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FESTIVAL/TOKYO 09
Real(adjective): something that is real exists and is important; something that is real is actually what it seems to be and not false or artificial (by Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English) What is real? What...
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CHI PENG X KENSUI PARANOMIA
"Balinghou" means people who were born in the 80’s, labled a new generation. They were first generation of China's One-child Polity after the Cultural Revolution. After nearly thirty years, the politics and economy ha...
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HEART OF SHAPES BY KEIKO + MANABU
I felt like if I became a dwarf. Having more than double of my height, many of big, shiny, silver and gold colored, and heart and star shaped paper structures were built up in the entire gallery space. As a kid, I use...
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HIGH5 2
HIGH5 is a design conference organized by the creative portal site, "HITSPAPER". It launched in 2007, this year was the second time of "HIGH5 2" which was held in Osanbashi Hall in Yokohama on November 24. The theme ...
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ANNETTE MESSAGER: THE MESSENGER
“France’s leading female artist” is what’s used to describe Annette Messager, who will turn 65 this year. I was led to have a certain impression, but the works were surprisingly fresh and young. Remains (family ...
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UTRECHT
"I don't know why I started this book store." The man said with his elastic smile. Utrecht is a book shop at Nakameguro, Tokyo owned by Hiroshi Eguchi. You open the door at the standard Japanese apartment, will find ...
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FABRICE HYBER “SEED AND GROW”
A man came to Tokyo to sow "seed". His name is Fabrice Hyber, is an artist representing France creates a lot of works about environment. Now, "Seed and Grow", an exhibition at WATARI-UM museum in Tokyo reveal what hi...
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MARK JENKINS & MIHO KINOMURA “GLAZED PARADISE”
When you are walking on the street, you would see a person put his/her head into a garbage vain or crash at the wall. I recommend to look at that carefully because this might be a piece of art work. Mark Jenkins is...
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SHIBUYA PUBLISHING & BOOKSELLERS
How many times have you been to book stores in this month? How many books have you read in the month? You might be missing something if you haven't been there lately. Shibuya Publishing & Booksellers is a uniq...
THINGS
INSIDE/OUTSIDE
The Street is a media that is approachable by anyone and everyone and its fair the streets are open to all, free from any bureaucratic way of thinking. Artists had started graffiti as a reaction against the art world,...
PEOPLE
MICHAEL YOUNG
Michael Young is an internationally established product designer who was sited by Terance Conran as the "most inspiring British designer" in 1995. His works span across various genres. After studying Furniture and ...
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FABRICA: LES YEUX OUVERTS
Nothing but the feeling of "I must tell it." There are posters that reveal strong images of the campaign to stop AIDS and which represent the discrimination through photos that put handcuffs on White and Black. Yo...
