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  • Tokyo Flashmob

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    Want to participate in a flashmob? Details below on the one happening in Shinjuku this Sunday (March 22). With this event we want to criticize the surveillance society which takes away our ability to trust in others. [Rule number 1] Bring a book of your choice, and read it out lout. It doesn’t matter whether…

  • Nendo + Camper

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    Nendo designs the above installation for Camper, at that “Bread and Butter” tradeshow in Barcelona. Designboom posts more images.

  • CGM 3

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    This past Friday night was the third edition of CGM, this time at Cafe Ratia in Harajuku — I’m sure Danny Choo will have a massive wrap-up post soon enough. I again showed up with my good friend CheapyD, and we proceeded to drink a lot of beer, talk to a lot of people, and…

  • We Love Magazine Library

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    First with the bad news: if you’re hearing about the “We Love Magazine Library” exhibition for the first time, then you’re out of luck because it ended yesterday. I must apologize for not having posted this before — I had actually taken note of it before its start, but completely forgot to post something. I…

  • Japanese Memoscapes

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    Bianca’s “Japanese Memoscapes” exhibition at Cafe Pause — I posted about it last week — is now on, and she’s updated the show’s site with some of the displays being shown, that reveal where the pages’ patterns were taken. Also, Bianca is having an informal reception at the cafe this Saturday from 19:00, which I…

  • Fragment Vol. 4

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    Masao — of Tokyomade — is presenting a fourth edition of his “Fragment” art fair, to take place March 22 at SuperDeluxe in Roppongi (15:00-21:00, 1,000 yen at the door). Here’s how he describes the event: TokyoMade presents Fragment Vol. 4, the first anniversary of the art and fashion event in Tokyo. The concept of…

  • Patrick Macias Has the Otaku Power

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    Patrick Macias is in town for a bit — still jet-lagged — and is giving a talk, “Otaku Power: Trivia, Desire, and Transformation,” at Temple University this Friday (March 13, 18:30). More details here.

  • Graniph’s Japanese Designers Project

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    Graniph has launched the “Japanese Designers Project,” inviting 24 creators to contribute tee designs on the theme of Japanese culture. The original artworks are on display at the newly opened Graniph flagship store in Harajuku. Via Supernews.

  • Tokyo Art Map for March/April

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    TAB‘s new Tokyo Art Map — their first anniversary edition — is out, and it looks great as always. If you can’t find one in town, you can also download a PDF version.

  • PauseTalk Vol. 29

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    38. That was the attendance for last night’s PauseTalk (Vol. 29), and I’m still not quite sure how it happened. I usually get an average of 15-20 attendees at each edition, which is a nice number — remember, PT is meant to be a salon-like event. The huge crowd also meant that for the first…