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VACANT
Nomads turned into permanent residents to provide Tokyo’s contemporary culture. This space was named as ‘Vacant’ after the empty quiet room with which it began. The team of creators, ‘No Idea’, originally just two ...
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MIKA & HIROKO NINAGAWA EXHIBITION
Photos and patchwork quilting, a collaboration between mom and daughter. From February 8, 2012 the Mika & Hiroko Ninagawa exhibition is being held at the Laforet Museum in Harajuku (Laforet Harajuku 6th flo...
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HIDEKI IINUMA
Most of people named “Hideki Iinuma” as being asked about a noteworthy artist at an art fair “TOKYO FRONTLINE” this February. That was his first show in Japan after he had studied and worked in Europe. Walking lady...
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MOUNT ZINE 2
Following the successful launch in March at the Sunday Issue, "Mount Zine" took place again for a second time. The event aims to offer an occasion to enjoy the zines, a zine employs different media, from photography t...
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SUNDAY
When you visit the home of a contemporary art collector... Art space “CUPSULE” and the cafe “SUNDAY” opened at Mishuku, Tokyo in summer 2011. At the cafe “SUNDAY”, you can relax with delicious meal and comfortabl...
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FOOD X ART SPACE BY ROCKET
As soon as you detour off Meiji Street in Harajuku, you enter the world known as Ura-Harajuku (Behind – Harajuku). It has a different character from the wide cosmopolitan main street. The area is filled with store...
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YOSHINARI NISHIO
Contemporary artist, Yoshinari Nishio, unfolds the projects which refer to the relationship between fashion and communication with the cooperation of local residents, students and his family. He was born in Nara in 19...
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ARK NOVA “A TRIBUTE TO HIGASHI NIHON”
On August 9th, 2011, a press conference of the cultural reconstruction project, “ARK NOVA” was held at the concert hall KKL Luzerne in Switzerland. The project has been implemented by the worldwide music festival, Luc...
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SHINTARO UCHINUMA
Born in 1980. Shintaro Uchinuma is a representative of *numabooks*. He displays books in unordinary and impressive way. His title is not only a book coordinator, also editor, producer and facilitator and so on. His re...
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XYZ COLLECTIVE
The artist-run-space ‘XYZ collective’ has just opened this summer in Tokyo’s Setagaya ward. The director, Mr, Cobra (a video artist/ Mihokanno member) alongside Mr. Soshito Matsubara (a contemporary artist/ Mihoka...
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STUDIO PREPA
Looks familiar and nostalgic, but still original. That is what studio prepa's product is all about. Using a glassblowing technique originated in Sweden and Italy, studio prepa cherishes their thoughts for forms and th...
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OBIHIRO CONTEMPORARY ART 2011
Obihiro Contemporary Art 2011 -100 Days at Shinshokaku-is held from May 28, 2011. Shinshokaku is a traditional Japanese-style house located in Manabe Garden, the largest in the nation. Built in the city center to comm...
