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Month: May 2005

  • The Life of a Shojo Artist

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    Last night I caught a great profile on NHK spotlighting a young shojo (girl’s manga) artist getting into the business. The first thing that sort of surprised me was how she looked. Contrary to the image I have of most manga creators (read: very otaku-style with no fashion sense whatsoever), this young girl (she’s 22)…

  • Shigeru Ban

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    You’re going to want to visit Shigeru Ban’s official site, Shigeru Ban Architects. Architectural goodness galore — pictured above: the Glass Shutter House in Tokyo (2003). Link via Dezain.net.

  • Julian Opie Exhibition

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    I’m not really familiar with Julian Opie’s previous work, but I like the image I’ve seen (“Hijiri, Actress 4”) that will be included in the following show: Julian Opie takes the everyday mundane and transforms it into the, er, universal mundane. A model of a car is not just a model but, says London’s Tate…

  • Blythe Exhibition

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    At Spiral right now: “Blythe Anniversary Exhibition – Cinema Princess.” The mysterious Blythe dolls are getting a “Cinema Princess” makeover by various artists and designers to celebrate their anniversary. (TAB) It starts today, and ends June 5. Also, last week’s METROPOLIS had a cover feature on Blythe.

  • This Week in Magazines

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    The latest issue of PEN takes a look at a few art directors, with some nice profiles, and plenty of visuals to enjoy. PEN has really been coming out with some nice issues of late. The new +81 (28) is the “Japanese Absolute Sense” issue, which is just an excuse to profile (with interviews) current…

  • Seleqlo

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    The outside display in front of Rocket Gallery during the Seleqlo shop/event. I went on the last day, and still found nothing but lameness.

  • Boys Who Love Girls Who Love Boys

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    I’m girly.

  • Radio OK Fred Update

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    I moblogged last week about recording a new show, and the reason the show hasn’t been released yet is because it ends up that there was a problem with the recording, and so we’ll have to do it again. Looks like we’ll try to record early next week, and so hopefully the show will be…