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2004.08.31

Patrick did his first DJing stint last Saturday at a shop in Koenji, and he lists a part of what he played in this post. And there’s a moblogged pic of him in action here.

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An article from the new issue of WIRED takes a look at the growing popularity of anime in America (yeah, I know, old news), while profiling the 3 main creators who all happen to have new films out this year: Miyazaki Hayao (HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE), Otomo Katsuhiro (STEAMBOY), and Oshii Mamoru (INNOCENCE). I do feel that they should have included Kon Satoshi in the bunch (PERFECT BLUE, MILLENNIUM ACTRESS, TOKYO GODFATHERS, PARANOIA AGENT), as he definitely seems to be the new “it” creator in the field. As for Miyazaki’s new one, I saw a trailer for it when I went to see STEAMBOY, and it looks stunning. Looks like another Ghibli classic.

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A picture of the new Apple Store that opened in Osaka last Saturday. It looks a lot more spacious than the one in Tokyo. More pics here.

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Capture the Motion” is a collection of 10 very cool shorts inspired by the Olympics, sponsored by Panasonic and RES. Three of them are by Japanese artists.

A thrilling 2004 Olympics wrapped up in Athens over the weekend. RES was happy to be involved this year, by taking part in Olympic (and RESFEST) official sponsor Panasonic’s Capture the Motion short film project. The initiative sought to capture the spirit of the summer games and the essence of the five-ringed Olympic symbol, representing the union of five continents and the meeting of their athletes in friendly competition. RES helped Panasonic commission ten films from around the world that celebrated the Olympics by capturing — in 60 seconds — the beauty of human form engaged in sport. The ten filmmakers were: Ramon and Pedro (Switzerland/US) | Nagi Noda (Japan) | Lobo (Brazil) | Neil Blomkamp (South Africa/Canada) | Daniel Askill (Australia) | Bessy and Combe (France) | Joel Peissig (US) | Koichiro Tsujikawa (Japan) | Takeshi Nakumura (Japan) (RES Alert)
Comments (5) Category: Film
2004.08.30

hpgrp

The hpgrp building in Ginza, where you’ll find the Hanna Gallery.

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David, or Marxy, was over here last night, and he brought over a copy of his upcoming album, NEOMARXISME I - KYOSHU NOSTALGIA. I’ve been listening to it all night, and love it. Pop, pop, and more pop, with some very catchy melodies. You can download an MP3 album teaser at the Neomarxisme site.

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Take 4 Swedish photographers, give them Nikon digital SLRs, and you get the beautiful photo project Swedish Eyes in Tokyo. I would love to have a camera like that to play around with.

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2004.08.29

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Aqui Uzumaki 2

Another shot from the Aqui Uzumaki show.

Comments (2) Category: ArtEventsTB.Grafico
2004.08.28

It is imperative that you check out Tori Design, the online portfolio of designer Shiratori Masahiro. Lots and lots and lots of beautiful eye candy.

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E2O

I just love all the products being designed for the E2O project.

The E2O Project has been established by Hokkaido based designers and artists active in the Japanese and international art scene. The project’s objective is to provide a new style of products, where the product itself becomes, or is viewed as a work. The products will be created through worldwide collaborations, incorporating many different artistic mediums and types of products.

Check out the Japanese side for more products than those presented on the English side.

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Aqui Uzumaki

The Aqui Uzumaki art show at the Hanna gallery in Ginza.

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A reader mentioned the following just yesterday as rumor, and I guess it’s now been confirmed.

Anime News Network reports Fuji TV has announced that after airing episode 17, Fuji TV will stop Samurai Champloo, Cowboy Bebop director Shinichiro Watanabe’s scratch style samurai series. The complete 26 episode series will be broadcast on BS digital satellite television. (AICN)

I’m relieved that they’ll at least finish the series.

Comments (9) Category: Anime
2004.08.27

Kawai Misaki

Kawai Misaki is an artist based in New York (according to the address on her site at least) who makes very colorful childlike drawings and sculptures. Definitely fun stuff. She has two upcoming shows in October: in London and NY (more info here). Link via Design is Kinky.

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Marui

The Marui department store in Shibuya is undergoing some renovations.

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