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YUNNAN
Today it's hard to talk about the contemporary art of the world without the artists and movements of the Chinese mainland. While the Western and Japanese art journals keep watching the large cities around the capital...
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PEOPLE
KEN ISHII
Ken Ishii is one of the pioneer of Japanese techno. His activities are not limited to the 'techno' field. His long-awaited new album 'Flatspin' includes the soundtrack for the movie 'White Out' (directed by Setsurou W...
HAPPENING
MAYWA DENKI
Maywa Denki landed at Galerie Du Jour Agnes b. from Japan. They've produced and released their original and unique 'products' (artworks), and have been working actively doing performances with those products, holding ...
HAPPENING
MILIA 2001
This is not a fiction. Broadband is in our hands without doing or thinking anything. In the same way, broadband will soon be here without thinking anything. When you were aware of it, there would be already all sorts ...
PLACE
FURNITURE DESIGN AGRA
'Furniture Design Agra' is organized by Nanae Hara, a furniture designer. She has participated in 'Happening', one of the largest interior events in Japan. Some of you reading this might know of her since she's been f...
THINGS
OBSCURE TECHNICAL VOMIT
In Europe, 'squatting' is very popular. Artists settle in deserted buildings and use the place as a studio or built galleries inside the buildings... In Japan, especially in Tokyo, those movements have no reality for ...
HAPPENING
NIJINSKY (1889-1950)
The retrospective exhibition of Vaslav Nijinsky is currently being held at Musee d'Orsay. Nijinsky is a Russian dancer who played an active part in the beginning of the last century. It's not too much to say tha...
HAPPENING
BIT GENERATION 2000 “TV GAMES”
I had a chance to visit the exhibition titled 'Bit Generation 2000 TV GAMES' held at the Contemporary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito over the Century from October 28th, 2000 to January 28th, 2001. This exhibition focu...
HAPPENING
SUSUMU HIRASAWA INTERACTIVE LIVE SHOW 2000
In the evening on December 18th, I was on the subway in Tokyo. There was a strange woman wearing the green pleated one-piece dress of Issey Miyake and making herself up to look younger. But when she turned to me, I fo...
HAPPENING
SKYLAB EXHIBITION “CREATOR’S BOOK JAM”
Skylab label is composed of Keiji Itoh (Illustrator), Daisuke Kitagawa (Printing director), Ichiro Higashiizumi (Graphic designer), Hiro Sugiyama (Illustrator) and Hidemichi Yoshida (Editor). It gets members who have ...
HAPPENING
NUMER.00
As the communication via computer has permeated through our everyday lives, designs with interactivity become more indispensable. Though it's permeated deeply as an essential thing, there is one question whether a new...
PEOPLE
MIDGETVIDEO
The 'Buro 30: Electronicaccident Experimental Express 2000' event was held for three days from November 3rd to 5th at CAY (basement of Spiral Hall) in Aoyama. Buro is the event which has showcased 'new forms of electr...
