Category: Events

  • Kozyndan at the Ramen Museum

    The Flux site has a post up featuring Kozyndan writing about a visit to the Yokohama Ramen Museum. I’ve always been curious about the place, but have never taken the time to go. I guess I’m in no need of good ramen shops, living in Ikebukuro and all. Flux is one of the projects that…

  • PauseTalk Vol. 20 Postponed

    I’m afraid I’m going to have to push back this month’s edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 20) by one week. It was set to happen this coming Monday, April 7, but because of unforeseen events, will need to be pushed back one week, to April 14. Apologies for the schedule change, and I hope that those…

  • Neojaponisme: 101TOKYO

    Neojaponisme spreads some 101TOKYO love.

  • SANAA: Works 1998-2008

    VernissageTV presents a video look at the SANAA retrospective, “SANAA: Works 1998-2008,” currently running at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City (SANAA designed the museum’s new building). Via Dezain.net.

  • 101TOKYO Opening

    I had the great pleasure of attending last night’s opening reception for the inaugural 101TOKYO contemporary art fair. The event runs until April 6, and is being held at the Rensei Chugakkou in Akihabara. It was a joy to take in, and I’m stunned at what the organizers were able to achieve, especially considering that…

  • Tokyo Art Map

    You should start noticing the TAB-produced (design by AQ) bilingual Tokyo Art Map around the city. Planned as a bi-monthly series, the first release focuses on Marunouchi Art Weeks, but all areas of the city get covered, so get your hands on one as soon as possible. Update:Β Paul Baron talks more about the new map…

  • TABlog: Art Fair Tokyo

    Ashley Rawlings interviews Misa Shin, Executive Director of Art Fair Tokyo 2005 (this year’s edition takes place this weekend), on TABlog. The interview is an excerpt from Chin Music Press’ ART SPACE TOKYO, which goes on sale next week. Tonight I’m heading to the opening of the 101TOKYO art fair. Can’t wait! Update:Β And here’s a…

  • ABSENT CAFE

    Head to the Marunouchi Building to check out Assistant‘s Megumi Matsubara and Hiroi Ariyama’s “ABSENT CAFE” installation, part of “Marunouchi Art Weeks 2008. For Marunouchi Art Weeks, Megumi Matsubara & Hiroi Ariyama (assistant) present “ABSENT CAFE”, an installation mutating a cafe in MarunouchiBuilding into ambiguous absence using a special kind of film. The installation is…