Who I'd like to meet: Mikosa Foundation was founded in Amsterdam in 2005 by an international executive board. Based on our manifesto, we want to spread artists' works, being a the firment for a box of contemporary art, bringing different styles and visual images together, ranging works from graffiti writers to internet designer and from street artists to video artists. All of those people have got one basic thing in common: their black book. This is usually filled up with first handmade ideas and developments, unfinished artworks, rough sketches, the idea we transferred to our first long-term project, called Mikosa Magazine.
Each Mikosa Magazine consists 10 international artist from all around the world. It is printed black on white on A4 paper, 48 pages in total and only runs on a maximum of 500 pieces. The artists themselves are free to give us the design of their choice and can do whatever they want, respecting the handmade principle of the magazine. But not only the desings themselves, every other part ofthe magazine should be done as much by hand as possible, starting from the cutting and folding of the karton covers, through the usage of stamps to the individual painting of each copy and the final binding of them with a small rope.
Furthermore each issue always comes with a special item that usually goes with the magazine. For Issue#01 we did the Mikosa Poster Collection, so every artist work is also available on an A1 poster. For Issue#02, the Mikosa Card Box was developed, a handmade carton box with A5 off-sett prints. As a part of Issue#03 we produced the Mikosa Fabric, a special silkscreen on an A3 cotton with a design of each participant. Finally, our latest gadget are the Mikosa Cubes, the design of a paper cube that everyone can build up by himself.
Beside this handmade principle, the Mikosa Foundation tries to keep old production methods and the usage of those ancient machines alive. For example, as a constant factor of the magazine, the manufacturing of the karton cover is done by one of the oldest paper board companies in Europe, using their technics and machines from the early 20's of the last century. We are always looking for ways to involve those old technics in our issues, to remind people of those lost values.
thats ok, i loved the whole impact of the art and design when i went to this shop in amsterdam. i fink mikosa was part of it and i just reli love the way mikosa and the artists make art. thanx
Dear MIKOSA FOUNDATION Thanx for the Friend Request. Keep up the good work !! Love and Peace from Big Boy Caprice http://www.bigboycaprice.nl http://www.capricemusic.net (Internat.) Amsterdam - The Netherlands
Op zondag 3 juni 2007 zal de expositie ‘2007:an aerosol odyssey’ geopend worden in de Treehouse gallery in Amsterdam. De Treehouse gallery zal tot en met 24 juni onderdak bieden aan twee generaties straatkunstenaars en graffiti artists.
De expositie, welke de gehele maand juni zal lopen, zal tevens een blik werpen op de levensstijl en subcultuur van de deelnemende kunstenaars. Te zien zal zijn hoe deze kunstenaars geïnspireerd raken door alles wat zij opvangen wat er in de wereld van de muziek, mode, straat, en politiek in Amsterdam en de wereld.
Femtasia
Niko Stumpo
RMND
Zedz
Freakin Sitnie
Pane TRV
The Boghe
Wayne Horse
David Choe
Morcky
Sender
Mediumphobic
Dr J
Rae Martini
BToy
Set/Skee
Faith 71
Lil'Shy
Abner Preis
Lordh WS
Delicious Ink
Slice
Bfree
Amok
Ephameron
Ric Stultz
Jeremy Fish
China Mike
Galo
Nasty
Tiquestar
Emmanuel Malin
Slacker
Mari Inukai
The London Police
Kofie
Lok Jansen
Leon Vymenets
Laser 3.14
Damien Correll
