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Inside Japan — Disposable Workers — Doku über Japans Wegwerfarbeiter

“Japan’s Disposable Workers” ist eine bemerkenswerte Doku-Serie über die Schattenseiten der Zeitarbeit von Japans schöner heiler Arbeitswelt von Shiho Fukada, die vom Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting unterstützt wurde. Fukada fängt die desolate Situation dieser Menschen in einer Weise ein, die vieles von dem in Frage stellt, was wir vielleicht über Japan zu wissen glauben. … Continue reading Inside Japan — Disposable Workers — Doku über Japans Wegwerfarbeiter

March 26, 2009

City of Hakodate – Tourism Video

Pink Tentacle: “The city of Hakodate, Japan has been producing official tourism videos unlike any you’ve ever seen before — action-packed affairs starring famous landmarks as giant robots that battle a runaway mechanical squid hijacked by vengeful aliens.” Continue reading City of Hakodate – Tourism Video

February 17, 2009

OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN

OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN: “In 1854, Japan opened its doors to the outside world for the first time in more than 200 years. It set in motion a truly astounding transformation. As fate would have it, photography had just been invented. As the old country vanished and a new one was born, daring photographers took … Continue reading OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN

February 16, 2009

Made in Tokyo

Video at Dazed Digital: “The Tokyo fashion scene is known for its fashion consuming power and sheer popularity and money spent on labels. However now we are beginning to see see emerging movements of fashion talents with pure creativity. All of these designers mentioned here styled each other look to create a unique S/S 09 … Continue reading Made in Tokyo

February 13, 2009

Skip Blumberg – Nam June Paik: Lessons from the video master (2006)

Video at U B U W E B : “Nam June Paik was the first video artist and did almost everything in video art first. His work broke the rules of art, television, graphics, and, because TV can use all possible art and information, practically everything else, too. His first video sculptures, such as a … Continue reading Skip Blumberg – Nam June Paik: Lessons from the video master (2006)

February 13, 2009

Takeshi Murata – Silver (2006)

Video at U B U W E B “From Melissa Feldman’s article in ‘Art In America’—‘In his new digital video, Untitled (Silver), Takeshi Murata twists and stretches a sequence from an old movie into a psychedelic odyssey–a fitting afterlife for a 1960s horror film by the Italian director Mario Bava.” Continue reading Takeshi Murata – Silver (2006)

January 31, 2009

Shochiku plans new Kabuki theater

Variety: “Shochiku, which has been presenting the traditional theatrical art of Kabuki since 1895, has announced plans to replace its landmark Kabuki-za theater in Tokyo. The theater, the fourth to stand on the site, was completed in 1951 and is a tourist mecca as well as the headquarters for Shochiku’s famous Kabuki troupe.” Continue reading Shochiku plans new Kabuki theater

January 20, 2009

1,000 Years of Japanese Tea Culture Explored in Historic Exhibition

Artdaily.org: “Tea Culture of Japan: Chanoyu Past and Present, one of the most comprehensive exhibitions of Japanese tea culture ever presented by an American museum, opens on January 20, 2009, at the Yale University Art Gallery. Approximately 100 objects explore the evolution of the Japanese tea service— chanoyu—from its antecedents in the 9th century through … Continue reading 1,000 Years of Japanese Tea Culture Explored in Historic Exhibition