In the Gifu Prefecture of Japan is Yoro Park, a site of reversible destiny by architecture/poetry duo Arakawa & Gins. Appropriately, they provide clear ‘directions for use’ [read more]
Posted by amelia groom 3:31 PM, February 25th, 2010 4 comments
To coincide with the current Utamaro exhibition, The Art Gallery of NSW is presenting a free Japanese ‘floating world’ film series, kicking off this week [read more]
Posted by amelia groom 3:06 PM, February 23rd, 2010 0 comments
As part of Hiroshi Sugimoto’s ongoing inquiry into the scientific and philosophical implications of the medium of photography, a Lightning Fields installation is planned for the Biennale of Sydney this May [read more]
Posted by amelia groom 7:54 PM, February 21st, 2010 1 comment
Japan has always been poised to show the rest of the world the allure of shadows and blackness; to remind us that as stars cannot be seen in the day, it is darkness that gives form to light [read more]
Posted by amelia groom 4:37 PM, February 21st, 2010 1 comment
Open wide for a little taste of manga artist Yuichi Yokoyama’s melt-in-your mouth pastels …
Posted by amelia groom 12:00 AM, February 11th, 2010 1 comment
In the ancient city of Kyoto, the O House is a cylindric tower extending from a two-story home [read more]
Posted by amelia groom 11:00 PM, February 8th, 2010 0 comments
The Japanese word for “photograph”, shashin, comes from sha (“to reproduce or reflect”) and shin (“truth”). The act of photography, then, consists of taking the truth and making a copy of it on a surface. [read more]
Posted by amelia groom 4:45 PM, February 8th, 2010 2 comments
Calling emerging artists and curators to submit proposals for projects with a Japanese influence, to be put on as a solo or group exhibition with a grant of $3000 and chance to win a trip to Japan [read more]
Posted by amelia groom 3:19 PM, February 6th, 2010 1 comment