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Month: November 2004

  • Eternity – Modernity

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    Patrick reminds me that I need to go see the Kusama Yayoi show, Eternity – Modernity, happening right now at the National Museum of Modern Art (until December 19). I missed the Kusamatrix show earlier this year.

  • Dotmov Festival 2004

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    Oh my. With everything happening in Tokyo this month, the Dotmov festival completely slipped my mind. Get thee to the official site right away and have a look at the tons of shorts that are there, waiting to be enjoyed.

  • Sound X Vision 2004 Opening Event

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    The Sound X Vision 2004 event, which I’ve often mentioned here, is about to make its way to Tokyo, to the Laforet Museum. Sounds like the opening day will be something special. Following acclaimed shows in Osaka, Sendai and Yamaguchi, this is the Tokyo edition of the audio-visual spectacle that features a number of outstanding…

  • Resfest: Days 3 and 4

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    Although I’m late with the posting — I’m just now catching up with all the blogging I should have been doing over the past few days — I did enjoy a few more programs on the final two days of the festival. On Monday, I was there for RESMIX Shorts, which is the Japanese-only program,…

  • Clint Taniguchi

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    Julia Barnes, who recently opened a new gallery, wants us all to know that the featured artist there, Clint Taniguchi, is also having another opening at Gallery Closet for his new series of sculptural paintings, with a live video installation. OPENING RECEPTION OAHU SUNDAY 28 NOV 18:00 – 20:00Clint Taniguchi presents his most recent series…

  • I Refuse to Die

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    Momus has been doing some high-density blogging of late, and a recent entry takes a look at some Japanese-related cultural artifacts that you should be aware of — and it reminds me that I really need to write a MoCo Tokyo entry on Atelier Bow Wow. You should also download “I Refuse to Die,” and…

  • Saizou

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    Marxy tells us a bit about the magazine Saizou, which I’d never seen before. Damn, must kick my kanji studying into high gear!

  • Anko

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    I was sent the following press release for a new t-shirt brand called Anko, that’s being distributed in the UK and Japan. The first collection from new t-shirt brand anko launches today in the UK and Japan, with the introduction of a collection of 12 simple, stylish and fun t-shirt designs. Having grown from a…

  • On Conceptual Clothing

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    I don’t normally gravitate towards fashion related events, but the following does sound quite interesting — and I’m quite fond of the graphic that advertises the exhibition. This is an occasion to reinforce Koike Kazuko’s reputation as a curator of fundamental power. The exhibition she put together introduces pieces of “clothing”, divided into five categories…

  • Midori Featured at Mperia

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    Hirano Midori is a featured artist right now at the Mperia site, and you can read a short interview with her. You can find, listen, and buy some of her tracks here.