Africa Remixed: Contemporary Art of a Continent

by Adrienne Wilson on


Looks as if the city of Tokyo will be getting a fine treat for the next three months as the Mori Art Museum will be showcasing 140 works by 84 different artists from 25 different countries of Africa in an exhibit titled: Africa Remixed: Contemporary Art of a Continent. Mediums include paintings, drawing, sculpture, assemblage, multi-part installation, photography, video, furniture design and music. Works by Wangechi Mutu, Jane Alexander, Samuel Fosso, and Ingrid Mwangi’s Static Drift seen above can all be found in this diverse African collection of goodies.  Click here for additional details if staying in Tokyo during the next three months.

Mori Art Museum is located at Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 53F.  Exhibition runs 05.27.06-08.31.06.

via Planet-Mag.com

Postcards from Tokyo

by Karen Walrond on

While I’ve traveled all over the world, the one area of the globe with which I’m least familiar is Asia.  For this reason, I’ve been dying to visit Japan, and really, I can’t articulate why.  For some reason, Japan intrigues me — in my mind’s eye, Tokyo is the most fashion-forward, technologically-advanced spot on the globe.  Whether I’m right, of course, remains to be experienced.

That said, I love this article in the New York Times written by Carrie Fisher — you know, author of the acclaimed novel Postcards from the Edge, but more well known as Princess Leia from Star Wars? I’m a big fan of Fisher’s writings, and she didn’t disappoint with this article, chronicling her Christmas/New Year’s Eve visit to Tokyo forthe sghts and the shopping.

Definitely worth the read.  And now I definitely have to go.

Beautiful Cities in Dreams

by Adrienne Wilson on

Isn’t funny how our dreams can
capture places we’ve never been, yet only seen on TV or in some glossy magazine with such detail and color, that you
would wake having sworn you had been? For some of you, your journey to Paris or Prague will only take place during the
dark hours of night, while others will twirl pencils for moments on end, daydreaming about being anywhere, but in the
office. Then there are the very lucky few who will one day be actually strolling down a bustling Tokyo street on a
beautiful morning to later stumble into the Watari Museum of
Contemporary Art. Photography, sculpture and installation enthusiasts will be happy to find and to know that they
are neither sleep walking or in the Twilight Zone, but at I Love Art 8’s "Beautiful Cities in
Dreams" exhibit running for another 52 days in Tokyo.

Over 100 works by 13 photographers will
allow visitors to the museum to encounter cities from which they’ve probably dreamed about at least once or twice and
if they haven’t before they’ll be dreaming about afterwards. Some of the artists include August Sander, Man Ray, Diane
Arbus, Robert Frank, Andy Warhol, Olaf Nicolai and more.Sounds like an awesome little event to explore while in Japan
and if you’re hip to the lingo you’ll find more details available at the museum
website, but only in Japanese. Check out Tokyo Art Beat
for a few more details to better help you if you’re around the town.

via Tokyo Art Beat