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Eva and Franco Mattes a.k.a 0100101110101101.ORG

The group’s comically unwieldy name stands for the letter “K” in binary code, and the possible joke reference to the hero of Kafka’s The Trial (”K.”) is perfectly appropriate – the young artists behind the group, Italian-born Eva and Franco Mattes, make performances and web art that play on the inscrutable, Kafkaesque power of the corporate media. Read more…

A graphic art novel for adults

Bandes dessinées as it is known to our francophile friends, or graphic art novels to the rest of us, is an incredibly popular scene in France but (sadly) not so widely appreciated here on home turf. Having (mis)spent this summer lounging around in the south of France, I took the opportunity to scout out more about the scene and I fell in love… with Pinocchio!

Cartoonist Winshluss,  a macabre humorist with no morals, narrates the (mis)adventures of “Pinocchio”. Essentially, the plot is the same as that of the wooden puppet we are all familiar with from childhood but here’s the twist… this “Pinocchio” ain’t no nice boy! Read more…