Back Issue -1 September 2007-

"ritual": TEAM 07 Mamoru Tsukada, 08 Satoshi Ohno, 09 Masaya Chiba Jeffrey Ian Rosen Organized by Wonder Site Director Yusaku Imamura, "ritual" featured the work of three emerging Japanese artists, Mamoru Tsukada, Satoshi Ohno and Masaya Chiba. Ohno and Chiba presented works in mixed media, while Tsukada presented two framed color photographic prints as well as a serial piece comprised of several uniformly sized and framed photographs. more... Showcasing the Artisans of Kyoto Thomas Daniell Kyoto has been the source of so much of what is now considered to be quintessential Japanese culture. Yet sadly, the city's pool of traditional artisans is becoming increasingly smaller, older, and underutilized. This is particularly true for those carpenters specializing in sukiya architecture, a style that originated in the traditional teahouse and has dominated residential architecture for most of the last four centuries. In its materials and assembly, sukiya is inherently fragile, requiring frequent repairs and replacement of parts. To maintain this architectural heritage requires simultaneously maintaining its specialized techniques as living traditions. more... "ritual": TEAM 07 Mamoru Tsukada, 08 Satoshi Ohno, 09 Masaya Chibae Jeffrey Ian Rosen 3 Sep 2007 Showcasing the Artisans of Kyoto Thomas Daniell 3 Sep 2007 One Hundred Views of Edo, and Then Some Alan Gleason 3 Sep 2007 Yoo Seung-Ho: echowords 25 April - 26 May 2007 3Sep 2007 Yukio Fujimoto: Violent Silence, Silent Violence Matthew Larking 1 Aug 2007 On Yasutaka Yamazaki Thomas Daniell 1 Aug 2007 Suginami, the Anime Capital of Japan Alan Gleason 1 Aug 2007 Yoko Irie: seats 28 May - 2 June 2007 1 Aug 2007 >> Back Issues