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In search of light | Nippon Connection: "Shiver", "On-Gaku: Our Sound"
Nippon Connection Shiver (2021, Toshiaki Toyoda) On-Gaku: Our Sound (2019, Kenji Iwaisawa) While many of the feature films display a...
Jun 20, 2021


ART as in Aesthetically Rendered Technology©? | Exhibition "rhizomatiks_multiplex"
The R&D company Rhizomatiks is currently having its first solo show at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, a public art institution....
May 10, 2021


Multiculturalist Feminism | Exhibition "Another Energy"
On the wall by the entrance to Mori Art Museum’s new exhibition, the title Another Energy: Power to Continue Challenging —16 Women...
May 6, 2021


The Lone Wolf Conundrum | "Under the Open Sky"
On Under the Open Sky & Interview with Dir. Miwa Nishikawa Under the Open Sky , whether intentionally or not, makes references to a wide...
Feb 15, 2021


侠侣瓦苏尔卡氏和他们的录像艺术
在疫情影响下,过去一年间的全球艺术体验发生了大幅改变。当作为封闭空间的展馆不能开门迎客,当作品的跨国运输成为难题,视频作品又一次成为了时代的宠儿,用一场又一场线上放映和线上展出填补着时间线上的空白(只不过二次元的坚守并无力拯救实体空间的落寞)。经历了五十多年的发展,视频艺术...
Dec 29, 2020


Emotional Implosion: The spreading agenda of mainland pop culture | "Love Song 1980"
Love Song 1980 Directed by Mei Feng. China. 2020. 2h7m. # TIFF Before becoming a director, Mei Feng was better known as an art film...
Nov 22, 2020


Swimming Towards Home | "Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue"
Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue Directed by Jia Zhang-ke. China. 2020. 111 mins. # FILMeX In the past few years, director Jia...
Nov 22, 2020


Falling Down | "Love after Love"
Love after Love Directed by Ann Hui. China. 2020. 140 mins. # TIFF Love after Love is a feast for the eyes rendering the extravagance...
Nov 20, 2020


It’s about time… | Exhibition “Time Flows: Reflections by 5 Artists”
“Time Flows: Reflections by 5 Artists” @Hara Museum | September 19, 2020 – January 11, 2021 Group exhibition with works by Tomoki Imai,...
Oct 12, 2020


The Image It Bears | “Ainu Mosir”
Ainu Mosir Japan/USA/China, 2020, 84 minutes. Directed and written by Takeshi Fukunaga. The last few years have witnessed the springing...
Oct 11, 2020


Book review | "Romance in Post-Socialist Chinese Television"
Chinese media scholar Huike Wen’s new book, Romance in Post-Socialist Chinese Television , was published in July 2020 by Palgrave...
Oct 6, 2020


Heteroglossia | Yokohama Triennale
Inviting the Indian artist trio Raqs Media Collective as its artistic director, the 2020 edition of Yokohama Triennale resonates with a...
Aug 5, 2020
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