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Patrik Wallner, the photographer who skates across the world
The untouched city of Petra, Jordan. Angkor Wat, Cambodia. Hong Kong, where the symbol of chaos, Kowloon Walled City, once used to be. Traces left behind by a skateboard. Patrik Wallner’s photos capture heritages with a skater twist. -
Ayaka Wada on how the idol industry needs to change
Ayaka Wada is the former leader of idol group ANGERME. Since graduating from Hello! Project, she remains active in a variety of fields while continuing to call herself an idol. We explored Wada’s thoughts further. -
Music Series “Sounds of the Times” Guest 2: Affee Takahashi (Musician)
In this series of articles, we invite a number of music-loving creators and cultural figures to talk to us about their favorite music and so on. Our second guest is Affee Takahashi. -
Ron Morelli. 10 years of L.I.E.S. Records Part Ⅱ
L.I.E.S Records is arguably one of the most important record labels in electronic music of the 2010s. We take a look at its ten years history and what lies ahead with the owner Ron Morelli. -
“TOKION Song Book” Vol.3 Fleet Foxes’ lates song “Can I Believe You” reflects the divided modern times.
A series in which Ryoichi Niimoto, a writer living in Brooklyn, digs deep into the thoughts that musicians put into the songs. What do we believe in living in digital culture? Read “Can I Believe You” by Fleet Foxes. -
A new perspective on photography in the new normal
Tomo Kosuga, an art producer living in Amsterdam, explores photography around the world today in this series of columns. In his fourth installment, he looks into how the output of art is changing in today’s world as we search for a new normal. -
Ron Morelli. 10 years of L.I.E.S. Records Part I
L.I.E.S Records is arguably one of the most important record labels in electronic music of the 2010s. We take a look at its ten years history and what lies ahead with the owner Ron Morelli. -
Notebook on Fashion and Society Part 2: “What we talk about when we talk about China”
This series of columns explore the present and future of society through the lens of fashion. The second installment illustrates what approach and mindset we need to overcome ideologies and Orientalism and embrace new cultures springing up in China. -
The art collector and educator Daisuke Miyatsu is thinking about and looking ahead to art in a post-coronavirus era
In this second installment a series of articles in featuring well-informed sources who unravel the subject of post-coronavirus art, we hear from Daisuke Miyatsu, an art collector who is the president of the Yokohama University of Art and Design and who also serves on the board of directors of the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo. -
[Shockwaves in Contemporary Music and Fashion] Vol. 5: On Chanel’s brand values and the artists who write/sing about Chanel
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 fifth installment, she discusses the essence of Chanel’s creations, as well as the artists who write and sing about Chanel.