy cityscape of Beijing. Designed by architect Rem Koolhaas and his Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), the A L-shaped monolith, along a few other structures within the compound, ... http://www.enavant.com/2008/06/12/nike-china-cctv-headquarter-olympic-projections/ The mounting human sufferings are almost unimaginable as the tasks of recovering continue after the double natural disasters this month in Myanmar (aka Burma) and China. In support of the ongoing efforts in both regions, we here at EN AVANT and our sister sites, Freshnessmag.com, Sneakernews.com, and Nitrolicious.com, each contributed ... http://www.enavant.com/2008/05/18/en-avant-announcement-china-earthquake-relief/ Written: Poe H. (English) | K. J. Tzeng (Chinese) Photos: Daniel Allen Produced by: Dan Hwang Straddled between multitude of ideals on cultural, political, and design, the host of this year Summer Olympics will present to the world a cityscape unlike any other in the world. The scope of this urban ... http://www.enavant.com/2008/05/16/en-avant-feature-beijing-china-iconic-structures/ Written : Poe H. (English) | K. J. Tzeng (Chinese) Produced by: Dan Hwang Links: (Red), Sotheby’s (AUCTION) RED “Art intimates and needs reaction, Art needs to be the transformative presence, a quality it shares with grace, which itself is on the lookout for the lost. All of the pictures and the sculptures ... http://www.enavant.com/2008/05/16/auction-red/ EN AVANT has been working hard behind the scenes for several months on its dedicated Features page and some small changes on the parent page. Now, we are back and will be bringing you the latest in art & design, fashion and architecture. - EN AVANT Team http://www.enavant.com/2008/05/16/we-are-back/ After an overwhelming successful exhibition at Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). The retrospective of Japanese pop-artist Takashi Murakami, titled © Murakami, just arrived in New York City. The exhibit will feature some 90+ works in a multitude of mediums from 1992 to 2000. All of ... http://www.enavant.com/2008/04/02/brooklyn-museum-%c2%a9-murakami/ Jean Nouvel © Christophe Petit-Tesson Created by the Pritzker family, the owner of Hyatt Hotel chain as well as numerous business entities both in the U.S. and abroad. The annual Pritzker Architecture Prize honors a living architect, whose portfolio of works embodied his/her talent and vision, ... http://www.enavant.com/2008/03/31/jean-nouvel-2008-pritzker-prize-laureate/ The "pay as you please" value scheme, by Radiohead last December, forever altered distribution channel within the music industry. This month, the pioneering rock band initiated another great experiment - viewer generated music video. The contest is simple, the rules are straight forward. Just upload your ... http://www.enavant.com/2008/03/24/radiohead-in-rainbows-music-video-contest/ After an overwhelming demand for the limited "Hope" and "Progress" posters created by artist Shepard Fairey in support of Presidential hopeful, Senator Barack Obama. Fairey, who popularized poster graphics with propaganda style, created a special free paster in PDF file format. Based on the "Progress" poster, the black/white DIY ... http://www.enavant.com/2008/03/13/obey-barack-obama-diy-paster/ After its successful release of a new scent based on Andy Warhol's Silver Factory, the legendary art space in mid-town Manhattan. The fragrance boutique Bond No. 9 will be introducing a brand new scent based on the iconic New York artist once again. The perfumery took inspirations from ... http://www.enavant.com/2008/03/13/bond-no-9-andy-warhol-union-square/