Exhibition of Berlin Graphic Design, Media Design and Street Art in Shanghai. For a couple of years, Berlin has been developing its very own, original, appeal and dynamic in terms of design and is establishing itself as an inter-disciplinary trend workshop. The multi-faceted "Berlin Style" & the unique atmosphere of the city mutually shape and influence one another. The exhibition takes Berlin's image as an open, demanding pop-cultural metropolis as main idea and asks young graphic and media artists: "What makes Berlin addictive?"

On display are works by:
Francois Chalet (www.francoischalet.ch)
Steven & Marilla Alexander (www.rinzen.com)
Jianping He (www.hesign.com)
Pfadfinderei (www.pfadfinderei.com)
Brigitte Speich & Jacques Magiera (www.substratdesign.org, www.materia.li)

It is impossible to imagine the streets and squares of Berlin without StreetArt. StreetArt has become an integral, if controversial part of the urban appearance of the city. For the exhibition project "What makes Berlin addictive?". The artist Xinyu Bai and the designers Jing Wang and Yi Lu, who live and work in Berlin, will document the current status of Streetart in Berlin in the summer of 2006. The photographs will be presented within the scope of the exhibition.

Berlin lives on the mixing of the different scenes of Fashion, Design, Art, Music and Club Culture. This becomes apparent in the variety of the Berlin Lifestyle Magazines. For the exhibition "What makes Berlin addictive?" a broad spectrum of these magazines will be made available to the Shanghai audience in a Maglounge.

Organizers:
Vanguard Gallery Shanghai (www.vanguardgallery.com)
Berlin China Cultural Bridges e.V. (www.berlin-china-bridge.com)
Coordination Berlin (www.coordination-Berlin.de)