It was 1999 when Britney Spears danced out to the stage with "Oops, I did it Again", costumed in now historic school-girl look. Initially tickling public's curiosity while flirting with both innocence and physical ma...

JEAN-MARC BARR, DOGME FILM

2002.3.27　 Text: Aya Muto

Most known as a man who 'goes back' to the ocean in "The Great Blue" (1988), Jean-Marc Barr has greeted Hollywood this time as a director, with his production partner Pascal Arnold. "Lovers" (1999), which also won a c...

JEREMY DELLER “I LOVE MELANCHOLY”

2002.2.27　 Text: Aya Muto

Have you ever stopped to mix two very opposite elements of thoughts, or even thought about what would come out of it? Most likely no. That is the act of anti-spontaneous and unless you pull the trigger intentionally, ...

RESFEST 2001

2001.11.26　 Text: Aya Muto

Amongst many festival that Los Angeles hosts, Resfest is probably one of the few that is not so much about the party, but the one that presentation of the actual technology and skill speaks. Every year, kicking off in...

TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE UNITED STATES

2001.10.26　 Text: Aya Muto

I have finished my morning routine as usual, then I got work 7:00AM. It was a normal morning until I heard the news from Sanny, a cleaner at office. At first, I couldn't believe what happened, so I rushed to PC then I...

VIDEACY 2001

2001.7.26　 Text: Aya Muto

EXPANDED MEDIA: Video Technology Across Disciplines There are more events to revaluate video as an art medium, for something which used to be indeed commercial and or otherwise spread mostly by word of mouth. Even ...

MOVE #7

2001.7.25　 Text: Aya Muto

The much anticipated Move #7 opened at New Image Art Gallery on June 9th, Saturday. Rich Jacobs, a devoted artist behind this series of group shows, has been curating "move" since 1997. Setting an unique theme for...

STREET ART IN LOS ANGELES

2001.6.25　 Text: Aya Muto

Los Angeles is a definite car society. The layout of the city makes the life impossible without a car. It's often questionable if LA is a "city" in the first place. For instance, stores doesn't spread in a walking ...

BURNING MAN 1999

1999.5.23　 Text: Yoshikazu Iyomasa

A fifteen meter high gigantic figure engulfed in flames. Naked men and women walking proudly. More than ten thousand participants under a burning sun. The spirit of 'No Spectators'. 'Burning Man' is a kind of new fest...