The fourth round of Sound Republic was held at THINK ZONE in Roppongi, Tokyo on the 1st of March under the theme "collaboration with the electro media and creators from various genres." There was a downpour on the ev...

PAINTURA PITCH PROJECT 12 SCRAWLED SOCCER-BALLS EXHIBITION

2003.1.31　 Text: Satoshi Ota

Wow, this is great." These words unconsciously came out of my mouth. Why? This is because many soccer balls were spinning on the ceiling and I did not understand what was going on in this exhibition at first....

RYAN MCGINNESS “THIS DREAM IS SO LIFE-LIKE”

2003.1.12　 Text: Taka Kawachi

From "Gasbook" to "Gas". You might have already seen that this new label has already released many titles from talented creators through "Gas Book" and "Gas DVD". "Gas Shop" opened in Nakamegoro, Tokyo with Gas. ...

RESFEST 2002

2002.12.25　 Text: Chiaki Sakaguchi

"Resfest", one of the world's largest digital film festival toured two cities in Japan at Laforet Museum Harajuku, Tokyo and Namba Hatch, Osaka, from November 21 to December 1. The development of digital technology h...

MACROMEDIA DEVCON 2002

2002.12.24　 Text: Keita Matsubara

Was "Macromedia DevCon" a bigger success this year? I am not sure about this because I do not participate in this sort of conferences often. However, I can admit that some of the sessions this time were really sensat...

TOKYO DESIGNERS BLOCK 2002

2002.11.25　 Text: Sachiko Kurashina

"Design has no boundaries!" The five days of Tokyo Designers Block was a time when people directly felt this theme. The warm weather in Tokyo reminded me of an early summer and it seemed to celebrate this massive des...

SOUND REPUBLIC 3

2002.11.25　 Text: My Name is Geust List

A comprehensive event of sounds and motions "Sound Republic vol.3" was held at "WOMB" in Shibuya, Tokyo on the 13th of October. "FC/Kahuna", who has just got the number 1 at UK Club Chart, and "SheOne", who is highly...

SONARSOUND TOKYO 2002

2002.11.25　 Text: Jo Kazuhiro

On October 12 to 13th, "Sonarsound Tokyo 2002" was held at "Roppongi Hills Information Center/Think Zone". This event had two sides. The first, as a satellite program of international advanced music/multimedia art fes...

R-PROJECT

2002.11.25　 Text: Sachiko Kurashina

This is just a personal thing but I do not like to be surrounded by unnecessary things. A jumble and messy room looks bad and I feel refreshed in my mind and visually by throwing things. However, it is true that I kee...

FARMERS MANUAL LIVE

2002.9.27　 Text: Jo Kazuhiro

Farmers Manual (Presentation+Live) by Salon/Sputnik invited Mathias Gmachl to be the main guest from Farmers Manual, performed on August 9. In "Roppongi Hills Information Center/Think Zone", the feast of image and sou...

FERRARI & MASERATI

2002.7.27　 Text: Satoshi Ota

The exhibition, which has been held since the 24th of April, is named "ARTEDINAMICA - Ferrari & Maserati" and the aim of this exhibition is to reconsider these two attractive Italian carmakers with an artistic po...

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2002.6.28　 Text: Tomohiro Okada

The existing things and things that we are looking for in the belief that they exist. Although it is unfortunate that we can't find these things when we want to, there is possibility in some degree that we don't get t...