Prior to 1995, that is, prior to the huge acceptance of the Web, Macromedia was a company that made Director. Now, Macromedia is a company that makes Flash. These two tools are very different yet similar, and they def...

BITSTREAMS 2001

2001.4.25　 Text: Rei Inamoto

"While photography revolutionized the arts by superseding painting's claim to represent the 'real', digital technology has become the ultimate tool for capturing the nuances of the 'unreal'." This statement in BitStre...

WORKSHERES: DESIGN AND CONTEMPORARY WORK STYLES

2001.3.25　 Text: Michael Foronda

Workspheres at The Museum of Modern Art brings together a collection of objects and environments that represent the convergence of our everyday lives with the workplace. At the core of the exhibition is the role desi...

JODY ELFF “RE.SOUND”

2001.2.25　 Text: Rei Inamoto

Sound as an artistic medium, in a way, is an overused one. Since ancient times, sound has been explored as a means of expression in numerous forms of what we call music. In today's modern world, various kinds of music...

THE 8TH NEW YORK DIGITAL SALON

2001.1.25　 Text: Michael Foronda

The 8th New York Digital Salon at The School of Visual Arts Musuem came to a close on December 9th. Featuring the work of professionals and students alike, the show covered computer related art realized as digital pr...

FASHIONLAB 2000

2000.10.15　 Text: Rei Inamoto

Produced by Fashion Laboratories for the Environment Inc. in association with the Downtown Arts Festival, Fashionlab 2000 took place on a slightly rainy evening of one Saturday in September. The show was hosted by Eye...

URBANWORLD FILM FESTIVAL 2000

2000.9.25　 Text: Rei Inamoto

Titled Urbanworld Flim Festival 2000, this was a "film festival solely dedicated to redefining and enhancing the role of minority films in contemporary cinema." Over a course of 5 days, the festival featured...

NATIONAL DESIGN TRIENNIAL: DESIGN CULTURE NOW

2000.4.24　 Text: Rei Inamoto

Essentially, everything that surrounds us, except nature, is, one way or another, designed. From the clothes we put on and vehicles we ride, to books we read and letters that compose those books, everything that we en...

ISSEY MIYAKE “MAKING THINGS”

2000.2.24　 Text: Rei Inamoto

Issey Miyake has been described as "the world's most original fashion designer" by the British newspaper The Sunday Times. He has been chosen as one of the "1000 Makers of the Twentieth Century." He is immensely compl...

BRADLEY MCCALLUM & JACQUELINE TARRY “WITNESS: PERSPECTIVES ON POLICE VIOLENCE”

2000.1.24　 Text: Rei Inamoto

In the recent years, I have been skeptical of art in general. As evident in the current art exhibition in New York "Sensation," many artists rely on the "shock" and controversy to attract attention. Not too long ago o...

SENSATION: YOUNG BRITISH ARTISTS FROM THE SAATCHI COLLECTION

1999.12.24　 Text: Rei Inamoto

So naturally, I had high expectations for this gallery opening. The whole notion of Damien Hirst is transcendental. He is probably the most provocative artist of the late 20th century. He is literally the superstar of...

OUTBREAK OF WEST NILE-LIKE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS

1999.11.24　 Text: Eddie Pak

Cases of a rare West Nile-like encephalitis virus started surfacing in and around the New York City area. Because the virus was supposedly being spread by mosquito bites, Manhattan and its surrounding boroughs had he...