DEER ATTACK
nara park is littered with hundreds of deer. some dry “deer cookies” are sold for feeding them. if last year i bought the cookies, this time i decided to try perk up the deer`s diet and bought a bagful of carrots. which worked so well that i got ambushed: i got head butted, bitten and...
TESHIMA ART MUSEUM – THE WONDER
i made it to the island by ferry, as i was saying i`d try. a tiny bus took us on a narrow winding road along the coast. after one turn, i could see it in the valley, just like i’d first seen it on the internet. opened in september 2010, the teshima art museum is not...
LIVE CHAOS
the best way to experience chaos is to go to a rock festival. our over-sanitized world with no place for any primary urges needs them. festivals are controlled freedom islands. there’s drugs everywhere. you don’t wash. you have no personal space. you’re everybody’s equal. you do pretty much what you want and the apparent mess...
CBK/NAKED CUDDLEZ IN BUCHAREST
mr. dean rosenweig just posted on his facebook the dates for the european tour and bucharest is on it. he is a cute little american (born in philadelphia) who lives in berlin, paints (think basquiat) and plays guitar with IAMX (formerly) and cbk/naked cuddlez (presently). also, has an ever increasing number of nice tats and...
INSTALL YOURSELF AT IVAN GALLERY
ivan gallery presents instaleaza-te, a site-specific DIY sound installation, the brainchild of choreographer/dancer/actor eduard gabia and architect justin baroncea. the opening takes place on monday, the 28th of march and the show runs until may the 8th. gallery owner, marian ivan, is extremely excited about the result and about the sound background (which is a re-mixed version...
DIE ANTWOORD+HARMONY KORINE=UMSHINI WAM
i share the fascination the world has for the south african trio so i’m posting their latest undertaking: collaborating with korine on a short that depicts the two frontmen as a gangsta, wheel chair-bound couple against the world. also, an interview, for further light shedding on the matter. enjoy!
KANAZAWA – THE COOL MUSEUM
as i was saying, today i’ll focus on the art in the 21st century contemporary art museum. the permanent collection includes a series of unexpected pieces: the swimming pool by leandro erlich, the green bridge by patrick blanc, the man who measures the clouds by jan fabre, the origin of the world by anish kapoor, etc. the temporary...
KANAZAWA – LUNCH AT THE MUSEUM
in kanazawa, my main target was the 21st century museum of contemporary art by sanaa. it was my second time, but the visit was much better, perhaps due to larger crowds and more exhibitions. but i will leave the art part for tomorrow and cover the food part today! fusion21 is the museum’s cafe-restaurant, introduced by...
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE BEING A GIRL
it’s a topic of great interest to me: the position of women and girls in society. and, as i couldn’t possibly be more eloquent than she is, i ask you to take 20 minutes of your life and listen to her speech. click!
SAKURA CRAZE
you must have heard about the utmost importance the japanese give to the cherry blossom season. there is an annual forecast. sakura viewing tours. the blue plastic sheets of the hanami parties littering the parks nation-wide are prepared. but there`s also an inflation of sakura-related products on sale: sakura jelly, sakura frappucino, sakura muffins and...
HOT CABBAGE
the newest japanese trend in street flowers is decorative cabbage. the name is habotan and there are two versions of it: green and violet. how do you like this cute vegetable? PS: on my way home from the airport i noticed that bucharest is totally up to date on this: the city center is planted...
