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Month: November 2008

  • Dr. Sketchy's Exhibition Party

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    I posted not too long ago about the Tokyo edition of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School, and this time it’s for an event organized by the group that doesn’t involve sketching. “Dr. Sketchy’s Exhibition Party” will showcase the works of participants — including pieces by Dr. Sketchy founder Molly Crabapple — with a few cabaret performances…

  • Craig Mod Updates

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    Tokyo-based designer Craig Mod updates his online portfolio with lots of new work — I really dig the fancy-shmancy project browser he put up.

  • Food Crisis in Japan Through Infographics

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    Now this is how you spread info: create a Groovisions-like infographic video, like what the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has done to present the problems of current food habits in Japan. Sure, it gets a bit fascistic near the end, but it’s still an interesting take on the topic. Via Motionagrapher. Update:…

  • 101TOKYO 2009

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    The organizers of the 101TOKYO art fair have announced a few details regarding next year’s edition. Fist, it takes place in April, same weekend as Art Fair Tokyo, and in 2009 will be held at Akiba Square, an event space inside the Akihabara Crossfield buidling.

  • Muji Xmas 2008

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    I quite like the Muji Xmas 2008 catalog: ultra-compact — but thick — this year. It includes 124 gift items.

  • Broken Levee Books

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    Chin Music Press is expanding by launching a new imprint, Broken Levee Books, “dedicated to preserving the unique literary heritage of New Orleans and discovering its most compelling voices.” It’s also reprinting the Do You Know compilation, again in hardback edition.

  • Jurgen Lehl’s Spoons

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    Jurgen Lehl has been collecting spoons of all shapes and sizes from all over the world for some time now, and he’s showcasing them in a new exhibition called “Spoons.” The show kicks off at the Jurgen Lehl Babaghuri shop in Tokyo, running November 27 to December 7, and then moves on to a few…

  • Hive Cafe

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    Headed out to Iidabashi tonight to meet up with the TAB/AQ crew to celebrate the birthday of TAB staffer extraordinaire Kaori. We went to Hive Cafe (1F Grand Plus, 4-7-4 Iidabashi), newly opened this week, and from the same owner of the terrific Boulangerie A in Sanbancho (near Co-Lab). It was quite the feast!

  • Check the Card

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    Big shout out to Ian for the lovely cards he designed for the Neojaponisme posse.

  • Antonietti Updates

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    Fresh from his contributions to the “PROTOTYPE02” exhibition and his role as art director of the “Generate Presents” exhibition, Tokyo-based designer Thomas Antonietti updates his site with some new works.