Liberatum Hong Kong will bring together international cultural icons, creative leaders, and acclaimed artistic minds to Hong Kong to connect them with their counterparts in Asia through an original and captivating program aimed at capturing and opening global minds. The festival promises to be a mesmerizing festival of art, design, fashion, literature, film, music and ideas that further raises the profile of Hong Kong as a forward-thinking world city. Key attendees will include Pharrell Williams, Khalil Fong, Thomas Heatherwick, Philip Treacy, Marianne Faithfull, Daniel Wu, William Orbit, Paul Schrader, Terence Koh, Mike Figgis, Hong Kong New Music Ensemble and many others. The Liberatum Hong Kong International Festival of Culture will run between April 27-April 29.
BEAT TAKESHI KITANO ‘GOSSE DE PEINTRE’
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The Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art presents an exhibition by multi-tasking Japanese personality Beat Takeshi this month. Previously shown in France, ‘Gosse De Peintre’ promises to ‘lead the visitor through surprises, gags and games, all the while mocking contemporary art, experimenting with the sciences and toying with clichés associated with his country, Japan.’
Beat Takeshi ‘Gosse De Peintre’
TOKYO OPERA CITY
April 13th – September 2nd 2012
Opera City Website
BEAT TAKESHI GOSSE PEINTRE WEBSITE
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THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF HOKUSAI’S BIRTH EXHIBITION
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Hokusai is undoubtedly one of Japan’s most famous artist, if not THE most recognized through his wood block print depictions of Fuji, The Wave of Kanagawa or Views od Edo. In celebration of the 250th Anniversary of his birth, Nihonbashi’s Mitsui Memorial Museum is exhibiting 170 prints from collection of the Honolulu Academy of Arts. The exhibition includes one of Hokusai’s most well-known works, ’36 Views of Mount Fuji’.
“The 250th Anniversary of Hokusai’s Birth: Masterpieces from the Honolulu Academy of Arts”
April 4th – June 17th
Mistui Memorial Museum Website
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Mansome Trailer
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From America’s greatest beardsman, to Morgan Spurlock’s own mustache, Executive Producers Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Ben Silverman bring us a hilarious look at men’s identity in the 21st century. Models, actors, experts and comedians weigh in on what it is to be a man in a world where the definition of masculinity has become as diverse as a hipster’s facial hair in Williamsburg. The hilarious follicles of men’s idiosyncratic grooming habits are thoroughly combed over as men finally take a long hard look in the mirror.
Mansome will hit select theaters on May 18th, 2012 in Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Hollywood, Houston, Irvine, CA, Pasadena, Minneapolis, New York, and Philadelphia
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TED-Ed
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A new initiative for creating and sharing educational lessons reaches the traditional classroom and beyond
For years TED has fulfilled their mission of spreading ideas and inspiration through conferences, media and research fellowships. Taking this a step further and in the direction of generations to come, today TED launches a new TED-Ed initiative to assist educators and students worldwide. Understanding the evolutionary role of video in the modern classroom (and beyond), the new TED-Ed site offers a structured avenue for repurposing content by allowing teachers to “flip” any video on YouTube—including but not limited to TED-Ed videos—into a sharable lesson ripe with quizzes, informational copy and attention keeping animations.
Directing the initiative is Logan Smalley, a former TED Fellow with a background in documentary work. After starting in January 2011 and working on the TED Prize, Smalley sparked the TED-Ed program to rethink the traditional notion of teacher and student. To address this the new initiative aims to share educational lessons and inspiration with anyone willing to learn or teach, both inside and outside the physical classroom.
Open to anyone, the thematically organized lessons can be taken without a login, although one is required to assign or track lessons. This proves valuable for both students and teachers as one can share and subsequently track participation and total student interactions with a specific lesson. With the customization platform teachers can adjust lessons and quizzes to meet their individual needs. This means adding, removing or changing quiz questions and informational copy. Once edited the lesson is given a unique URL to be shared freely.
As the initiative is in its beta stage the majority of lessons offered at this point have been originally created by TED, but as it grows lessons created and adjusted by outside educators will eventually be uploaded for sharing. One can “flip” a TED-Ed video to customize the quiz questions and copy, or “flip” any video from YouTube to create an all new lesson. All lessons uploaded will first be cleared by a TED review board to ensure only the most effective, informational lessons reach the final audience.
As participation grows TED-Ed online will as well, adding subcategories to their subjects and expanding upon the traditional taxonomies presented. And in keeping with the spirit of TED, signing up is free, allowing anyone and everyone to be a part of the evolution and education process. For more information or to experience the beautifully designed site yourself head over to TED-Ed online.
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New Honda commercial “We’ll Never Lose” features a fleet of over 20 old models
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A fleet of over 20 old vehicles make a comeback in 1 single camera pan. Titled “We’ll Never Lose,” the 60-second spot first aired on April 2nd.
Narration (translated by Spoon & Tamago):
If you try hard enough, your efforts will be rewarded.
If you wait long enough, your dreams will come true.
That’s an illusion.Usually your efforts aren’t rewarded.
Usually the hero doesn’t win.
Usually your dreams don’t come true.These are all everyday-realities of our world.
But, so what?
That’s where you start.If you try something new, you’ll undoubtedly screw up.
You’ll get annoyed.
But that’s why – instead of sleeping and eating – you do it over and over again.Now…it’s time to better than who you were yesterday.
It’s time to be better than what Honda was yesterday.
It’s an honest, hopeful message that extends beyond Honda, to all the hardships that have befallen Japan. Check out the making-of video below, which is also pretty great.
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VIDAL SASSOON : THE MOVIE
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Coming to Japan in May, ‘VIDAL SASSOON : THE MOVIE’ – a documentary detailing how ‘one man changed the world with a pair of scissors’. The film was made over 3 years with unprecedented access to Sassoon and those who surround him. It tells the story of how one man revolutionized the world of hair care, from his humble beginnings in an orphanage through to the iconic hair styles of 60′s London, ‘Vidal Sassoon : The Movie’ is a must see for anyone interested in hair styling, fashion, or the inspiring story of incredible achievement.
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A Strat is Born
www.fender.com - New short film “A Strat is Born” takes you on a high-speed ride through the creation of a Fender Stratocaster guitar at Fender’s U.S. manufacturing facility in Corona, Calif., showing you every step from bare wood to onstage and set to a pulse-pounding soundtrack by Wayne Kramer.
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Chip Kidd
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Creating book jacket covers in a hilarious TED talk from the seasoned designer
One of our favorite talks from TED this year, Chip Kidd delivers a great message in a most relaxed and humorous way. The talk, just posted online, reminds us about the importance of print in the digital age: “Much is to be gained by e-books: ease, convenience, portability,” explains Kidd. “But something is definitely lost: tradition, a sensual experience, the comfort of thingy-ness, a little bit of humanity.”
Opening the session called, “The Design Studio,” co-curated by David Rockwell and Chee Pearlman, Kidd runs through his highly successful career at Alfred A. Knopff, from early efforts designing the jacket for Michael Crichton’s “Jurrassic Park” to Haruki Murakami’s most recent hit “1Q84”. Starting from the simple premise of giving a face to a mess of words, the challenge often breeds entertaining results. Kidd jokes about his work for David Sedaris’ “Naked”, saying, “For me, it was simply an excuse to design a book that you could literally take the pants off of.” The designer fully embraces the advantages of digital type, but understands that it has its limitations, most notably when it comes to the senses: “I am all for the iPad, but trust me—smelling it will get you nowhere!”
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http://www.ted.com Chip Kidd doesn’t judge books by their cover, he creates covers that embody the book — and he does it with a wicked sense of humor. In one of the funniest talks from TED2012, he shows the art and deep thought of his cover designs. (From The Design Studio session at TED2012, guest curated by Chee Pearlman and David Rockwell.)
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate
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NASA | Evolution of the Moon
From year to year, the moon never seems to change. Craters and other formations appear to be permanent now, but the moon didn’t always look like this. Thanks to NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, we now have a better look at some of the moon’s history. Learn more in this video!
This video is public domain and can be downloaded at: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?10930
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Louis Vuitton – Marc Jacobs exhibition opens in Paris
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Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs: two men of intuition that have marked the history of luxury.
The exhibition Louis Vuitton – Marc Jacobs at the Arts Décoratifs Museum tells the story of two men in exceptional course. Each in their time, they changed the fashion industry. Men of their time, who were able to express in the moment, what was happening around them.
In 1854, Louis Vuitton, specializes in “Packaging of Profiles,” from the beginning and maintaining a close relationship with the fashion world. A wise choice because the guards will accompany the evolution of the female dresses, which will continue to grow in various outfits and accessories.
Settling in the epicenter of Haussmann’s Paris, and enjoying the great influx of World’s Fairs, it offers exceptional visibility.
Marc Jacobs for his part, in its infancy, is facing the internationalization of the fashion industry. He had to take into account the new demands of globalization.
He wrote the story mode of the House, appropriating one of the monogram, and the French know-how of the House, to create the Louis Vuitton woman: free, chic, modern, and so spontaneous.
The creator of the universe so eclectic and poetic, is expressed in the exchange and collaboration. His “world” is represented by a wall of screens and fascinating images. Transgressing the codes, he reveals the magic of the merger of the more distant universe.
The exhibition Louis Vuitton – Marc Jacobs shows the greatness of a meeting between two exceptional men, who entered the House in the history of luxury.
A large French House, marked by creativity and intuition.
Louis Vuitton – Marc Jacobs
9 March–16 September 2012
Les Arts Décoratifs – Mode et textile
107 rue de Rivoli 75001 / +33 (0)144555750
Written by Guest Blogger Elodie Leconte.
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Children of the Tsunami - 60 minute documentary trailer
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On March 11th 2011 Japan woke up to a new and very frightening world. Through the eyes of the children who managed to survive the terrible disaster we see the pain-tinged environment in which they have to forge their futures. From the child who has forgotten how to speak to the eight-year-old who wants to become a radiation researcher, it is in turns a touching and horrifying vision of Japan’s tsunami generation.
“It crashes down with full force that knocks you off your feet. Then you’re pulled back and die”, one child tells us, his hands a whir as he acts out the movements. He, like so many of the other children, relays his memories of the event that changed his life forever matter-of-factly. “My legs were shaking a lot,” one girl says, a little smile on her face; “it was scary.”
Despite their bravery in the face of earthquakes and monstrous waves, the children’s lives have plunged into daily melancholy in the aftermath of the disaster. “Now I get the feeling they are just a little bit more…unhappy”, especially for those who have remained close to the exclusion zone. “Upstairs had the highest radiation, so we’re not allowed upstairs. But I would like to go there to play”, Shirose tells us. Not only can he not go upstairs, but also he can’t play outside or drink the water.
With some children the toll of the tsunami is more outwardly visible. “Mum is a bit worried about Toyishuki. Since the disaster he can’t speak properly anymore”, Toyishuki’s brother tells us. For their mother her children’s anger and pain register, but uncertainty and despair is more overpowering. “I just wish I could return my children to the way they were before the disaster.”
And for the school teacher who didn’t move his children up the hill behind the school the burden of guilt will never go away. “Why did so many children have to die here?”, an angry parent shouts at teacher Junji Endo, the only survivor of the school. The room erupts with anger. Junji, crying and with his head bowed, has only one response: “I’m deeply sorry.” But the venting doesn’t seem to heal much. “Blaming people doesn’t bring the children back. Anyway there’s no one left to blame. Everyone is dead.”
Inside the evacuation zone are cities with no people. They are frozen in time, decaying monuments to the disaster. Still covered in the sludge and rubble that the wave brought with it. “I lose heart thinking this place is increasingly becoming unfit to live in.”, says one girls’s mother on a rarely permitted ‘home’ visit to her house inside the zone. For she and her daughter, they just want to move back and begin their lives again. “It was a bit messy but we’d been there all my life so I want to go back there.” But moving back doesn’t seem to be on the horizon and the daily routine of dislocation and radiation is a tough burden to bear. “It feels like things have gotten worse, not better.”
For the bright, smart young children of the tsunami the lessons of their time are clear. “I want to be a radiation researcher. Because we have been through this experience, and so it does not happen again.”
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We are all radioactive
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We are all radioactive is a documentary film project organized by my friend and ASIJ senpai Lisa Katayama. The story is told – in the most literal sense – through the eyes of a group of surfers who live 100 miles north of Fukushima. After a visit with the surfers, Lisa and filmmaker Jason Wishnow left a bunch of waterproof cameras with them so about half of the footage is actually shot by the subjects themselves.
In a recent interview Lisa told The Atlantic:
We want to remind the world that a magnitude 9.0 earthquake isn’t just “breaking news” with big numbers of casualties. Beyond all that, there are these real human stories, the resilience of people who are living with this every day. That’s the story that we want to continue to tell, and continue to have people engage in.
Above is the trailer and below is episode 1, which was just released yesterday. They’re looking to fund the rest of their episodes so if you want to get involved check out their funding page.
source: @tokyomango | The Atlantic
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100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience
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Growing up in Japan, I remember spending a decent amount of allowance and socializing at the brightly lit neon arcades throughout Tokyo. That’s where, the now notorious, “Dance Dance Revolution” was first played and I was introduced to the ‘Purikura’ (short for Print Club) or the photo sticker booths that still remain ever so popular in Japan. Japanese arcades, or “game centers”, are nothing like the ones in the US. I guess if anything I have experienced came close it, it would be Dave & Buster’s Million Dollar Midway. In a culture that is famous for miniaturization of all-things-that-can-be-made-smaller, arcades in Japan seem to go bigger, brighter, louder and have the most diverse genre of games and machines.
100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience is a documentary by Brad Crawford, on the history and evolution of game arcades in Japan. Interviewing and filming hundreds of arcade gamers and diving deep into the arcade culture. They created their website and released their brand-spanking-new trailer (above) in hopes to raise some capital for post-production and promotion of the film. To see more information and help the filmmakers, visit 100yenfilm.com.
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New work from Olly Moss.
