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Category: Art

  • ART iT 11

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    The new issue of ART iT (11) is out. This new edition of ART iT magazine is a sequel to the previous special on China, a country with an art scene that’s surely worth dedicating several issues to. Leading Chinese contemporary artist, Cai Guo-Qiang introduces his gunpowder art and drawings, and reveals details about his…

  • ARE YOU HERE?

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    The Nakaochiai Gallery has a new show starting April 23 (until May 28), “ARE YOU HERE?” It features the works of Tokyo-based artists Jack Mclean and Carly Fischer. Based on the concept of maps and the urban excess of Tokyo, Fischer and Mclean create an installation made entirely from paper. Mclean presents more than 150…

  • EVA at Work

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    “EVA at Work” is a collaboration art project celebrating arguably the most important anime series in recent times, NEON GENESIS EVANGELION. PingMag has the scoop. The image you see here is of a pillow made to look like Angel #10.

  • Akemi Tezuka

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    Enjoy the bright and colorful illustrative work of Akemi Tezuka. Link via Drawn.

  • Diesel Denim Art Exhibition

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    I know some people disapprove of big brands getting involved into the art scene, but my take is that whatever helps put nice shows out there — or in the case of video/motion graphics, nice DVD compilations or festivals — is fine by me. Shift Blog has info on a new exhibition, “Japan,” to be…

  • Space Invaders

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    Spotted this one near the Bape Busy Workshop store in Harajuku, while I was walking around the area with Digiki — which is what ended up inspiring this Gridskipper post. Update: A reader points out this map of Space Invader occurrences in Tokyo.

  • Misformers

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    PingMag pays a visit to Scott Campbell’s studio, filled with his Transformer remixes he calls Misformers.

  • New York & Paris in Tokyo

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    Ever since organizing the Canadian Style event, I’m slowly becoming aware of more and more Canadian artists with activities in Japan, and here’s the latest, an exhibition by Toronto-based artist John Coburn that starts tomorrow. Toronto artist John Coburn is heading to Tokyo for his first solo exhibition, to be held at Printemps- Ginza, April…