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Month: June 2006

  • Yokohama Eizone

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    I quite like the idea of mixing media installations with urban design, and this “Yokohama Eizone” event sounds quite nice: “YOKOHAMA EIZONE” will be held from July 22nd. It is a culture event of images linking to the city, and you can experience the latest film art by visiting historic monuments in waterfront areas in…

  • Trick 2

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    I forgot to mention it, but last Sunday I went to see TRICK 2 at the theatre with Yuko. Actually, I didn’t have much of a choice, since Yuko is insanely obsessed with the series (we have everything on DVD) and she absolutely needed to go on opening weekend. We wanted to go to the…

  • Oshii on Gedo Senki

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    Mamoru Oshii has done some animation work for the upcoming Ghibli film TALES FROM EARTHSEA (GEDO SENKI), directed by Hayao Miyazaki’s son, Goro, and here’s what Oshii has to say about the controversial remarks that have come from the father (he has stated that he doesn’t believe his son is ready to helm a feature):…

  • More on Relax

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    If you missed the update on my previous post regarding the end of RELAX, let me point you to Marxy’s eulogy, as well as a remembrance from Momus. Reading those posts did make me nostalgic for the RELAX of old…

  • Monster Love

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    Even lizards need to monkey around at times. Found on Drawn!

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Moresukine Japan by Lil You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • Isamu Tokizono

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    MoCo Loco has video (direct link) of Isamu Tokizono’s lighting installation at the recent ICFF show in New York.

  • Kyouei at Charles and Marie

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    The Charles and Marie online store has been featuring products from Kyouei over the past few days — today it’s the Honeycomb Lampshade. For more on Kyouei, have a look at the edition (free registration required) of my “On Design” column that covered the works of Kouichi Okamoto (Kyouei).