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Month: January 2005

  • 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.