31 – August – 2012 – Electronic Beats

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Dan Perjovschi

Today’s picture of the day features a drawing by Romanian conceptual artist, writer and cartoonist Dan Perjovschi. According to Perjovschi, all his art is temporary, as it gets overpainted sooner or later. The reasons for this can be found in Romania’s communist past where being an artist was dangerous and performance art took place behind – more

Today’s picture of the day features a drawing by Romanian conceptual artist, writer and cartoonist Dan Perjovschi. According to Perjovschi, all his art is temporary, as it gets overpainted sooner or later. The reasons for this can be found in Romania’s communist past where being an artist was dangerous and performance art took place behind closed doors. Read the interview with Dan, conducted by Max Dax on the occasion of Perojovschi’s temporary performance at Telekom’s IFA booth in Berlin. Image: Dan Perjovschi / Urzeala, 1986-1988

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Get a copy of Pet Shop Boys’ exclusive ‘Winner’ 7″ single for free

Electronic Beats by Telekom presents Pet Shop Boys live in Berlin and an exclusive 7-inch single for ‘Winner’. More details on the competition to follow on 6 September, 2012. – more

EB Video Premiere: Recomposed By Max Richter – Vivaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons’

Max Richter thinks big. How else can you explain recomposing one of the most celebrated composers in history? Nevertheless, the German neoclassical composer has taken Vivaldi‘s The Four Seasons and, as part of the Deutsche Grammophon series Recomposed, edited it in his own fashion. Conducted by André Ridder and performed by the Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin, Recomposed by Max Richter is an album – more

Sky Ferreira: a simple approach to pop

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Interview: Dan Perjovschi

What exactly is a ‘temporary artist’? According to Romanian artist/writer Dan Perjovschi, it’s someone who creates work that is eventually replaced, scrubbed off or painted over. Therefore, a temporary artist always has a fresh canvas—a fresh perspective, and a fresh start to remake and reconceptualize the work of his past. A temporary artist is always new. Max – more

Extra ticket information on Pet Shop Boys’ Berlin concert

Didn’t win a ticket? Disappointed? We feel for you. Here’s an overview of current ticket competitions, with further updates following as soon as we have them. – more