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"Andy Warhol : 15 minutes eternal " Exhibition Reception

I went to the opening of Andy Warhol's,15 Minutes Eternal exhibition at Mori Art Gallery. 
A collaboration with the Andy Warhol Museum in Pitsburg,It is the largest ever collection of Warhol to tour Asia.700 works and archives from the start of his career to his final years.It was fantastic to see his illustrations,photographs and prints in large scale.
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I enjoyed reading about his printing technique and viewing the details of his prints in closer detail.  I have only seen most of his work in books,so seeing the large collection of  Warhol's work in it's true size was incredible. 
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I really love Y.M.O . The first time I saw Y.M.O perform was in 2012,I did not think I would ever get the chance to see them play.It was great to see the Ryuichi Sakamoto portrait ,I had no idea it would be so big ! I really love Y.M.O's aesthetic in their video clips,album art and stage design (really love the Propaganda tour '84 look)PREVIEW: YMO PROPAGANDA FILM 1984.I also really love each members collaboration with other artists and their individual projects. I have been watching this old show called "Wild Palms" and I really love the theme song .Later I learned it was composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto! I have always loved this theme song but I never knew it was composed by him until recently. 

LISTEN:WILD PALMS THEME SONG BY R.SAKAMOTO <3 very strange tv show. A surreal,sci-fi,political,melodrama.
Screen Shot 2014-02-24 at 12.24.19 PM.pngThere was a recreation of Warhol's New York studio "The Factory" with an old tv playing Velvet Underground footage. I loved how it smelt like paint fumes when you walked into the installation,I really took notice of that detail ,very nice. 
IMG_6152.jpgIn the Silver Cloud Room.Work from 1966.I felt like a child in that room,trying to touch the balloons,feeling very small ...
IMG_6142.jpg Tokyo with the Silver Clouds and the fans of Warhol. 

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Art on the Weekend

Screen Shot 2014-02-18 at 11.38.18 PM.pngOn a cold,sunny Saturday,I helped Akiko with her "Art Laboratory" party at "Pond". http://www.akikokainosho.com/
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We painted the houses with the children who were maybe 4 years old. You can see my big face I put on the house.This is a happy house!! We're happy here,In a happy house... 
like the Siouxsie And The Banshees song <3 !
IMG_6347.jpgIMG_6357.jpg The day before it was snowing very heavily. A Violent night of snow and wind in Tokyo.

Screen Shot 2014-02-18 at 11.38.29 PM.pngChildren have so much ENERGY & POWER ! <3 They all went crazy and pushed the houses over.So much POWER
hirokitsukudaz_nanzuka.jpgAfter the event , I went downstairs to "Lotus" and had a glass of sparkling with my lunch, and watched the people outside walking quickly to where they needed to go,because it was so cold that day.After "Lotus", I went to see Hiroki Tsukuda's "Black Out Thunder Storm" exhibition.It was the last day of his show at Nanzuka Gallery.I walked around looking at his architectural,sci-fi,fantasy drawings with my nice glass of Saké,which the curator gave to me when I entered Nanzuka.
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The day ended with me looking at two of my favorite photographs. Strange,religious & surreal. Photographs by Steven Meisel from Visionaire Magazine,Issue No. 28. I would love to have one of the Visionaire magazines,but the price for it is so HIGH! Very expensive! One of my dream books to have,maybe in the future. 
 
 

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New Friends That Share Zines -COMME des GARÇONS Guerrilla and Buffalo zines


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I met a new friend named Demi from Poland,she recently moved to Tokyo.We met, and she shared her COMME des GARÇONS Guerrilla and Buffalo zines with me.Buffalo has a nice, young picture of Chloe Sevigny at the front.She always looks so free.Demi used to work in the COMME des GARÇONS store in Poland, so she was able to collect the amazing CDG Guerilla zines.
Issue 4 of Guerilla is incredible. I love how they made each one unique by burning the  pages and how the front and back cover looks like it has been ripped off the zine. Imperfect things,can be really beautiful ! Photo of Demi and I reading her zines by Joshua Carver. 

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A Look Into How We Design

designcheeseposter.jpgI went to Marunouchi House with Tomoko Nishio, to take some photos for the new posters we are creating for So Tired and Henry Good Seven.Art Direction action and original imagery, captured here !

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