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• Architecture, Art

  Setouchi International Art Festival 2010

  07.29.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Architect Kazuyo Sejima designed three art galleries for “Setouchi International Art Festival 2010″, where artist Yukinori Yanagi’s work are exhibited.

  “Flower fields with an ‘eye’” designed by kazuyo Sejima

  “The God of the mountain, the electric Hinomaru and the mirror gardens on both sides”
  by Yukinori Yanagi

  designed by Kazuyo Sejima
  -About “Setouchi International Art Festival”
  July 19th - October 31st, […]

• Art

  Wooden flowers by Etsuhiro Suda

  07.23.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Etsuhiro Suda’s solo exhibition started at gallery Koyanagi in Ginza, Tokyo. At a glance, the space looks totally empty. But if you look at it carefully, you will find 10 small wooden flowers. You can find some flowers easily, but the others are located in rather hidden places.
  Gallery Koyanagi, 1-7-5, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
  TEL: 03-3561-1896

• Art, Industrial design

  Canon NEOREAL in Milan Design week

  04.24.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  
  

• Art, Exhibition

  Art Brut Japonais

  03.09.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  “Art Brut Japonais” exhibition will start on March 24th (until January 2nd 2011) at La halle saint pierre museum in Paris. 63 Japanese pop artists will exhibit their work. Part of the exhibition will be shown at Spirit Art Museum.

• Art, Exhibition

  HOLLOW

  02.24.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Motohiko Odani’s solo exhibition has started at Maison Hermes in Ginza, Tokyo. Odani was born in Kyoto and currently based in Tokyo. He represented Japanese artists at Venice Biennal in 2003.
  His theme is  to “Express the dynamism surrounding our bodies”. It shows a feeling of pain and its change. The new work exhibited now shows […]

• Art

  Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative visions

  02.20.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Yebis International Festival for Art & Alternative visions started on February 19th. The following is work by Takayuki Fujimoto, titled “Time Lapse Plant”.

• Art

  Digital public art at Haneda airport

  02.16.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  “A large air person” , digital public art was exhibited at Haneda airport terminal 2 last year. It shows the existence and flow of air by turn air into the shape of human beings. Currently, “A large air person” has been exhibited at the Tokyo modern museum.

• Art, Exhibition

  Mirror’s Hairstyle by Hisakazu Shimizu

  01.15.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Japanese designer Hisakazu Shimizu will show his work at an art gallery @btf in Katsudoki, Tokyo between January 22nd to February 28th.
  Here is the summery of the press release.
  WHY DO WE NEED HAIRS ON MIRRORS?
  -BECAUSE WE USE MIRRORS TO CHECK OUR HAIR STYLES.
  We use mirrors to check our hair styles. We want to make sure […]

• Art, Industrial design

  White noise machine by Yuri Suzuki

  01.14.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Japanese designer Yuri Suzuki designed “White noise machine” in Delhi, India. This machine calculates the quantity of street noise and generate the same amount of “white noise”.

• Art, Product design

  CAMPER and Tokujin Yoshioka

  09.14.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  The new Camper store in London has been designed by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka. Camper has been collaborating with many artists and designers, and this time they are working with Yoshioka, who is internationally recognized with his design for Italian funiture producer Morosso and Japanese watch maker Seiko, etc.
  Yoshioka is also working with Camper’s shoe […]

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