THINGS
RADICAL BEAUTY
"The history of art is simply a history of getting rid of the ugly by entering into it and using it. After all, the notion of something outside of us being ugly is not outside of us but inside of us. We are working wi...
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HAPPENING
BURNING MAN 1997
The definition of anarchy is, "a state of society without government or law". To some, the idea of anarchy is a frighting chaotic existence where order and normalcy doesn't have a place, but for the fifteen-thousand w...
PEOPLE
PIED PIPER
As a creators' collective, Pied Piper (Paranoia Factory) shows their versatility in architecture, art, interior design, visuals and clothing design. Armed with a strong will, they are now pearmeating into the times......
PEOPLE
INTENTIONALLIES
There is an architectural label "Intentionallies"(ITL) which was set up to practice creation through architecture in '95. While drawing the attention of mass media, it has committed themselves to designing a wide rang...
PEOPLE
SHUYA OKINO
Shuya Okino has been leading Japanese Jazz club scene with his various works such as producing Mondo Grosso and Monday Michiru, playing as a DJ and operating a club "ROOM" at Shibuya, Tokyo. Lately, he released an al...
PEOPLE
IARA LEE
A documentary film Synthetic Pleasures depicts how human beings and the environment are being influenced by the development of technology. Last year, in Sundance film festival, Synthetic Pleasures was screened and hig...
THINGS
NET VOICE IN THE CITY
"Here comes the Bible for us living in the 90's" "Net Voice in the City", a book reporting on the cyber revolution on the west coast in the 90's U.S. SHIFT had an long interview with the author of the book, Yoshih...
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GROOVISIONS
groovisions, the designers unit. Famous for producing films and graphics for Pizzicato Five, Suchadarapah and so on. Also their website with Shock Wave is cool and wining popularity. In last Feb, They moved their base...
THINGS
EVANGELION
Do you know the TV animation called "Neon Genesis Evangelion"? This is a TV animation which had been broadcasted from Oct.1995 to Mar.1996 on a minor TV station "TV Tokyo Network" from 6:30pm to 7:00pm which was al...
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AYAKO MOGI
© 1996 Ayako Mogi / TYO Productions Inc. Once when I was discussing something with an artist, I talked about a subject somehow that each artist has one technique. The artist stated that he wanted to represen...
PLACE
A NEW SHOP
Ever since Paris-style cafes were in fashion recently, fashion brands and furniture shops have branched out into the cafe industry, which generated a intense cafe boom in Tokyo. But now that it calmed down, instea...
