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Design Ah! -- Design Delight for Kids, and Adults Too |
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| Lucy Birmingham |
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| It was a sunny Saturday afternoon when I stepped into Roppongi's 21_21 Design Sight for a look at the ongoing Design Ah! exhibition. "Ah!" I thought, as I immediately spotted 14 baby trams lined up neatly near the entrance. Bathed in the sunlight pouring through the expansive ground-floor windows, they appeared to be part of the exhibition, but I quickly realized they were the visitors' mode of transport. more... |
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Come Together: The 3rd Pocorart Exhibition at 3331 Arts Chiyoda |
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| Roger McDonald |
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| When I was asked to be a judge in the recent Pocorart exhibition, I felt somewhat lost. The reason I felt this way was the nature and scope of the show, which takes in pretty much any form of creative expression. Pocorart takes a particularly inclusive approach to who is defined as an "artist." more... |
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The Un-Kawaii Otaku: Makoto Aida at the Mori Art Museum |
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| Alan Gleason |
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| Makoto Aida is the Anti-Cute. His sprawling, unwieldy, downright nasty oeuvre embodies everything antithetical to the Superflat conceits and big-eyed mangaesque indulgences of much of what passes for contemporary art in Japan. more... |
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