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Soju Tao, Michiro Tokushige
Two-person exhibition at takefloor |
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| Jeffrey Ian Rosen |
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| takefloor, located in Ebisu, is one of the more promising of a
recently emerging second generation of Tokyo contemporary gallery spaces. Owned
and operated by artist Takezaki Kazuyuki, takefloor has quickly gained an international
reputation as a home for young Japanese artists willing to experiment; artists
whose work is challenging and which is understanding of and engaged with contemporary
art discourse. more... |
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On Kunio Mayekawa |
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| Thomas Daniell |
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| The year 2005 marked the centenary of the birth of architect Kunio
Mayekawa (1905-86), a pivotal figure in the inception and development of modern
architecture in Japan. As an apprentice to Le Corbusier (inarguably the greatest
modernist architect in European history) and a mentor to Kenzo Tange (arguably
the greatest modernist architect in Japanese history), Mayekawa forms a crucial
link in the import of Western architectural concepts and techniques into Japanese
architectural design, construction practices, and even urbanism. more... |
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