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Emma Webster, a landscape painter with a hybrid worldview that combines technology and oil painting, talks about her creativity.

Christoph Brunnquell, longtime director of the fashion magazine Purple and the traditional French national newspaper Le Figaro, has released an art book EX PURPLE EX FIGARO. The interview focuses on his borderless pursuit of art.

Nick Wooster is a star of men’s fashion who knows the world of fashion. He talks about his history and the current state of Japanese fashion.

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.

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.

Interview with Tadafumi Azuno, representative of ReBuilding Center JAPAN. They work towards a better future by turning their focus to Japan after exploring the world.

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.

Last year, COMPUMA released his first solo album A View, as well as a DVD with analog and video works. We dive into the background of his work spanning thirty years.

Portland, Oregon, once had a Japantown, where many Nikkei lived. We trace the past and present of Japanese Americans with Jana Iwasaki, a board member of the Japanese American Museum of Oregon.

For the tenth installment of this series, we look back on Shibuya’s solo piano concert last December alongside photos taken by Kenshu Shintsubo.