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Month: November 2004

  • 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.

  • Howling Box Office

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    Looks like Miyazaki has another hit on his hands. Famed director Hayao Miyazaki’s latest animated film “Howl’s Moving Castle” chalked up 1.48 billion yen in box-office revenue and attracted an audience of 1.1 million people during its first two days of release, a record for a domestic film, Toho Co said Monday. For its first…

  • Torisu Koshiro

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    Torisu Koshiro’s site has an amazing array of fun and colorful flash animations (like this one for the band Juicy Panic). He’s got some nice illustrations there also. Link via Screenhead.