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    aprile 27th, 2009AbacomagazineAbaco Magazine

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    Dear downloaders,

    we have no excuses. This month the mag came out so late it is almost next month.

    Sorry, we will strive to be more punctual from now on.

    遅くなってしまいました。。。ごめん!

    Anyway, we have the april issue of ABACO here.

    Tokyo has seen the cherry blooming this month. In the parks, on the streets, everything was pink.
    This spring issue is hosting an article by Francesca Gilli (la Franka), a precious friend now living in Palestine. We are very happy of this contribution, since we miss the Mediterranean countries sometimes: their air and their light.
    This month we are presenting you another video artist and photographer: Nao Suzuki, Please enjoy her pictures as we did.

    Thank you very much for the mails you keep sending us, we live on your appreciation!

    Godetevi questo nuovo numero di ABACO magazine e la primavera.

    Flavio e Alessandro

    Download it here! Abaco Magazine Number 5

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    marzo 21st, 2009AbacomagazineAbaco Magazine

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    Together with spring, Abaco has bloomed.

    In this issue we have gathered artworks that we like and so we hope you will.

    Patrick Gannon shows us his papercut art, colorful!

    Flavio Parisi has some pics of Tokyo after the rain, wet!

    Yosuke Sato gives us some submerged photography, soaked!

    Hakuchi gives shape to the hardcore music scene in Tokyo, radical!

    Chiharu Ozaki tells us with portraits and an interview about subcultures, liminal!

    please enjoy and be ready for more ABACO

    お楽しみくださいませー

    フラビオ (flavio)  &  アレッサンドロ (alessandro)

    DOWNLOAD IT HERE! CLICK!

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    febbraio 20th, 2009AbacomagazineAbaco Magazine

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    Dear all,

    you are reading the third issue of Abaco Magazine, as you may already know. Issuing this PDF every month is a demanding commitment but we are loving it.
    Yet, we felt a monthly magazine was not enough so we are starting to post fresh material on the site’s blog. Therefore, keep following us and don’t hesitate to get in touch !
    This month we hope to make you interested in the artists we are introducing, we really like them, and that’s basically the reason why we publish Abaco: sharing stuff we like with you.

    buona lettura, buon divertimento e buon febbraio,

    Flavio e Alessandro

    For DOWNLOAD click HERE!

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    gennaio 19th, 2009AbacomagazineAbaco Magazine

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    Finally the JANUARY ISSUE is on line!
    We took our time but it is ready for you to enjoy!
    Please get back to us and let us know what you think.

    DOWNLOAD SECOND ISSUE NOW, Click here!

    CONTENTS

    Cover photo by RinRin

    Kinen: a Japanese family story through pictures found in old albums

    JASON aka テラダ ヒデジ and his graphics

    ABACO interview: Riccardo Parenti aka Kokeshi Design visits Japan

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    gennaio 11th, 2009AbacomagazineAbaco Magazine

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    In mezzo mondo si usa solo la calcolatrice. Ce n’è un altra metà che per contare usa l’abaco. Noi veniamo dalla prima e abitiamo nella seconda. Questa è la nostra rivista.

    Alessandro Silvestri - Flavio Parisi
    Siamo due italiani e abitiamo a Tokyo. Abbiamo deciso di realizzare questa rivista per misurare la nostra capacità di presentare idee e immagini.

    Half of our planet is using calculators to count. There is another half using Abacus. We were born in the first half and are now living in the second one. This is our magazine.

    Alessandro Silvestri - Flavio Parisi
    We are two Italians living in Tokyo. We decided to make this Magazine to measure our capability of conveying ideas and images.

    DOWNLOAD THE FIRST ISSUE NOW, click here!

    NEXT ISSUE:  January 20 - Stay tuned!