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Month: July 2007

  • Claska No More

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    I’ve been hearing that the Claska, Tokyo’s first, and arguably only true, boutique hotel will close its doors in January of next year. That would be a shame — I’ve never stayed in a room, but the space was nice, including the first-floor’s Transit-produced The Lobby lounge.

  • TABlog: Kisho Kurokawa Interview

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    TABlog interviews architect Kisho Kurokawa.

  • Tokyo Art Beat Major Site Update

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    Tokyo Art Beat has launched a major site update. The first thing you’ll notice is the wide layout, that now includes a third column, but you can find out more about the new features and what it means for the future of the site in this TABlog entry.

  • PingMag: Plustic Minustic

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    PingMag keeps on reporting from the Tokyo Design Premio that took place earlier this year during the Milano Salone, this time covering the Tokyo-based unit Plustic Minustic.

  • This Week at MoCo Loco

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    This week’s Tokyo round-up is up at MoCo Loco.

  • Kanye West Is Akira

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    The video for Kanye West’s new single, “Stronger” — the one that samples Daft Punk quite liberally — takes inspiration from Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic AKIRA film.

  • PauseTalk Vol. 11

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    A surprisingly low turnout — the lowest since the first edition — ended up making for a surprisingly pleasant evening. The smaller number made it much easier for discussion to flow, with everyone participating more actively, which is something that has been lacking in recent editions. Big thanks to the participants who made it an…

  • Reception Party for "Letter Forest"

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    This past Friday I attended the reception party for Brazilian artist Yomar Augusto’s “Letter Forest” exhibition at the Nanzuka Underground gallery in Shibuya. The show runs until July 29. I’ve put up a Flickr photoset of a few shots from the party, which you’ll find here. On the first photo, you may notice a certain…