"CQ" exhibition was held at Ex'ream, a cafe in Harajuku. CQ is a community that creates visual contents that have a "new value" using the next generation's mobile tools. Twelve artists were invited from New York, Los ...

TOKYO DESIGNERS BLOCK 2003

2003.11.4　 Text: Yasuharu Motomiya

Tokyo Designers Block (TDB) was held throughout Tokyo in areas such as Aoyama, Harajuku, Shibuya, Roppongi, Daikanyama, Shinjuku, etc from October 9th to 13th. It is a very unique art festival not only in terms of its...

“HAPPINESS: A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR ART AND LIFE”

2003.11.2　 Text: Yuki Ishida

Japanese say that autumn is for art, reading or eating, etc.. These were some good topics, suitable for "autumn for art" in Tokyo in autumn 2003. The hottest topic in the Japanese art world is the opening of Mori Art ...

IMAITOONZ + YUTANPO SHIRANE

2003.10.4　 Text: Michiko Ikeda

Imaitoonz and Yutanpo Shirane were the stars of Dotsoso#19 this August. Loyal readers of Shift know who we are talking about. Both have already been to Sapporo. Imaitoonz visited us exactly one year and Yutanpo two mo...

COW PARADE TOKYO 2003

2003.10.1　 Text: Yuki Ishida

Currently celebrating its one year anniversary in the Marunouchi area, are loads of cows situated around the Maru-building. These cows are part of a public art event, Cow Parade, being held all over the world. The fir...

METAMORPHOSE 2003

2003.8.10　 Text: Yasuharu Motomiya

Metamorphose is an unique and has a special status in the rapidly increasing Japanese open air music festivals, not only for the size but also for the quality and wide range of participating artists regardless of thei...

DIGITAL ART FESTIVAL TOKYO 2003

2003.8.7　 Text: Jo Kazuhiro

Digital Art Festival Tokyo (DAF Tokyo) is a meeting place where people meet through the digital arts and create something. Over August 8th to 17th, various programs, such as performances, exhibitions, symposiums, and ...

FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL 2003

2003.7.10　 Text: Yasuharu Motomiya

The 7th annual biggest open-air music event in Japan, Fuji Rock Festival was held for four days from the 25th of July. From the first to the third edition, the festival was held in different places but it has been he...

SALVANILLA “INTER/ACTION”

2003.6.10　 Text: Yasuharu Motomiya

"Salvanilla" and "Lap Top Orchestra" presented the live performance event "Inter/Action" on the 27th and the 28th of June at Roppongi Hills Arena in Tokyo. Roppongi Hills is a complex cultural facility that inc...

SINE WAVE ORCHESTRA (S.W.O.)

2003.5.21　 Text: Jo Kazuhiro

The Sine Wave Orchestra (S.W.O.) which make the sea of sine waves, under the rule -one sine wave for one participant-, was held at Design Gallery, Hachioji Campus of Tama Art University in 4/18 with 40 or more sine wa...

ARTDEMO 03

2003.4.24　 Text: Tomohiro Okada

Japanese tend to hesitate to get involved in overseas media arts and designs scenes. They think these scenes can only occur through submitting works or for business. Japan has and remains a distant country for artist...

TIME! TIME! TIME! EXPLORATION OF TIME!

2003.4.20　 Text: Chiaki Sakaguchi

National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation is a "future place" where people can experience the forefront of scientific technology. This museum is located in Odaiba, Tokyo, one of Tokyo's more popular places, ...