Overview of articles
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Irezumi – Spirit of Tattoo
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Oral History
Asking passers-by on the streets of Japan “What happened in and around Japan between 1900 and 1945?”, artist Meiro Koizumi unveils Japan&rPublished on: -
Dawn of the Felines
Examining the rule book for Roman Porno films used by the Nikkatsu studio from the 1970s to the 1980s, this contemporary pink treat finds that…Published on: -
Time in Square
Four plant pots provide the corners around which Imai Norio wraps open-reel videotape to form a square shape, juxtaposing contrasting embodiments of tPublished on: -
Conversation with a Cactus
A young woman in Tokyo links the mysterious death of a journalist to the Hashimoto experiment that attempted to teach a cactus the alphabet. Fiction…Published on: -
En (Circle)
Echoing his work in white relief sculptures, Imai Norio’s debut film is entirely composed of circular flashes made using a hole punch on each frPublished on: -
On Generation and Corruption
Borrowing its title from a treatise by Aristotle, Makino Takashi’s latest film is an abstract work that finds its drive in the clash between light…Published on: -
Haruneko
Those who seek to die find refuge in a mysterious café. In this feverish musical dream that recalls Terayama Shuji, the forest is a place…Published on: -
Ascent
Mount Fuji, the holy Japanese volcano, is present in every shot of this kaleidoscopic compilation of photos. Balancing between documentary and fictionPublished on: -
Pizza Time
One of several performances where Imai Norio used the Polaroid, this one involves him eating slices of pizza while recreating his dinner in picture foPublished on: