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Month: November 2008

  • Sound/Mindscapes

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    “Sound/Mindscapes” is an interesting new project that brings art and science together. The two-week show (November 26 to December 7) will be held at the Ongoing cafe gallery in Kichijoji, with the first week acting as a workshop for sound technology and art students, and then the second week featuring an exhibition based on the…

  • Pixelated Christmas

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    Pixelated Christmas imagery used at Sony Plaza stores in Japan.

  • Art on the Wall

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    I forget what this was for — found while digging through older photos — but they were on display at the ABC bookstore in Aoyama in early October. I think they were works compiled in a book.

  • 51 Japanese Characters

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    Peter Machat was an exchange student at Nagoya Zokei University, and upon returning to Germany was inspired to create his “51 Japanese Characters” project. Visit the website and have a look at the 51 characters, from otaku to bosozoku and beyond. It’s a fun idea — the website also has a wacky mix and match…

  • Muji + Thonet

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    Muji collaborates with Austrian furniture company Thonet to update the latter’s 1859 “Chair No. 14.” Via Spoon & Tamago.

  • Shantell Kicks

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    I’m assuming these are one of a kind, but I could use a pair — art by Shantell Martin.

  • Decoylab 2009 Calendar Postcards

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    Maiko Kuzunishi (Decoylab) returns to calendar postcards this year for her 2009 calendar project. The idea is that you subscribe, and she then sends you a postcard each month, with an illustration on one side and calendar on the other. I still have the 2005 calendar postcards displayed on my wall (in a PVC holder),…

  • Fast Part Volume Two

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    The second episode of Neojaponisme’s podcast series on Japanese punk and hardcore is now up.