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  • Plusminuszero Aoyama

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    I just learned that a new Plusminuszero shop opened in Aoyama yesterday (previously they only had one showcase shop in Coredo Nihonbashi). There’s a map to the shop here.

  • Sugiura Kohei

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    The start of a new month always means it’s time to check out the new exhibition at the Ginza Graphic Gallery. This month, starting on the 5th, we get “Kohei Sugiura: A Whirlwind Half-Century in Magazine Design.” Through five decades Kohei Sugiura has been a revolutionary innovator in all aspects of graphic design, with a…

  • Designer's Block/Week Preparations

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    A reader asked me this week for suggestions regarding next week’s Designer’s Block/Week, and I honestly haven’t really had a look at the schedule yet to see what I will visit. I’ll have a look this weekend, and probably post something about what I’ll try to check out (meaning, whatever is free). Also, TSiG master…

  • Maru Biru Art Event

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    Another pic from the Maru Biru Art Event. It seems that it’s still going on this weekend, so catch it while you can.

  • Orange in Tokyo

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    Online magazine ORANGE takes a tour of Tokyo. Not exactly “my Tokyo,” but it might still offer some suggestions for visitors to the city. A nice thing about ORANGE is that they also have a mobile version of their site (where I read the article).

  • Maru Biru Art Event

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    Over the next few days I’ll be posting pics from the Maru Biru (Marunouchi Building) art event of a couple of weeks ago. It might be still on, but I’m not sure.

  • Reactivity

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    Toe of Groovisual Diary went to the current ICC exhibition, “Reactivity,” and she has tons of cool pics to show for it. Really makes me want to go to this. It lasts until October 17.

  • Dawn of the Shibuya-kei Dead

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    Thoughts on Shibuya, as Momus spends his last day in Tokyo. Now, my first reference to Shibuya-kei on my website came in September 1998, when I declared Shibuya-kei dead. Well, I may have been a bit premature. I come today to tell you that Shibuya-kei is no longer dead. Perhaps it never was, or perhaps…

  • Looking for Pravda

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    I am so there. First of all, we’re not talking about a Russian journal here, but Pravda, a French comic heroine in the 1960s. Rumor has it that the character that combines beautiful looks with steadfast action was modeled after Francoise Hardy. Remember “Comment te dire adieu”? Well, however, this time the pop icon appears…

  • Sonarsound Tokyo 2004

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    The Sonarsound music festival is coming to Tokyo. It happens October 9-10 in locations around Ebisu Garden Place. The annual Sonar festival has made Barcelona the mecca for all fans of cutting-edge music and art. In 2002, SonarSound was established as an international edition that has so far traveled several European countries, as well as…