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  • Gatax

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    The Boredoms’ EYE has an exhibition of his art at Treesaresospecial in Daikanyama. The first time I heard about this artist he was calling himself “Yamantaka EYE” (about his role as a leading figure in a number of legendary Japanese noise bands you can read — in Japanese — in the November edition of Studio…

  • The Triennale Saved

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    I just added an update to my recent Yokohama Triennale post, and am writing this new one to bring attention to it (wouldn’t it be nice if you could get edited posts to appear at the top of the front page, without having to change the date). Roger McDonald has news that the new director…

  • Devilrobots Xmas Exhibition 2004

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    The Devilrobots Xmas exhibition 2004, “Angel or Devil,” is on right now at Lapnet Ship (until December 26). Get all the info at Tokyo Art Beat.

  • Setagaya Boro Ichi

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    This week sees the flea market to end all flea markets in Tokyo: the Setagaya Boro Ichi. It’s December, time again for the huge fleamarket that’s being held every winter on two days each in December and January. A total of about 700 stalls will be selling antiques, 2nd hand clothes, used books and a…

  • 2005 Yokohama Triennale in Danger

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    The latest “Out of Tokyo” column by REALTOKYO and ART iT editor Ozaki Tetsuya takes a look at what seems to be a crisis within the organization of the 2005 Yokohama International Triennale of Contemporary Art — already late by one year, it could get pushed back to 2006. The article also mentions a blog…

  • Character Expo 2005

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    The annual Character Expo is coming to Spiral soon (December 15-26).

  • Shall We Buy?

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    An artist I really like, Yamaguchi Akira, has a show happening at the Mizuma Art Gallery right now (until January 15) called “Shall We Buy?“

  • Arisoude Naimono

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    Oh, Plusminuszero designer Fukawasa Naoto has an exhibition at the Watari-um! Although somewhat dwarfed by Marc Newson’s “Talby”, the electrifyingly stylish “Infobar” came out right in time when people increasingly lamented over the absence of a really cool cell phone on the market. Designer Fukazawa Naoto is known for his creations adapting forms of objects…