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Close Enough to Walk Apart: the art of Tsukasa Kanawa and Shinya Kato

The Japanese Artist Tomokazu Matsuyama has maintained a studio in New York since 2004. We visited him in 2013 when he employed 2-3 assistants. Now that number is closer to 10. But artwork isn’t the only thing this small factory produces. Each assistant is an artist in their own right.

One of them is Meguru Yamaguchi, who’s already graduated. Now, two of Matsuyama’s younger protégés – Tsukasa Kanawa and Shinya Kato – are stretching their wings and showcasing their own artwork as part of Gowanus Open Studio.

Seasonal Steel Paintings by Miya Ando Seek Balance Between the Man-Made and Natural

October 15, 2014 / Johnny / Comments Off

Miya Ando once told us “I think of myself as a person who works with light.” And light is certainly crucial in viewing her works. But take the modest statement with a grain of salt because, when creating her works, the part-artist, part-alchemist is usually armed with a breather mask, heavy gloves, a blow torch, sandpaper, grinders and a slew of pigments and chemicals that would make any chemistry teacher jealous.

A Cubic Rubber Band That You’ll Never Want to Throw Away

October 14, 2014 / Johnny / 9 Comments

Natural rubber bands have been around since the 1600s and they were patented (and formally institutionalized) in England in 1845. But despite their long history, they’ve always pretty much remained the same shape, which is, of course, circular. This is only natural as the circle shape seems to be most fitted for holding objects. And the only criticism people seem to have is that they are overly expendable.

Neighborhood Globe: the artwork of Yasuhiro Suzuki

October 14, 2014 / Johnny / Comments Off

“Zipper Boat” (2004) | unless otherwise noted images courtesy the artist

He’s parted the waters of a lake using a zipper, he’s turned castles to chocolate and he’s made eyeballs fall from the sky. But he’s not the next savior. He’s Yasuhiro Suzuki, a young Japanese artist who has a penchant for re-envisioning the ordinary as extraordinary.

The Fab Mind: a new exhibition co-curated by a journalist

October 14, 2014 / Johnny / Comments Off

THE FAB MIND: Hints of the Future in a Shifting World has a broad aim. It is not limited to tangible design products, but focuses on the aspirations and activities of those who seek to understand and resolve social issues through design. Enter journalist Noriko Kawakami and the Stockholm-based art and design curator Ikko Yokoyama. Together they aim to showcase the minds capable of examining society and human “fabrication” endeavors through a fabulous lens.

MUJI’s New Prefabricated Vertical House For City Living

October 13, 2014 / Johnny / 2 Comments

Fifty years ago, on October 10, 1964, the Olympic torch arrived at Tokyo’s National Stadium to mark the beginning of the summer Olympics. 5 years earlier, when Tokyo was awarded the right to host the games Tokyo went on a construction spree with new buildings, highways and trains being built. By the time the games began not only did Tokyo look brand new but so did it’s population, which had grown exponentially to 10 million people.

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October 13, 2014 / sponsor / Comments Off

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A Gliding Penguin Cover For Your Floor Wipe

October 10, 2014 / Johnny / Comments Off

Regular house chores and cleaning got you feeling down? Mix things up with this penguin cover that fits through the handle of your floor wipe. It will look like a penguin is gliding up and down your floors on its stomach, picking up all the dust on its way.

The Unearthly Delights of Manabu Ikeda, Hisashi Tenmyouya & teamLab

October 7, 2014 / Johnny / 2 Comments

Garden of Unearthly Delights Japan Society

images from right to left: Manabu Ikeda, Hisashi Tenmyouya and teamLab | click images to enlarge

If you plan to walk through a garden this fall, make it the “Garden of Unearthly Delights,” a new exhibition at New York’s Japan Society that opens this Thursday (Oct. 9, 2014). But be careful to stay on the footpath or you’ll quickly be consumed by a monster tsunami uprooting a city, an intense samurai-style battle and a candy-colored stream of hyperpixilating animals and flowers. This, in a nutshell, is the work of Manabu Ikeda, Hisashi Tenmyouya & teamLab, who are the focus of the exhibition.

This Winter Keep Warm With Grated Daikon Radish Sculptures in Your Nabe

October 7, 2014 / Johnny / 2 Comments

Essentially Japan’s version of a hot pot, nabe (pronounced na-bay) is a large, simmering pot of meat and vegetables that’s served during the winter. It typically sits on a portable stove and people gather around it together, keeping warm and enjoying a nice hot meal. One evening in early December of last year, Masanori Kono, who works at a purikura company and runs a flea market in Nakameguro on weekends, decided to have a little fun and get creative with one of the ingredients: grated daikon radish.