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  • Kitty Ex.

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    Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of Hello Kitty, or as Momus refers to her, that “silly milquetoast beast.” Contemporary art works featuring popular feline character “Hello Kitty” were shown to the press Friday in Tokyo before the official opening Saturday of an exhibition commemorating the 30th anniversary of the cat brand. More than 100 Japanese…

  • Matthew’s Summer Festa

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    TV variety show host Matthew Minami, who appeared in “Lost in Translation,” clowns around with Aya Sugimoto (in black) and another guest during a news conference to announce “Matthew’s Summer Festa” to be held at Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise on Aug 21 before 10,000 fans. I had a laugh when I saw this on the…

  • Colette Meets CDG

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    Colette Meets Comme des Garcons is a new temporary shop that has just opened in Aoyama, and will occupy the old Comme des Garcons space until the end of December. You’ll find lots of cool select items that have been created specifically for the space, as well as regular exhibitions. The first one is by…

  • TSiG Versus Superlounge

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    TSiG blogger Jonas Mosesson created this beautiful image for the split tram advertisements between TSiG and Superlounge magazine. You can view a close-up of the two characters, with their “Havaianas flip flops […] Vinti Andrews shoes and Little Boulogue evening bag from Louis Vuitton” here. Update (16/08/21): The image is unfortunately no longer available.

  • Tokyo Designers Block 2004 Submissions

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    The deadline to register and submit works for the Tokyo Designers Block 2004 is coming up (August 7). Also, it looks like I’ll probably be involved in the coverage of this, and I’ll give more info when things are officially set.

  • TSiG Blog

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    The TSiG blog has now been launched. I’ll be blogging there, as well as some other folks you should know by now (Audrey, Jesper, Midori, Nao, Robert). I’m sure there are still little bugs here and there that will pop up as we start using the site regularly, so feel free to give me feedback…

  • Barnbrook Design

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    I’ve just realized that I missed July’s exhibition at the Ginza Graphic Gallery, which pisses me off as it was something I really wanted to see (the annual ADC show). Well, nothing much I can do about it, except make sure to go early to the next one, which starts August 5. In August 2004…

  • Kyupi Kyupi Grand Kayo Show Cabarotica

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    I so want to see this. I saw a video installation by Kyupi Kyupi at the Jam show a while back, and loved the hell out of it. The unit led by video artist Ishibashi Yoshimasa of “Oh! Mikey” fame. This entertainment supreme, immensely popular in the Kansai region, hits Tokyo. Heart-wrenchingly fast video projections,…

  • TSiG on Display

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    Jesper sent me a few pics, and it looks like TSiG is really coming along. The above is one of the displays at the Roda Sten building, where the event will take place. I absolutely love his use of Brockmann figures (and try to find the one that he bought from me). One of the…

  • Art Flea Market

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    While one can’t quite say “money is everything the world over”, money problems are always an issue in art-related endeavors. The money it takes to create art, the monetary value of art. A flea market exploring the relationship between art and money: shop and think about “art and economics”. The variety of booths range from…