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Month: January 2005

  • Asaba Katsumi

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    I was just at the new Asaba Katsumi GGG exhihition, “The Seven Faces of the ASABA.” In 2005, Ginza Graphic Gallery will open the year with The Seven Faces of the ASABA Exhibition. Along with forging a new era in the advertising and design world since the 1970s, Katsumi Asaba has displayed multiple talents while…

  • Casa Brutus 59

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    The new issue of CASA BRUTUS (59) is also out, and it’s a bilingual one. The cover feature “My Home 2005” looks at building or remaking your home, a subject that seems to be popping up everywhere lately (probably to do with the new property laws that make it a more attractive option). I want…

  • ART iT 3.1

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    The new issue of ART iT (Vol. 3 No. 1) is out. The cover feature: What IS “media art”?

  • Staying Foreign

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    This week’s “The Last Word” column in METROPOLIS is written by Momus.

  • Anime Column for January

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    My new anime column is up at Tokyo Q. I talk about BECK, ZIPANG, the APPLESEED movie, and the new TV season.

  • Ross Lovegrove

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    Sounds like a nice one to check out. Internationally renowned British product designer and advocate of “organic design”, Ross Lovegrove came to Japan. In his two- and three-dimensional creations that look at once inorganically solid and sensuously soft the designer brings together sensitivity and technology for a fortunate marriage. His wire-frame objects onto which video…

  • Kanazawa Museum Tour

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    The magazine DOMUS offers a video tour of the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa. You need to register to view the article/tour, but it’s free (and well worth it, as they post a lot of interesting articles on their site).

  • Journalist Bloggers

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    An interesting article from WIRED NEWS that hits close to home. I share Penenberg’s conclusion though. This blog plays an important part in the research I do for all the writing/editing I do elsewhere.

  • Kono Takashi Exhibition

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    Another Kono Takashi exhibition, this time at the National Museum of Modern Art. Kono Takashi is known for his eye-catching poster for the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games 1972, and such images as a huge fish bearing the pattern of the American flag in front of a small one with eyes that look like the Japanese…

  • Back in Town

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    Momus is back in town for a few days — before heading to Hokkaido for his 6-week residency at Future University — and he’s of course commenting on his daily interactions with the city at Click Opera. Pictured is a Momus doll designed by Rubenmichi of Madrid, which you can purchase at their site.