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Cold Whimper, Not Big Bang | Neo-Literati
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Review: Shinjo Ito’s Art @ Milk Gallery. Cold Whimper, Not Big Bang. Will be speaking at Japan Society in New York City soon, promoting his new book. I found this old video. Featuring John Nathan on the Charlie Rose program. The video was from 2004, and celebrated the 150 year anniversary since Commodore Perry landed in Japan, forcing it open. One Response to “Cold Whimper, Not Big Bang”. Feed for this Entry. On April 8, 2008. Ian Buruma is, hands down, the best writer about Japan. Period. You are commen...
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Kogyaru Moms?! | Neo-Literati
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In the Japan Times writes about what happens to kogyaru. After the party ends– basically when they become mothers. Not surprisingly, the picture isn’t pretty. If you’re wondering what a kogyaru. Is, see this Wikipedia article. Exhaustively discussing this interesting Japanese subculture. You can also check out all the different varieties of gyaru. Or “gal” culture at this wiki. Back to the article: The Japan Times article is sad and dark. Many of these kogyaru. 3 Responses to “Kogyaru Moms? Address never...
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Obituary: Miriam Silverberg | Neo-Literati
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Miriam Silverberg, whose new book, Erotic Grotesque Nonsense. I was looking forward to reading, died on March 16th. She had suffered from Parkinsons. James Fujii wrote this about her on H-NET:. You may also find Adrienne Carey Hurley discuss her passing here. One Response to “Obituary: Miriam Silverberg”. Feed for this Entry. Tokyo Damage Report » Japan Book review 3: EROTIC GROTESQUE NONSENSE. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:.
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Playing on Fire | Neo-Literati
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Yamashita Yosuke playing at a beach in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Yamashita Yosuke, a Japanese pianist, recently played an event featuring a piano on fire, on the beach. He played for 10 minutes until the piano fell silent. The idea and images were beautiful. Check it out here. No Responses Yet to “Playing on Fire”. Feed for this Entry. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). NYC Area Japan Resources.
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Obituary: Shimaoka Tatsuzo | Neo-Literati
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Cold Whimper, Not Big Bang. Shimaoka Tatsuzo died at the age of 88. The New York Times had his obituary. He was designated a national living treasure by the Japanese government in 1996. A potter heavily influenced by the mingei. Or folk arts movement, it was a visit to the Japan Folk Crafts Museum. In 1938 that inspired him to study ceramics. He compared that day to rain on soil, it says. No Responses Yet to “Obituary: Shimaoka Tatsuzo”. Feed for this Entry. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Frog in a well.
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Japanese Folk Art | Neo-Literati
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Victor Cha @ Columbia. Review: Tafu, New York. I picked up the hardcover book Japan Crafts Sourcebooks. From the “Artists and Fleas” market in Williamsburg on Saturday the 29th. It was only $10 although it was listed at $40 on the inside cover, and even Amazon.com has only used copies for $26 or so. I’m really intersted in folk arts, or as it is called in Japan,. The author of The Unknown Craftsman. The Japanese movement had its ideological anticedents in the larger arts and crafts movement. In the Japan...
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Tibet Intifada? | Neo-Literati
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Review: Shinjo Ito’s Art @ Milk Gallery. In light of the recent news. Coming out of Tibet, Time magazine raised the question. Of whether we were witnessing the beginning of a Tibetan intifada. The Tibetans, faced with stonewalling from the Chinese and the failure of the Dalai Lama to extract something, anything from the Chinese side, combined with the huge influx of ethnic Han Chinese, has led to similar sentiments, and we are seeing the effects of it now in this explosion of pent-up tension. Leave a Rep...
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Review: Shinjo Ito’s Art @ Milk Gallery | Neo-Literati
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Cold Whimper, Not Big Bang. Review: Shinjo Ito’s Art @ Milk Gallery. Over the weekend, I went to the Shinjo Ito. Show, which is traveling from Japan and currently on view at Milk Gallery in Chelsea. You can find info on the exhibit here. Giving his last sermon before his death. But it was some of the smallest sculptures that gave me the most pleasure, the small rendering he did of Shotoku Taishi was special, because I lived in Taishi Town. Who supported Buddhism in 7th century Japan when it was a young a...
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