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Reflecting on Photographer Kyoji Takahashi’s Timeline Part Two: The Power of Expression That Refuses Categorization
An interview with Kyoji Takahashi on his roots and new work. In part two, we asked extensively about how he started pursuing a career in photography and the boundary between advertising and art. -
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Reflecting on Photographer Kyoji Takahashi’s Timeline Part One: A Collage of Image Fragments Weaves Words
An interview with Kyoji Takahashi on his roots and new work. In volume one, we asked him about the process behind the “Void” exhibition held in Kyoto. -
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Interview with Fashion Designer Ryunosuke Okazaki: On Vital Instincts Expressed through Symmetrical Forms and Solo Sculpture Exhibition “002” in Resonance with Prayer
We interviewed Ryunosuke Okazaki, designer of the Japanese fashion label RYUNOSUKE OKAZAKI, whose solo exhibition “002” was held in April, about his thoughts on his most recent works. -
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“The Best Part of My Art is Surprising People”—Artist Hajime Sorayama’s Evolution and Creative Philosophy
Painter/illustrator Hajime Sorayama’s new exhibition, Space Traveler, is currently showing at three venues in Tokyo. Sorayama shared intimate details about his latest works and creative philosophy at one of the venues. -
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The Ethereal Characters Created by Contemporary Artist Aof Smith: Satirical Humor and Messages to Civil Society
Aof Smith is a Bangkok-based contemporary artist whose creatures and style inspired by manga, science fiction, and other forms of art are gaining popularity. We interviewed him at his first solo exhibition in Japan. -
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Interview with Taihei Shii, Art Entrepreneur; On How NFT and AI Change the Art World
An interview with Taihei Shii, an artist who published 新しいアートのかたち: NFTアートは何を変えるか (“New Forms of Art: What Will NFT Art Change?”) and is the CEO of Startbahn, Inc. and Art Beat, Inc. -
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Interview with Miwa Susuda, Manager of Dashwood Books, on the Importance of Real Store and the Potential of Photobooks
Dashwood Books has been specialized in photobooks for 17 years in the Noho area of New York City. We interviewed Miwa Susuda, the longtime manager of the bookstore, about the importance of place, community, and dialogue. -
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Tu es mon Tresor Designer Aimi Sahara and Photographer Jenna Westra: Sharing the Sensibility of Women’s Artistic Expression
We present a conversation between Tu es mon Tresor designer Aimi Sahara and photographer Jenna Westra, who worked together for the 1977 – Summer Residency and Shop. Using the lens of artistic expression, how do they work with their bodies and sensibilities as women? -
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Neo-Future at the Intersection of Past and Future by $HOW5
Illustrator $HOW5 describes the neo-future, where the past, the future, and culture intersect. -
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Streetball from morning till night: TANA, a baller who has devoted himself to the culture and its photography
Since I’ve been at the forefront of the evolution of photography in Tokyo’s skateboarding culture, I wanted to keep track of the future of the photography world in Japan’s streetball culture. Regarding that, I can’t help but think that a new chapter is about to begin with baller and photographer TANA’s new photo book, Ballaholic. -
