Month: July 2006

  • Tokyo and my Daughter

    TOKYO AND MY DAUGHTER is a new book from Nieves featuring the lovely photography of Takashi Homma. You can see a few of the photographs included within here.

  • Matzu-MTP Expo

    Another event from Jesse Jay Sharer, this time the “Matzu-MTP Expo” at Gallery Speak For, July 28 to August 13. The DJ lineup for the opening’s after party at JZ Brat (happens one week after, August 4, 0:00-5:00) will include SHINCO (SDP), Hiroshi Kawanabe (TOKYO NO.1 SOUL SET/GALARUDE/InK), COM.A (ROMZ) w/ Motion graphics by Ishiura…

  • Recorded in Columbia

    If you check the PauseTalk page, or even just the mention of it in the sidebar, you might have noticed that next month’s edition will take place on the 3rd Monday of the month (August 21), to coincide with the exhibition of artist, and regular PauseTalk participant, Hiroaki Koshiba. Koshiba is very musical in his…

  • Shift 116

    The new issue of online Japanese design magazine SHIFT (116) is up, with a cover feature on Henrik Vibskov.

  • Tokidoki + Lesportsac

    I know Tokidoki aren’t a Japanese unit — rather it was started by Italian artist Simone Legno — but their colorful graphics are definitely Japan-influenced, and I love this collection of bags and accessories they’ve created for the Lesportsac band. Link via Josh Spear.

  • New Imagery

    Some nice new imagery from Yuki. More here.

  • Kings Destroy

    Event producer Jesse Jay Sharer sends me word of his latest event, “Kings Destroy” — which sounds like a nice mix of DJing and live painting — that will take place at Ever in Aoyama on July 21 (doors open at 22:00). More info here.

  • Smile/Cry * Now/Later

    A new show, “Smile/Cry * Now/Later,” is set to open at the Nakaochiai Gallery, with the opening party tomorrow (July 8, 18:00-21:00). Nakaochiai Gallery proudly presents Smile/Cry * Now/Later, a subjective look at three artists’ works from a cultural perspective to the personal experiences of the artists and their craft. Ted Pushinsky invokes questions referring…