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Photo exhibition report: Laia Abril reflects on history from the perspective of women
Tomo Kosuga, an art producer living in Amsterdam, explores photography around the world today in this series of columns. In the sixth installment of this series, he writes about a recent solo exhibition he saw at Photography Museum Foam Amsterdam that unravels “herstory.” -
A reflection on the relationship between Louis Vuitton and hip-hop / [Shockwaves in Contemporary Music and Fashion] Vol. 10
In this series, Tsuya-chan writes about contemporary music with a focus on Japanese hip-hop. She breaks down the relationship between music and fashion, as well as fashion trends and youth culture. In her tenth installment, she analyzes both Louis Vuitton’s trajectory and hip-hop lyrics to unravel the relationship between the two. -
TOKION SONG BOOK #5:Cassandra Jenkins’s “Hard Drive” depicts a world that coexists in recognition of diversity.
The series by the writer Ryoichi Niimoto living in Brooklyn, who digs deep into the thoughts that musicians put into the songs. A new society we aim to read from the lyrics of “Hard Drive” by SSW Cassandra Jenkins based in Brooklyn. -
The Usual Experience, Intimate View, Interaction with Others, and Returning to the Intrinsic Interview with the Owner of WDsounds, Masashi Sawada -Part 2-
The second half the interview with Masashi Sawada, who is the owner of WDsounds—a record label that leads Tokyo’s both hardcore and hip-hop underground scenes. -
The Usual Experience, Intimate View, Interaction with Others, and Returning to the Intrinsic Interview with the Owner of WDsounds, Masashi Sawada -Part 1-
The first half of the interview with Masashi Sawada, who is the owner of WDsounds—a record label that leads Tokyo’s both hardcore and hip-hop underground scenes. -
The story of Newtypes and otakus: Re-examining the Gundam universe after the conclusion of Evangelion
Critic Naoya Fujita, whose book Shin Evangelion Ron is coming out in June, reconsiders the Gundam series from a broad perspective. -
Hokusai’s iconic shunga, “The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife” stirs up Eros and lust at Ruttkowski;68 in Paris
Exhibition of works by 22 international artists on the theme of eroticism. The curator talks about the charm of Hokusai, shunga and Japanese culture. -
Joe Brook, the photographer who documents universal themes of skateboarding
Joe Brook has been working with the world-famous skateboard magazine, Thrasher, for many years. He’s a photographer who adores skating and traveling with a film and digital camera in hand. Joe is a cool guy who’s always smiling and lives his life as a photographer with endless enthusiasm. -
Looking back on Hedi Slimane’s Dior Homme/[Shockwaves in Contemporary Music and Fashion] Vol. 9
In this series, Tsuya-chan writes about the relationship between music, fashion, trends, and youth culture. In her ninth installment, Tsuya-chan will reflect on the fervor and success Hedi Slimane created with Dior Homme while relating to the UK rock scene at the time and Slimane in the present day. -
Tetsuya Umeda in Beppu “Zero-Tai”—unearthing Beppu’s history from the depths of hot springs
Artist Tetsuya Umeda held a unique art project called “Zero-Tai,” composed of a film, map, and radio last winter. He’s also planning on publishing a book to add further clues about said project. I spoke to him to discover more.