On April 21st I had a chance to join the East London Art Walks hosted by COMMENT ART. COMMENT ART is a group that dispatches information about art in London. They produce the East London art map, which coverts galle...

THE SECRET PUBLIC: THE LAST DAYS OF THE BRITISH UNDERGROUND 1978 – 1988

2007.4.25　 Text: Sayaka Hirakawa

The Secret Public is the exhibition of the underground art which occurred a time of lowering political, economic, and social change of the 1980s, under the rise of Thatcherism. This generation had created something da...

OPTRONICA FESTIVAL 2007

2007.3.30　 Text: Peta Jenkin

Showcasing a new language of AV, and embracing the whole structure of the audiovisual. It’s always exciting to feel like you’re a part of something "new". Art, fashion and design fads come and go, but there’s alwa...

CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS GRADUATE’S EXHIBITION 2007

2007.2.27　 Text: Sayaka Hirakawa

Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design has trier student and graduate's exhibition at Souththampton row site. This college has been known as finding well known artists and designers for over the years. Christ...

ALAN FLETCHER :50 YEARS OF GRAPHIC WORK (AND PLAY)

2007.1.27　 Text: Sayaka Hirakawa

It can happen on such a small space, like post card size, rather business card size paper. It is consisted by line, shape, color and space. what a simple matter it is made of. When you think of graphic design, you may...

7TH PLAYTIME CUSTOMISED

2006.12.5　 Text: Sayaka Hirakawa

There's so many cat walks happening in London nights after nights. Although Playtime Customized Fashion Show is always so special and unique. It is taken place in such a swanky club which takes you forever to get in i...

FRIEZE LONDON 2006

2006.11.5　 Text: Sayaka Hirakawa

One of the U.K's most important contemporary art event "Frieze London", which obviously organized by art magazine "FRIEZE" was taken place at Regent's Park, London. Over 150 of the world's most vital contemporary art ...

JULIEN MACDONALD S/S 07

2006.10.5　 Text: Sayaka Hirakawa

There were more than 50 cat walk schedules all the editors, buyers and photographers had to cover. Surely which made us completely knocked out. Even though it is impossible to hold Adrenaline once going into H...

JULIE VERHOEVEN “SAINT JAMES’S IN BLOOM”

2006.9.5　 Text: Sayaka Hirakawa

Hmm, I wonder it certainly looks too tiny to be called "floral wonderland" for god sake... was the first impression I felt to see Julie Verhoeven's new exhibition, "Saint James's in Bloom". It was stealthily held a...

ANOTONIONI’S BLOW-UP: LONDON, 1966 – A PHOTOGRAPHER, A WOMAN, A MYSTERY

2006.8.5　 Text: Sayaka Hirakawa

"BLOW-UP" is a cult Movie depicting "Swinging London" in the mid 60's. In honor of its 40th anniversary, an exhibition at The Photographer's Gallery titled "Anotonioni's Blow-Up:London, 1966 - A Photographer, A Woman,...

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS

2006.7.5　 Text: Sayaka Hirakawa

I wanna go somewhere! holiday! traveling! But no money no time no one to go with. If you feel like it, you should definitely go to this exhibition. "Around the World in Eighty Days" same name popular novel was writt...

RINKO KAWAUCHI EXHIBITION

2006.6.5　 Text: Sayaka Hirakawa

The photographers' gallery, one of the most well known UK's public gallery, exhibit first Japanese photographer, Rinko Kawauchi, who is known as her books "Hanako", "Utatane". The exhibition starts with the viv...