Telling a story

Published on October 12, 2007

This year's theme, "Micro Narratives", was selected by Hungarian art director Lorand Hegyi and his assistant, curator Sasa Janjic.

Works spotlighting European issues, global conflicts and socio-cultural commentary are on display until November 11 at various venues, including the Belgrade Public Bath.

The exhibition is divided into two parts. The first, biggest part, "Temptation of Small Realities - Micro Communities", presents international artists of the middle and new generations and works that delve into anthropological constellations and micro-communicative situations. The second part is "Urban Crossroads - New York, Paris, Seoul", which presents the works of artists from the three metropolises.

For more information visit www.beograd.org.yu.

Wirelessly wired

Customers coming into Starbucks coffee shops to get their jolt of caffeine can now also get their fill of music from Apple's iTunes store via a T-Mobile HotSpot wireless connection.

The connection can be browsed with Apple's iPhone or the new wireless iPod Touch, as well as a laptop computer running iTunes. It's free as long as it's the iTunes store that is being accessed. To do anything else on the Internet, customers must pay to log on to the wireless Internet service.

The iTunes service is now available in New York and Seattle, with plans to expand it to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and other cities in the coming months.

Flower power

Designer Marc Jacobs went crazy for floral patterns in his new collection of handbags for Louis Vuitton's spring-summer 2008 line. The collection debuted in Paris last week. Jacobs said he was "championing beauty, despite everything". He even placed flower garlands on some of the models' heads and fresh flowers in their bags.