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"Labyrinth" by Daido Moriyama: Contacting the Urban Jungle |
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| Lucy Birmingham |
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| Stand on a neon-lit corner in the notorious Kabukicho district of Shinjuku, Tokyo, in the dead of night, and you might be able to catch a glimpse of a rumpled figure, topped with a shaggy mane of hair, snapping photos. You may even be caught unaware when he captures you on film with a flash bursting in your direction. more... |
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Non-Houses and Bird Trees by Studio Mumbai: A Temporary Installation at MOMAT |
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| Nicolai Kruger |
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| Natsu no Ie (or Summer Houses) is a temporary installation in the forecourt of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT). Fabricated on-site by the prolific design-build collaborative Studio Mumbai, it is a relaxing space that is free and open to the public while the museum's main exhibit halls are closed for renovation. more... |
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A Little Bit of Showa: The Tora-san Museum in Shibamata |
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| Alan Gleason |
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| Rarely has a locality benefited so much from a fictitious resident. But the epic film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo ("It's Tough Being a Man"), which ran to a Guinness record-setting 48 installments between 1969 and 1995, brought fame to the sleepy Tokyo suburb of Shibamata in its guise as the home of the franchise's hero, Torajiro Kuruma, a.k.a. Tora-san. more... |
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