Category: Events

  • Crust and Dirt in Tokyo

    The Nakaochia Gallery gets out of its hood and into Apple Store Shibuya for its next event. INSTANT DRAWING MACHINE – Live performance Apple Store, Shibuya Sunday, May 13, 6-7pmFrom 13 Mayรขโ‚ฌโ€9 June 2007, the art duo of Crust and Dirt will touch down in Tokyo. This pair will be bringing their science-fiction art to…

  • PauseTalk Cancellation

    It looks like scheduling the next edition at the tail-end of the Golden Week was not the best of ideas. The May 7 edition of PauseTalk is cancelled, but we’ll be back next month, June 4.

  • Naked Tokyo: 07 [Portraits]

    The Naked Tokyo Collective is set to produce the one-day “Naked Tokyo: 07 [Portraits]” exhibition at SuperDeluxe. The Naked Tokyo Collective applies its signature mix of shock and serenity, outrageous tableaux and seductive views, to the art of contemporary portraiture. In considering the theme: Contemporary Portraiture from Tokyo, Naked Tokyo artists were encouraged to explode…

  • Japanamerica Night

    Roland Kelts — that’s Mr. JAPANAMERICA — is back in town, and he’s participating in an event this coming Sunday (May 6, 19:00) at the Pink Cow in Shibuya, an evening of “Japanese Pop Culture, Design, Anime, Manga and Music.” A lineup of leading edge anime producers and manga publishers–Gonzo/GDH and Studio 4C, among others–…

  • Kamishibai Modern International Performance

    I first met Suzu a few months back at a PauseTalk meetup, and at the time he talked about the Kamishibai shows — a form of Japanese traditional storytelling — he would participate in. He now sends me word of a show this Saturday (May 5) at Office in Gaienmae. He’ll give a workshop on…

  • MINDSMOOTHER

    My friend Maiko Kobayashi has a show coming up, “MINDSMOOTHER,” at Musee F in Omotesando (May 14-19), and has also put up this website with more details.

  • The Tokyo Fun Party Train Keeps on Chugging

    Tired of just reading about Tokyo Fun Party? Well, now you experience some video of the boys in action through their YouTube channel, like the video you see here (and in this post) of Home Cut. Also, you’re next chance to catch the TFP crew live is tomorrow night (Thursday, May 3, 24:00-5:00) at La…

  • This Week at Gridskipper

    Tokyo Fun Party An Afternoon in Aoyama and Ginza You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).