I’ve put up a Flickr photoset of shots from “Connections and Combinations,” the exhibition by artist/writer Andrew Conti at the cafe that starts today. The show runs until December 3, with an artist reception being held November 25, from 19:00.
You’ll notice some of the puzzles in the shots that I mentioned a while back, and the artist invites everyone to play around with them, and to then snap a pic and send it to him.
With the "Nudie Cafe" event now over, since we still have some t-shirts left over (Swedish graphic designer PMKFA remixing a Nudie Jeans tee), we’ve decided to sell the remaining stock online. We sill have quite a few mediums and larges, but only 2 smalls left (I’ll update the post as sizes become unavailable). Be warned that they run rather small (I usually wear M, but for this tee L fits me nicely). We’re selling them for 4500 yen, which includes shipping for anywhere in the world. To order, paypal me the amount (send the money to jean@jeansnow.net), and include your mailing address and size choice. Huge thanks to Jens Petersen for the great photo.
All good things must come to an end, and so it did for the "Nudie Cafe" event at the cafe. Even though it was a hectic few weeks, I can honestly say that I’m already looking forward to whatever we’ll end up doing next year.
The next exhibition at the cafe will be by artist/writer Andrew Conti. “Connections and Combinations,” to include a collection of paintings and drawings, will be held November 20 to December 3, with an artist’s reception happening on Saturday, November 25, from 19:00.
I’ve put up a Flickr photoset of shots from last night’s "Nudie Party" at the cafe, which marked the end of our "Nudie Cafe" event. The place was packed — it was so hard to move inside that people were spilling out on the street, even attracting attention from the police — and for the first time ever people were dancing and rockin’ the place! Huge thanks to everyone who came, and to the great beats provided by Jens, PMKFA + Megumi, NIM, and Embee!
Tomorrow marks the end of our “Nudie Cafe” event at the cafe, and we’re celebrating with a party tonight (Saturday, November 11, 18:00-23:00) with the “Nudie Party!” If you have no plans for the evening, do stop by, as we have DJs (headliner is Embee, but our friends Jens, and event collaborator PMKFA, will also spend some time at the DJ booth), with NIM preparing some special video projections (he produced the cool video installation you’ve been able to see throughout the event). Happy hour drinks all night (translation: all drinks 500 yen) — should be a blast!
I’ve added a few more shots to the “Nudie Cafe” Flickr photoset, mostly showcasing the video projection by NIM. The video is programmed to create “visual beats” that play along with the tracks from all our compilations. There is also an MTV-style info bumper that appears at the bottom left whenever a new track starts. NIM will be doing some live VJing at the Nudie Party, on November 11 (18:00-23:00).
For those interested, I’ve posted the complete playlists — after the jump — for the compilations that we are playing at the cafe during the “Nudie Cafe” event. Contributors are Hideki Kaji, Embee, Hird, Hej Musik, and Marc Xavier LeBlanc (Bones), and all music is 100% Swedish.
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A few new magazines I picked up for the cafe earlier today.