2027
EPISODE 24: THE LATE ALIEN
21LO arrived 20 minutes late, putting on optic orange colored clothes. K "It's too eye-catching!" 2 "What? Are we thieves? I bought some late night snacks as an apology for being late." He must be late becau...
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2027
EPISODE 23: MEET AT 3 A.M.
Illustration: Tomoki Kurokawa To make a book and to search for something necessary, K and 21LO meet at the Kosuge residential area late at night. At 27:05 A.M. on June 8th in 2027 A book I attempt to make i...
2027
EPISODE 22: THE BACKLASH AGAINST PAPER MEDIA
Illustration: Tomoki Kurokawa, Design: Hiroshi Iguchi Well, how come the print media is so heavily restricted like this much? Without the government official emblem, it’s impossible not only to distribute but als...
2027
EPISODE 21: THE 21LO’S ROOM
Illustration: Tomoki Kurokawa＆Hisashi Okawa His room is abnormally well-organized. There are framed posters of Paolozzi arranged neatly on the wall. K “How nice! The Father of Pop Art.” 2 “Yeah. I wanna see ...
2027
EPISODE 20: 21LO
A young Zakuian, 21LO is one of the few friends of K's. They always talk idly together. K decided to reveal his plan which he had been keeping inside. The next morning. I visited 21LO's place without having any bre...
2027
EPISODE 19: FUTURE
Graphic design: Hisashi Okawa Who has ever imagined such 2020’s? Every edgy part has been chipped off, it seems like everything has settled nicely. Only the edge thing is what parents say. I’m going to quite the ...
2027
EPISODE 18: I WANT TO MAKE A BOOK, TOO.
I WISH… I WILL… I want to make a book. A book that is self-indulgent, original and freely made. It is my dream that has been kept deep down in my heart. I must implement it soon as I have kept saying to do i...
2027
EPISODE 17: EXPO 2015
Graphic design: Hiroshi Iguchi EXPO 2015 by Laurie Anderson The best piece during her lifetime. The theme song for Expo 2015 is a 74-minute long track continuously looping to almost stupefy your sense of time....
HAPPENING
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...
2027
EPISODE 16: HUNDRED SOUND OF BRACKET
Graphic design: Hitoshi Odajima Hundred Sound of Bracket by Sanagiya Chouchou "Bracket" - I feel nostalgia from the word which takes me back to the old memories. I rarely hear that creaking and squeaking sound...
2027
EPISODE 15: ISAAC ASIMOV’S BOOK OF FACTS
Graphic design: Tsuyoshi Kusano Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts by Isaac Asimov This is a trivia book by Isaac Asimov who had thought of Three Laws of Robotics (which now has been put in practical use). The cover...
THINGS
POINT EAST
The Hong Kong based publisher, viction:ary has released “Point East” in October, 2008. As its subtitle “Explore stunning talents in Asia” shows, the book is focusing on the artists whose creativities expand in the div...
