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Month: July 2006

  • William Gibson Loves Marxy

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    In a recent post, William Gibson states that Marxy’s site is his “current favorite English-language blog from Japan.” Nice!

  • Here and There 6

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    Indie art magazine HERE AND THERE has just released a sixth issue, with accompanied talk event and exhibition at Nadiff. With the unique perspective and quality of this publication she is producing on her own account, journalist Nakako Hayashi has been attracting the attention of collectors both in Japan and abroad. The theme of this…

  • Joe Nishizawa

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    PingMag covers the stunning underground photography of Joe Nishizawa.

  • Karl Escritt

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    Karl Escritt is a Kyoto-based graphic designer/artist who seems to be doing some cool things out there. I think I need to bring him to Tokyo somehow!

  • Tabaimo Interview

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    The Tokyo Art Beat blog has been getting quite active, with lots of event reviews, and they’ve just updated with a rather long interview of Japanese artist Tabaimo.

  • Cool: Creator’s Infinite Links

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    As a follow-up to my post on Mieko Sai, it seems that you can pick up the bilingual art magazine COOL at Nadiff, this bookstore in Gaienmae, and TACO Che in Nakano.

  • On Design for July

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    Just a reminder that this month’s edition of my “On Design” column appears in tomorrow’s (Tuesday) edition of THE JAPAN TIMES. In it I cover a finger-mounted optical mouse, a mower, an aluminum-based outdoor “shed,” and a stool. Update: You can now read it online here (free registration required after a week).

  • Mieko Sai

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    The other night when I was out for dinner with an old friend who was in town for a visit (at a stylish Italian restaurant in Odaiba called Fragile), I met graphic/web designer Mieko Sai, whose site you can view here (I dig the interactive cursor animation). She was telling me about a NY-based art…

  • PauseTalk Update

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    I have just updated the PauseTalk site with a (much requested) complete list of attendees at the edition we had earlier this month (Vol. 2), as well as the proposed theme for next month’s edition (which will be held on the third Monday, August 21). Also, I’m about to launch a PauseTalk mailing list, to…

  • The Latest from Decoylab

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    US-based designer Maiko Kuzinishi has been up to a few new things, including a re-design of her main site, Decoylab, adding a few new items to her webstore (including some new plates — I have the original 4, and absolutely love them), and has also started a blog to show her works in progress. If…