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Celebrating Parents and Children: Oyako Day 2011 |
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| Lucy Birmingham |
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| When Tokyo-based commercial photographer and filmmaker Bruce Osborn shot his first oyako (parent and child) combination in 1982, it had started off as a simple assignment for a music magazine. Now, with a remarkable archive of 3,000 parent/child photos spanning three decades, it has become a lifelong project and a fascinating portrait of Japanese society. more...
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Shin Minatomura: A Small City for the Future |
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Nicolai Kruger
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| This year marks the tenth anniversary since the founding of Yokohama Triennale, Japan's leading international contemporary art exhibition, which occurs every three years in the fall. For 2011 the number of participating venues has expanded to include not only the Yokohama Museum of Art and the NYK Waterfront Warehouse (BankArt Studio NYK) but also "tie-up" events in the Koganecho district and the new Shinko Pier Exhibition Hall. more... |
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Silence and Insanity: Essential Ongoing at Shin Minatomura |
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| Alan Gleason |
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| Like the megalopolis itself, the greater Tokyo region's art scene is so sprawling and amorphous that one is always surprised by the amount of fascinating stuff fermenting outside the bounds of the established museums, galleries and art fairs. more... |
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