Monday, November 11, 2024
ローヌ川にて at the Rhone
Saturday, November 09, 2024
NOJI-TV 3.0 “禁じられた遊び3 - Forbidden Games 3 - Jeux interdits 3”
What is “God”? Is it real, or just an idol humans created to suit themselves? In this piece, the people are easily convinced by a young boy’s fake “god,” believing it so much that they eat “poo donuts” thinking they’re a divine gift. This highlights the foolishness of blindly accepted beliefs and the people’s unquestioning obedience.
In today’s world, wars rage in many places, with “just causes” that sound reasonable yet lead to endless destruction and despair. Meanwhile, Earth watches coldly, or maybe even angrily. Some say, “The Earth is crying,” but perhaps it’s more like, “The Earth is itching with the human pests that won’t stop messing things up.” Humanity keeps playing these “forbidden games,” which might eventually lead to Earth deciding it’s time to wipe us out. It’s really just that simple. So…won’t you have a bite of this donut too?
#popart #contemporaryart #lowbrow #fisherprice #tv #television #musicbox #yoshikazuebisu #god #cult #religion #whatyoubelieveisnottrue #forbiddengames #parasite #blankeyjetcity #metalmoon #surrealism #antiwar #peace #rocknroll #terunoji
Friday, November 08, 2024
NOJI-TV 3.0
ああああ くるまにひかれて んんんが もぎとれた
びいがたの えすさいず んんんを かしてください
いちねんかん ひゃくまんえんです
さっき おとなりさんが んんん とどけてくれたわ
なんだそうか わざわざ れんたるで かりちまったよ
NOJI-TV 2.0 “Forbidden Games 2 - Jeux interdits 2”
Oh no I got hit by a car and my Willy came off
I’d like to rent a B-type size small Willy
It’s 1 miilion yen for a year
The neighbor just brought over the Willy you dropped
Darn, I already rented one for nothing
#popart #contemporaryart #lowbrow #fisherprice #tv #television #musicbox #yoshikazuebisu #sonicyouth #goo #surrealism #rocknroll #terunoji
Thursday, November 07, 2024
GAUZE Hidemaru ガーゼ 秀丸
GAUZEのドラム、ヒロとめちゃくちゃかわいい秀丸嬢のなかなかイイ写真。
86年前後、原宿ゴローズ裏のデッドエンドのパンクお姉様が絶対秀丸だとずっと信じてきた(信じたい)ことを思い出す。
誰か真偽の程を知ってる人いたら教えて!
Cool shot of Hiro from GAUZE on drums and the super cute Hidemaru. Takes me back to around '86 when I was totally convinced that punk girl from 'Dead End' behind Harajuku Goro’s was Hidemaru herself.
Anyone out there who knows if that’s actually true? Let me know!
Tuesday, November 05, 2024
楳図かずお逝く
楳図かずお逝く。NYの日本人海外子女向けサマーキャンプCamp Furusatoの図書室で初めて氏の漫画本「怪」を見かけ、その装丁の恐ろしいイラストに震え上がり、図書室のカビ臭い匂いも手伝って完全にトラウマとなる。以後図書室には近付けなかったし、その延長で日本恐怖症にもなった。
数年後帰国し、80年代後半、吉祥寺駅南口界隈で、ママチャリに乗る氏をよくお見かけした。手を振ると、振り返してしてくれた。合掌。
Kazuo Umezu has passed away. I first came across his comic book "Kai" in the library of Camp Furusato, a summer camp for Japanese children abroad in New York City. The terrifying illustrations on the cover gave me chills, and the musty smell of the library made it a complete trauma for me. I couldn’t go near the library after that, and I even developed a fear of anything Japanese as a result.
Years later, I returned to Japan. In the late 80s, I often saw him riding his ‘mommy’ bicycle around Kichijoji Station south exit. Whenever I waved, he would wave back. Rest in peace.
#楳図かずお #おろち
Monday, November 04, 2024
Sebastien Abot展
何年も顔見知りのパン屋の娘が実は凄腕のギタリストだったり、酒屋が写真家、お向かいさんが画家であったりすることを、知り合って数年後に初めて知ることがここアルルではよくある。ゴッホゆかりの地ゆえか、芸術が日常に溶け込み、人々は年齢の概念を超越し、仕事とは別に、‘趣味’としてではなく、自らの生き方そのものとして、やりたいことを深く探究し、それを自然に取り入れながら楽しんでいる。
今回紹介するセバスチャン・アボも、そんな一人。どこかのパーティで知り合ったのだが、ある日、街で店の外壁を塗装しているのを見かけ、彼はペンキ屋なのだと思った。しかし、彼が絵描きでもあった事を知るのは、それから数年も後のこと。
絵を描くことに理由がある人:「理由?そんなことわからんよ」と彼の絵が語ってきた気がして、ふと足元を見ると、自分の靴がパティシエの仕事でショコラまみれなことに気がついたが、少しも恥ずかしいとは思わなかった。本業の芸術活動、つまり自分の好きなことにとことん向き合う生き方を貫いているという揺るぎない自信の前では、そんなことはどうでもよかったりする。アトリエで完成を待つ人形たちが、ふと頭に浮かんだ。
セバスチャン・アボ展「La peinture ça se mange」ギャラリー La Hoste にて。
In Arles, it’s common to discover unexpected talents in people you know―like finding out, years later, that the baker’s daughter is a skilled guitarist, the liquor store owner a photographer, and the neighbor across the street a painter…
Perhaps it’s the spirit of Van Gogh that makes art feel so ingrained in daily life here. People transcend age and devote themselves deeply to what they love, not as hobbies but as deeply rooted parts of their identities.
Sebastien Abot is one of these people, living his own path. We met at a party, but later, I saw him painting a shopfront and assumed he was a house painter. It was only years later that I found out he was a painter in the artistic sense as well.
He definitely has a reason to paint―he loves it. It felt as though his painting itself was laughing at me, saying, “Reason? Who needs one?” I looked down and noticed my shoes covered in chocolate from my pâtissier job, but I didn’t feel the slightest embarrassment. With the confidence that comes from dedicating myself fully to my true work―such things simply don’t matter. Suddenly, I thought of the unfinished dolls waiting in my atelier.
@sebastienabot : “La peinture ça se mange” at Gallery @lhoste_arles
#lapeintureçasemange #peinturealhuile #arles #lhoste_arles
Friday, November 01, 2024
REPOST再投稿 Vintage Halloween ベン・クーパーのコスチューム
Naturally, I also jumped in the car with my mom in her beige Ford Pinto, on a quest for a Luke Skywalker costume. But none of the local stores—Genovese, ShopRite, Toys "R" Us, Sears, or even Bloomingdale's—had it. There were piles of costumes for C-3PO or Chewbacca (which I didn’t want), but no Luke, Han Solo, or Stormtrooper.
Mom suggested I go as a samurai in a kendo outfit, a pretty hopeless plan B, until we checked one last 5&10 store. Miraculously, there was one kid-size Luke costume! I was thrilled, and on the ride home, Mom looked like Kate Jackson from Charlie’s Angels—ten times prettier.
Trying it on, I practically choked from the strong plastic smell. The mask was too big, and I couldn’t see through the eyeholes, so Mom carefully trimmed them for better visibility and breathability.
Next day on Halloween, every class had multiple Lukes, Darths, Hans, and Leia’s.
Ben Cooper originally designed stage costumes for the Cotton Club in Harlem, then signed a licensing deal with Disney in the 1930s, launching a Halloween costume empire. By the ’50s, they had Superman, Zorro, and in the ‘60s, Spider-Man and Batman costumes, leading the market. After Star Wars premiered in ’77, they quickly landed a deal with Lucasfilm, hitting it big with the Star Wars costume line.
In 1980, they thrived with Empire Strikes Back, but just before Return of the Jedi in ’83, the Chicago Tylenol Murders (with cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules found in stores, resulting in several deaths and sparking widespread fear) made Halloween a lot riskier. Parents were so frightened that Halloween celebrations nearly stopped for several years.
Unfortunately, Ben Cooper Inc. couldn’t recover from the impact on sales and eventually closed.
Fun fact: In the famous bank robbery scene in Point Break, Patrick Swayze and his crew wore masks of past U.S. presidents, featured Ben Cooper masks, including the Nixon one—a best-seller from the ’60s.
These days, vintage Ben Cooper costumes go for high prices, but every year around this time, I remember that strong mask smell. If you check out old photos, you’ll see me lifting the mask because of it.
In 2010, my son, then ten, wanted to go as Star Wars bounty hunter Boba Fett—coincidentally, the same costume I wore at that age in 1980. I happily made his costume and couldn’t help but think of that famous line: "The Saga Continues…."
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
返り血 / Blood Splatter
Last year, I held off adding the ‘blood splatter’, was too worried messing it up. But damn, it turned out awesome! Should’ve gone for it sooner. Guess it’s true: if you’re scared, you’ve already lost.
Saturday, October 26, 2024
ゴッコ堂&ネイタルデザイン扇子
@goccodo @nataldesign1999
Monday, October 21, 2024
November Show CANCELED
いつでも誰に呼ばれても応えられるように常に準備してきただけに、残念ではありますが、これもひとつの経験として前向きに受け止めています。新たな挑戦の機会が訪れた際には、ぜひ皆様にお知らせいたしますので、今後ともどうぞよろしくお願いいたします⚡️