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GOOD NEWS T-shirt • グッドニューズTシャツ

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:38:00 +0000

In collaboration with Sweatshop Union in Osaka, I've created a "GOOD NEWS" t-shirt design: all proceeds from it will be donated to the Red Cross in Japan to help victims of the Earthquake that hit us this month, March 2011.

大阪のSweatshop Unionさんと「GOOD NEWS」のTシャツデザインをしました。利益は全て赤十字に寄付します。

I'm tired of sensational international news about the subject, which tends to blow everything out of scale, so I took a "BAD NEWS" article from the internet and edited it to be "GOOD NEWS". You can see the finer details in the picture below, including the slogan which appears near the hem on the back of the t-shirt.

センセーショナルな（言うったら大げさの）ニューズを飽きた。それで、「BAD NEWS」の記事を書き直して「GOOD NEWS」に変えました。詳細は下記の画像で見えます。

You can purchase it here from sweatshop union, for a reasonable price of ¥1,400.
¥1,400でここで購入できます。

Japan has suffered a disaster, but we gotta stick together, and turn the bad news into good news. That's what I'm doing, and your help would be appreciated!

日本は大打撃を受けたけど、皆仲良くしようよ！あなたの助けも入れて全て「GOOD NEWS」に変えよう！

Meet the Package Design Enthusiast! • ミートザパッケージデザインエンスージアスト！

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 02:15:00 +0000

Our Talk event with package designer Akio Okumura was a large success last week. Thanks to all who came!

先週、僕たちとパッケージデザイナー奥村昭夫のトークイベントは大成功でした。参加した皆様ありがとうございました！

For all of those interested, we're having our last event this Sunday for the Japanese Package Design Exhibition: Meet the Package Design Enthusiast! This is a chance to meet Bianca Beuttel, the one and only Package Design Enthusiast. She's right into Japanese Packages and will be taking everyone through all the packages on display in fine detail.

興味を持っている方がいれば最後のイベントを行います。今回は、ビアンカ・ボイテルと「ミートザパッケージデザインエンスージアスト」のギャラリーツアーします。細かく説明しますのでご興味ある人、参加して下さい。

Sun. March 20th 2011, 2~4pm
2011年 3月20日（日）1４:00〜1６:00

It's a great chance to pick up on the foreigner's point of view, directly from the source. If you're a package designer, then this is a must!

パッケージデザイナーであれば、外国人の目を通して発生源から意見を聞くのが「MUST」ではないか。

Japanese Package Design Exhibition • ニッポンのパッケージデザイン展

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 15:31:00 +0000

Yay~! It's finally open, our package design exhibition. It's be great if you could come and see it!

『ニッポンのパッケージデザイン展』

大阪・梅田のファッションビル「E-ma」一階の多目的ギャラリースペース「d~ba」で
OOOと京都在住のドイツ人デザイナーBianca Beuttelとで企画した
『ニッポンのパッケージデザイン展』が開催されます。

『ニッポンのパッケージデザイン展』
日　時：2011年3月1日（火）〜21日（月）
場　所：イーマ一階多目的ギャラリースペース d~ba
料　金：無料

We're having a talk with Akio Okumura, designer of the Glico logo and Gyuunyuu Sekken from 5:00pm on the 12th of March (¥1000). I'll be translating for those that can't understand!

Also, join Bianca Beuttel for our 'meet the Package Enthusiast' on the 20th of March for a nice 2hr session to talk in depth about Japanese Packages! Trust me, this girl knows her stuff.

You'd be a fool to miss it! See you there!

Chou Duncan・超ダンカン

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:42:00 +0000

At the moment, Baikado is hosting KUROME-GARO -- Take me to Kurome-Garo when I'm at "This is". It's a frigging awesome exhibition, and Kurome's signature wordplay often spills over into beauties such as the one above, which I came across totally by accident while leafing through a massive pile of Shodo that Kurome Garou's Band—Shinaikannkei—have done.

今、梅花堂で黒目画廊「わたしが This is になっても黒目画廊につれてって」展が開催中です。「frigging awesome」をそのまま訳したら「〈卑俗〉〔形容詞を強調して〕ひどく、すごく＋素晴らしい、すごい、最高の、見事な、いけてる」がでるんです。黒目画廊がfrigging awesome。上の写真に入っている書道が黒目のバンド「市内関係」がしゃれで作られていて、僕が偶然に書道の積み重ねの中に見つけた。

Score.
やった。

The interesting thing is that the one above has no relation to me. The band member Mariokun drew this. Speculation at the moment suggests that it might have come from 'Chou Kantan' (very easy), mixed into 'Chou Tankan', and then ammended into 'dankan' with the orange ink (usually only used by teachers). Awesome. Henguchi san said the awesome thing was that I found it.

オモロいのは、僕と関係ないんです。市内関係のマリオくんが書いた。もしかして「超かんたん」が「超たんかん」になって、あのアホのダンカンを思いだして「タ」が「ダ」に変更したのかなぁ。辺口さんが僕が見つけたのはすごいと言いました。

Go and check it out!

Jan 22nd (sat) ~ March 6th (sun), 1~7pm, Tues Wed off, FREE
2011年1月22（土）日〜3月6（日）日　13:00〜19:00　火・水休堂　入場無料

Chaos Okazu @ OOO • カオスオカズ @OOO

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:00:00 +0000

FLAG 1.5 year anniversary party "HOME PARTY: CHAOS OKAZU"
FLAG1.5周年記念ホームパーティ『カオスオカズ』

We're holding both an end of the year party and a 1.5 year (half-baked) anniversary for OOO published art guide FLAG, started in June 2009.

おかげさまでOOO発行のアートガイド『FLAG』も12月で1.5周年を迎えます。それを記念して、僕たちが熱い想いを寄せる此花の「黒目画廊」クルー（a.k.a.市内関係）を迎え、OOOでホームパーティを開催します。

"According to the Kurome Garou crew (Shinaikannkei), we're gonna have a long session of talks, poetry readings, music and mainly a lot of chatting. The effect is a kind of called HOME PARTY: Chaos wo Okazu. OOO will be preparing a light meal but bringing your own ingredients or special products to share will be warmly welcome! It's a HOME with a HOPE playground sure to be a winner." Text: Master HENGUCHI, Kurome Garou

当日は、トークあり、音楽あり、朗読あり、ダンカンの豪州料理あり、そしてタイムテーブルなし、のカオスをおかずにした内容になります。

Date/Time: Dec 4th (Sat), 15:00 ~ around 21:00 (come and go as you please)
Place: OOO http://outofoffice.jp
Entrance: ¥1,500 (inc. OOO home-cooked food and 1 drink)
* All profits go to FLAG

『カオスオカズ』
日時：12月4日（土）15:00〜21:00頃まで（随時入退場可）
場所：OOO http://outofoffice.jp
料金：1500円（OOOメンバーによる手料理と1ドリンク付き）
※利益はFLAGの運転資金になります。

We're very welcoming to people who haven't been to OOO before, so don't be shy!
これまでにOOOに来られたことの無い方も、良い機会ですので、ぜひ遊びに来てください。

Reservations unnecessary. Inquiries: ooo@outofoffice.jp
予約不要。お問い合わせはooo@outofoffice.jpまで

What's goin' down, October 2010 • 何が起こってんの、2010年10月

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:09:00 +0000

Autumn has finally arrived. No more sweltering heat! The weather just got bearable, so I'm feeling good and ready to blog about stuff again.

Also, on a side note, a new magazine called "大阪美術 Osaka Art" has just come out. It's a great bilingual guide for galleries and information in the Osaka and Kobe areas. 74 pages, available at all bookstores, ¥700.

Must Sees
From my mail I've picked up these few goodies:

(Oct.1 ~ 17) Nariyuki Circus, a very nice selection of Illustrators is having their 2nd Exhibition at the newly renovated Kamata Shouten (bookstore) in Nishi yodogawa ku. It's a place you'd not normally go to, but it looks awesome. Tatara San from Cahier (sits next to me at OOO) did their new website.

(Oct.13 ~24) Y Art Gallery in Kita-ku will hold MORI's solo exhibition this month, which looks like copperplate printing and fine color. Her work is very detailed and amazing, but I have no idea what scale you should expect to see.

(Oct. ~ Nov.) Hoi! is a Dutch Life / Design exhibtion thats going to be held all over the place; graf, Pantaloon, Toi and space_inframince. The two designers appearing at Pantaloon are of particiular interest; Vincent de Rijik and Werkplaats Typografie will be showing from Oct.9 ~ 31.

Other Recommends
Dane Ash's Solo Exhibition @ ItalGabon アイタルガボン (Oct.19~26)
http://italgabon.blog133.fc2.com/
京都市上京区中町通丸太町上ル俵屋町435
am.11:30 open 〜 pm.10:00 close
phone: 075-255-9053

Keep an eye on these information sites:
MIGOHSHA has bounced back recently with a new site design! A lot more information bounces out at you now, and a lot of it is quite cool. Keep an eye on it!
http://migohsha.com/

Saboji Presents: Duncan's Australian Cooking Class • SABOJI Presents: ダンカンのオーストラリア料理教室

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 01:04:00 +0000

Well, the other day I had an Australian Cooking Class with my students at SABOJI. I thought I'd stick up a picture of the meal and the recipes with it, for anyone interested. Enjoy!

あの、先日オーストラリア料理教室をSABOJI語学学校で行いました。作った料理の写真とレシピを興味ある人のためにアップしょうっと思った。どうぞ！

Design Museum "de sign de >", North Osaka • デザインミュージアム「de sign de >」、北大阪

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 02:31:00 +0000

Tetsuya asked me if I'd be interested in coming along to see a new design museum that's popped up in North Osaka, what exactly it is is still a little gray in my mind. Design museum? But let's think positively, whatever it is, or will be, is a great thing for Osaka, and I'll be able to see exhibitions more in my field without going too far!

後藤さんが大阪最近出来たデザインミュージアムを見に行くのと訪ねた。どんな所だとはちょっとまだ分からないけど。デザインミュージアム？やけど、前向きに考えよう：どんなとこでも、大阪にはいいことで自分の分野に関した展示を見に行けるんだ！

It's called "de sign de >" - which means something like 'to do greater things with design'. Riverside! Glass windows! I'll give them this; they've got a great location, and the space is available for to designers who are interested in having workshops, events or exhibitions.

「de sign de >」と言うとこです。デザインでもともいいこと（　>　←これ）をすると言うテーマにした。川辺！ガラス窓！ええ場所手に入れた。このスペースはワークショップ・イベント・展示をやりたいデザイナーが利用出来ます。

Keep an eye on de sign de >!

Fly a Boeing 747 • ボーイング747を操縦する

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:01:00 +0000

Back in April, when Tetsuya and I were delivering FLAG, we dropped past Studio J in Nishinagahori, and works like these by Dana Wyse from her "Helping you create your own reality since 1789" (Jesus had a sister productions) were on display.

４月、僕と後藤さんがFLAGを配布していた時西長堀駅からちょっとしたStudio Jさんを通って、「Dana Wyse」と言う方の作品たくさん置いてました。

I got this one, just in case need to fly a Boeing 747 instantly. It's always by my side at work.
これ買っちゃった。ボーイング747を操縦する必要が万一の場合に備えていつもそばに置いてます。

Duncan's English Pictionary! • ダンカンと英語であそぶPictionary!

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:10:00 +0000

Awesome! Awsome! Awesome! I'm part of the 250 Doors 2010 International Workshop Festival.
そうやねん。何か英語であそぶ人にボードゲーム「Pictionary」をやりましょうよ！時間があれば、是非来て下さい。

内容：人気ボードゲーム「Pictionary」のカスタマイズバージョンを全部英語でやります! チームメンバーの1 人がお題の言葉を絵に描いて、他のメンバーが答える。当たりのチームが、ボードで進んでゴールに向かって突進! コミュニケーションを中心とした楽しいゲーム。誰でも使える英語なので、誰でも参加できます。

日時：2010年8月4日 13:00
場所：中央公会堂/展示室
対象：制限なし
持ち物：ノート、辞書(簡単なもの)
材料費、レンタル費：なし
ワークショップコーディネータ：【AIR大阪 recommend 】

申し込みはここです！

Miroco Machiko, "Yamanoiede" • ミロコマチコ、「やまのいえで」

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:45:00 +0000

I got one of those once-a-year type awesome jobs earlier this year. You know? The jobs that are SATISFYING, FUN and generally AWESOME. This job was to translate the picturebook Yamanoiede • やまのいえで (The Mountain That Ran Away), by the awesome Miroco Machiko.

ちょっとまえなぁ、あのたまの仕事を受け取りました。してる？満足、楽しくてホンマにスッゲ〜な仕事。偉大なミロコマチコの絵本「やまのいえで」を英訳するしごとでした。

Itohen published the book under their own independent publishing label Kite Press, and asked me to do the translations. I met Miroco Machiko at the official release exhbition at Itohen back in April. She's wonderful, brimming with energy. Honestly, for ¥840 "The Mountain that Ran Away" is a steal.

Itohenさんが「Kite Press」のラベルで出版した本で僕にやくをおねがいした。Itohenで正式とした開催展示（4月）でミロコマチコさんを出会いことになりました。素敵な人であふれんばかりの力。正直に言うったら、¥840で「やまのいえで」はタダ同然だ。

Currently, Miroco and Naoya Fujimoto (Burnt Blue) are having a dual exhibition at Gallery Tambourin Gallery in Tokyo.
ミロコマチコさんと藤本直也（Burnt Blue）が東京の「Tambourin Gallery」で開催することとないました。

みてみて！

Café Yuddy, Okamoto (Kobe) • カフェユーディ、岡本（神戸）

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:09:00 +0000

Here's an interesting thing. Delivering FLAG to Itohen one afternoon, Sumiya San introduced me to his wife, who happened to be having a break there at the time. She said she was working in a cafe in Kobe that served up tea.

これ面白い。ある日、FLAGをItohenさんの方へ配達した時、角谷さんがそこで休憩していた奥さんを紹介しました。神戸にあるカフェーでお茶の店で働いてるって言いました。

My wife loves tea, and Cafe Yuddy turned out to be a great place for a date on Sunday. Highly recommended if you're headed to Okamoto (JR Settsumotoyama or Hankyu Okamoto Stations). There's plenty of other things to see in the area as well!

僕の奥さんがお茶大好きでカフェ・ユーディは日曜日のデートでほんまに完璧でした。岡本（阪急岡本駅 / JR摂津本山駅）へ行くつもりあれば、おすすめでございます。その場所で他にたくさん見るものあります！

Cafe Yuddy
〒658-0072 神戸市東灘区岡本1-4-3 坂井ビル3F
岡本駅から徒歩2分 / 摂津本山駅から徒歩1分
TEL : 078-411-7228

Open : 11:30〜22:00 (日曜日は (Sun) 11:30〜20:00)
Closed: 第2火曜定休 (Second Tuesday and Regular Holidays)

Parallel Perspectives • パラレルパースペクティブ

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:23:00 +0000

Last night I went to the opening party of Parallel Perspectives, a solo exhibition of Australian Artist Lyn Derrick at JARFO in Kyoto.

昨日、リン・デリック「パラレル・パースペクティブ」の個人展を立ち寄りました。京都のJARFOさんで初日パーティーをやってました。

Lyn Derrick started her degree in Fine art at the Brisbane Institute of Art at the age of 52, and in this exhibition, we're lucky enough to see paintings, sculpture and installation, which is above and beyond what I expected. Her paintings are especially wonderful, bringing back memories of wonderful Australian beaches.

リンさんはオーストラリアのブリズベン・インスティチュート・オブ・アートで52歳の時勉強を始まりました。この展示で絵・彫刻（金属加工術）・インスタレーションを見えます。僕の期待よりはば広かった。とっても不思議でした。特に彼女の絵はすばらしかった。オーストラリアのビーチを思い出した。

Running until the 31st of July!
７月３１日まで開催！

My Coudai Nakamura Mushroom • 僕の中村晃大キノコ

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:24:00 +0000

A new addition to the garden!
庭に新しい追加！

In Winter, I went to gallery 6C to see Coudai Nakamura's exhibition. While there, he taught me how to paint his original faces, and so I became a Nakamura doppelganger • 本人の分身. It was good fun.

今年の冬、ギャラリー6Cへ立ち寄って中村晃大の展示を見た。そこにいる間中村のオリジナル顔の書き方を丁寧におっしゃっていただいて、中村さんの本人の分身になりました。楽しかった。

中村さん、ありがとう！

What's goin' down, July 2010 • 何が起こってんの、2010年7月

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:19:00 +0000

Well, I've been a tad bit lazy, skipping the action packed month of June. Not to worry, I'm back and meaner than ever with stuff for July.

Must Sees
It's Art Osaka 2010 this month! The greatest art fair in Kansai will be held at the Dojima Hotel on the 10th and 11th (12:00~19:00). There are 47 rooms to see, with 23 solo exhibitions. 4 floors of the hotel booked solid. It's our FLAGged Event this issue for FLAG 005. ￥1,000 for a 1 day pass.
http://www.artosaka.jp/

Other Recommends
Hirotsune TASHIMA's solo exhibition @ Yoshiako Inoue Gallery (July 7~31)
Shigeo FUKUDA's Visual Jumping @ ddd gallery (July 13~Sep 4)

Keep an eye on these information sites:
Thought I'd do a bit of a spotlight on Konohana-ku this time. I guess because rents cheap, all these creative places are popping up down there.
Konohana Media—http://medias.sitemix.jp/
Buzzing with events and proactive community based art.
Baikado—http://www.baikado.org/
A nice artist in resident program.
Kurome Garou—http://kuromegarou.seesaa.net/
The coolest underground gallery and event, live space in Konohanaku.

What's goin' down, May 2010 • 何が起こってんの、2010年5月

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:01:00 +0000

Have a great Golden Week everyone! Rock those exhibitions galleries people! Woot!

Must Sees
Got some hot stuff this month.

You're a fool if you don't make the ART FAIR KYOTO @ The Hotel Montery!
33 galleries including YOD Gallery, Gallery Out of Place, Neutron, Muzz Program Space and stacks of others. If you present you entrance ticket, you'll get a ¥2,000 discount on any art you are interested in buying.

There are 2 FLAGGED exhibitions you MUST see. The first is Junko ISHIRO, "Darkness and White Shadow" @ Gallery Hosokawa. The 'white shadow' refers to the parts of the canvas she has left unpainted on purpose. Paintings that call back memories. The other exhibition is "Pearls" by Tomoko INAGAKI @ The Third Gallery Aya. INAGAKI has been in Germany for the past year, and this is the result. Her previous exhibitions, especially her installations, have been STUNNING. Hard to sell I imagine, but STUNNING. See them both!

Other Recommends
22 Pieces of Surfactant @ CASO
Creative Moments @ SoHo Gallery (May 25th~June 13th) FLAGGED
Junko ISHIRO "Darkness and White Shadow" @ Gallery Hosokawa (May.17~Jun.12) FLAGGED
Tomoko INAGAKI "Pearls" @ The Third Gallery Aya (May.7~22) FLAGGED
Keisuke JINBA @ 2kw Gallery (May.3~15)
BeBe Re:S, Shunsuke ITO & Naoki HAYASE - LIVE 16th May (16:00 Open) ¥2,000
@ いとう写真 http://re-s.jp/beberes
Art Fair ULTRA KYOTO @ The Sugimoto House, tangible cultural properties of Kyoto-city (May.15+16, 11:00~19:00), ¥3,000

Keep an eye on these information sites:
Follow us at FLAG on twitter:
http://twitter.com/FLAG_Osaka
Goto San powers this thing. He's awesome, absolutely pumping out information from Osaka.

Tsunagari D Delicious Bookmarks
http://delicious.com/TsunagariD/TsunagariD
My Personal Mix bag of everything I come across. You have been warned.

FLAG 004! (Foreigner's Live Art Guide • 外国人のためのライブアートガイド)

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:33:00 +0000

FLAG 004!

Shovel vol.5 • シャベル vol.5

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 05:48:00 +0000

It's that Creative gathering "Shovel" vol.5 time again!
クリエイティブギャザリング「シャベル vol.5」4月24日（土）に開催します！

"Shovel" is a creative gathering allowing creative types to bring together their recommended objects or places, collected ideas and creative topics.

As the name suggests, "Shaberu (chat)" and "Shovel" allows people to dig deeper into creative things, objects and people in a lighthearted chatty atmosphere.

「シャベル」は、おすすめのモノや場所、あたためているアイデアなど、
クリエイティブなトピックを持ち寄るクリエイティブギャザリングです。

「しゃべる」と「シャベル（道具）」をかけたタイトル通り、
井戸端会議感覚で気軽にしゃべりながら、コト、モノ、ヒトを掘り下げます。

Feel free to join us!

Time: Apr. 24th (Sat) 19:00 - 21:00
Place: OOO
Participation Fee: 500 Yen (inc. 1 drink)
Things to bring:
Materials related to something you'd like to either show, discuss or recommend (if you require sound and video, please bring your data with you)

Application or inquiries: oootoiawase[at]gmail.com (OOO)

日時：4月24日（土）19:00〜21:00
場所：OOO
料金：500円（ワンドリンク付き）
持参するもの：
他人に勧めたいコト、モノ、ヒトに関する資料もしくはトピック

oootoiawase[at]gmail.com（担当：後藤）まで

Festart 2010 FLAG Art Walk • フェスタアート2010年FLAGアートワーク

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:25:00 +0000

Not many people know that Osaka is loaded with Galleries. The Nishi-Tenma and Kita Senba areas are overflowing with all kinds, and our FLAG Art Walk this Saturday is a great chance to take a step into places you've never been before a see some great art.

I'll bet you every second place will bust out tea for us as well. And no, they won't hound you to buy pictures, so you SHOULD COME. It'll be great! Hanging out with us is cool too.

大阪とはギャラリーだらけでございます。西天満〜北船場を巡るFestartギャラリーツアーを今週土曜日行いますので、是非是非参加をしてください。行ったことない所バッカリ。

アートの商売に掛からないので心配しないで来て下さい。僕たちと散歩だけでもいい感じでしょう？

When: April 17th, 1:00pm~6:00pm　（４月１７日、13:00~18:00）
Where: Start from Yodoyabashi Station (M17) EXIT 13 （地下鉄淀屋橋駅 13番出口）
How Much: Only ¥500!

Bring walking shoes and your copy of FLAG!
FLAGといい靴を持ってきて！

詳しくは　oootoiawase@gmail.com　まで連絡して下さい。
Mail the above address if you're interested!

If you'd like to come at the last minute, or can't find us, call Duncan on 090-6600-2898!
土壇場で来そうでしたら、もしかして僕たち探せない場合、ダンカンに電話として下さい!

Planned walking tour (details may change):

Meet: Subway Yodoyabashi Station (Midosuji Line, M17), EXIT 13

1. Gallery Nii
2. Sai Gallery
3. Kouichi Fine Arts
4. Port Gallery T
5. Tsuchiya Contemporary Art Gallery
6. Yamaki Art Gallery
7. Gallery Fukuzumi
8. MEM
9. Gallery Kaze
10. Gallery Takigawa
11. Art Salon Yamazaki
12. Gallery Fukuda

We will be having a break sometime in the middle.
途中で休憩するつもりです。

See you there!!!

What's goin' down, April 2010 • 何が起こってんの、2010年4月

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:50:00 +0000

Must Sees
2 x 個展 @ Yamaguchi Kunst-Bau (April 4th~24th) FLAGGED
Absolute must this month is the double 個展 at Yamaguchi Kunst-Bau in Osaka-ko.]
1) 中西章之個展 VII-2: NAKANISHI Akiyuki - An exhibition centered around the very prominent pillars at Yamaguchi.
2) Irradiation: KODAMA Taichi - Excellent Silk-screened works.
We picked up VII-2 in FLAG this month (which is out, by they way).

HeadSpace @ Cafe Absinthe (17th April ALL NIGHT!) FLAGGED
Your one chance to see David SHILLINGLAW and just about all the Foreign artists in Osaka, all in one night. From evening till morning, this won't fail to impress, be sure. Organized and run by Jamie Goodenough, who runs HeadSpace in Nara, a new gallery that's just popped up. We're helping him out a bit with media support. Entry is only ¥1500, and all proceeds are going to the artists!

Other Recommends
mirocomachiko - Solo Exhibition @ iTohen (April 14th~25th)
Sarah Van Marcke - The space between us @ Flanders Gallery (April 2nd~28th) FLAGGED
Food for the senses @ CASO (April 6th~18th) FLAGGED
Creative Moments @ SoHo Gallery (May 25th~June 13th) FLAGGED
nomoto piropiro @ TEZUKAYAMA Gallery (April 9th~30th) FLAGGED

Keep an eye on these information sites:
Geiriki - Japanese Artists Database
http://geiriki.com/
A very nice site (apparently run by a single individual). FLAG has gone into a media partnership with them supporting Art Osaka 2010 this year. Yeah! Go Osaka!

FLAG Web!
www.f-l-a-g.net
Oh yeah! It's up and sexy and ready and loaded with events! Check it out!

What's goin' down, March 2010 • 何が起こってんの、2010年3月

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:01:00 +0000

Must Sees
Motonori Inagaki: phase @ Gallery Nomart (~Mar.13)
Nomart, one of the great contemporary art galleries in Osaka, present in the art scene, active, and not just that, but really making sure that they deliver the very best of art to the public. The Gallery itself, just constructed last year, is a wonderful space. And Motonori Inagaki! Wonderful photography. Superb Tableau. Active since 2000, with a serious list of solo and group exhibitions. 一石二鳥だ (kill two birds with one stone)!

Other Recommends
Simon Everington - Innermost Visions @ Kaede Gallery (Mar.30~Apr.4)
Self-Taught Artists@ YOD Gallery (~Mar.20)
Book Exhibition @ Port Gallery T (Mar.15~27)
Gen Aishu @ CASO (Mar.2~14) Cool minimalistic stuff
Sabro Ota: The Age of the Child @ Artcourt Gallery (Mar.19~)
Graphic West 2 "Kanjiru Hako Exhibition" @ ddd Gallery (~Mar.13) Get in there if you need a bit 'o graphic Design
Shingo Takei @ Nardar (~Mar.16~21)
風土、働く人々への賛歌長尾和展 −新収蔵作品を中心に−@ Kobe Artists Museum (~Mar.30)

Keep an eye on these information sites:
Bianca Beuttel
http://kyoto.bbianca.net/
"design inspirations from Kyoto" as it pops up in the header. I met Bianca at a Gallery Opening at the Third Gallery Aya late Jan, and we traded b/cards. She's tracking whats happening in Kyoto very well, much better than I am with what's happening in Osaka. If you're not sure what to do when you're there, check it out!

Kalonsnet
http://www.kalons.net/e/gallery/
"News, reviews and features covering Japanese contemporary art", and being Serious about the art they cover, they've got a number of great Galleries in Osaka listed. I reccomend you have a look!

Shovel vol.4 • シャベル vol.4

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:25:00 +0000

Creative Gatherting "Shovel" Vol.4 • クリエイティブギャザリング「シャベル」 vol.4

「シャベル」は、クリエイティブな人たちがおすすめのモノや場所、あたためているアイデアなど、クリエイティブなトピックを持ち寄るクリエイティブギャザリングです。
"Shovel" is a creative gathering allowing creative types to bring together their recommended objects or places, collected ideas and creative topics.

「しゃべる」と「シャベル（道具）」をかけたタイトル通り、井戸端会議感覚で気軽にしゃべりながら、クリエイティブなコト、モノ、ヒトを掘り下げます。
As the name suggests, "しゃべる (chat)" and "Shovel" allows people to dig deeper into creative things, objects and people in a lighthearted chatty atmosphere.

第４回のシャベルは、初の出張版。シャベルの趣旨に賛同してくれた中津の設計事務所kra''f・te （クレフテ）のギャラリースペースが会場となります。
The 4th Shovel is our first official tour version. With the approval and endorsement of Shovel's intentions, Nakatsu's Interior Design office kra''f・te will be holding the event in their gallery space.

バー併設のスペースで、音や映像も楽しみながら、いつもとは少し趣向を変えて開催します。
With an attached bar space, sound and video this time, the 4th Shovel gathering will be a slight variation on the usual one.

ぜひお気軽にご参加ください！
Feel free to join us!

シャベル Vol.4
日時： 2月26日（金）19:00~21:00
場所： kra''f・te （クレフテ）
http://www.mdnc-krafte.com/
料金： 500円（ワンドリンク付き）
持参するもの：
他人に勧めたいコト、モノ、ヒトに関する資料もしくはトピック。
（音楽・映像の場合は、データを持参してください。）
参加申し込み／お問い合わせ：
oootoiawase@gmail.com (OOO)
※場所に関するお問い合わせは 06 6375 8368（クレフテ）まで

Shovel Vol.4
Time: Feb. 26th (Fri) 19:00~21:00
Place: kra''f・te | http://www.mdnc-krafte.com/
Participation Fee: ¥500 (inc. 1 drink)
Things to bring: Materials related to something you'd like to either show, discuss or recommend (if you require sound and video, please bring your data with you)
Registration or inquiries: oootoiawase@gmail.com (OOO)*
*For inquiries related to the whereabouts of kra''f・te (like, if you're lost), please call 06 6375 8368

Australian Craft Beer • オーストラリアの地ビール

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:02:00 +0000

I had a great Christmas back in Darwin at the end of 2009. While I was there, I wasted no time checking out the surprising range of Craft Brew in Australia, and sampling as many as I could. I also snapped a few photos of the great meals I had them with!

去年、クリスマスの時僕はオーストラリアに帰りました。いる間オーストラリアにある地ビールの抽出サンプルを飲むのをさっそくやりました。それらと食べた料理の写真をとりました！

Beez Neez. With a hint of honey, not bad, but not a favorite.
「bee's knees」（一流の［飛びきり素晴らしい］人［物］）と言う言葉のあそび。
ちょっと蜂蜜の味で悪くないけど気に入ってない。

Matilda Bay Redback Beer. Named after the famous Australian Redback Spider. Nice and wheaty.
マチルダ・ベーのレッドバックビアー。有名なセアカゴケグモ(Redback Spider)にちなんで名付けた。麦の味でおいしい。

Christmas Lunch; smoked ham and turkey.
クリスマスランチ；薫製ハームと七面鳥。

Boxing day lunch; leftovers!
ボクシングデー（クリスマスの翌日の12月26日）残り物だ！

James Squire Pilsner. A great pilsner.
おいしかった。

Boag's St. George; smooth and easy to drink.
これはスムーズで飲みやすい。

Christmas eve dinner.
クリスマスイブのディナー。

Blue Tongue (an Australian lizard with a blue tongue). Great name, not so great beer.
オーストラリアのBlue-tongue lizard（アオジタトカゲ）にちなんで名付けたビール。いい名前けど、あんまりおすすめできないんです。

Loverly.すばら〜しい。僕ホンマにIPA好き。初めての方気をつけてね。

James Squire Amber Ale. Nice.
まぁ。英語分かるやろう。

Fat Yak Pale Ale was my beer of the holiday. This pale ale is GREAT.
休みの一番気に入っているビール。これはうま〜い。

Little Creatures Pale Ale, also not bad!
これもおすすめできます！

Matikane Dining, Senri Chuo • マチカネダイニング、千里中央

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:04:00 +0000

On Australia Day (26th of Jan everyone!) i wasn't planning to do much more than go home and have oden, maybe a beer and sit back and chill. The week before I was saved from that terrible fate by Toshi Ota san from Matikane Dining, who mentioned they were having an event and asked if id like to come.
オーストラリア建国記念日（1月26日のよ皆様！）用事なにも無くて、家に帰っておでん食うってビルを飲んでリラックスしようと。僕の命をあの恐ろしい運命に太田敏一さん（マチカネダイニングのオーナ）はイベントをやっているから来ませんかとたずねました。

Right up in senri chuo, a short walk north of the station is the very fine establishment of Matikane. Ota san, one of the only pro-Australia Japanese people i know (he even sports various australian pins on his lapel), has chosen a good selection of aussie wines to match the great food they dish up. Oh my god, the food is GREAT. I heard a rumor that the head chef was stolen from one of the leading hotels in osaka. You can find him (Man San) out behind the counter, speaking Osaka Ben, asking straight questions and demanding straight answers.
千里中央駅からちょっとぐらいのはマチカネダイニング。僕が日本で会ったことある人々の中で一番オーストラリア支持の太田さん（襟にいつも違うオーストラリアの飾りピン付けてます）は出している料理と合わせるワインをオーストラリアから厳選しました。いや〜もうおいしかった。何か噂聞いちゃったよ。マチカネの料理長が大阪にある著名なホテルから盗まれたって。彼（マンさん）はカウンタ席の前に大阪弁しゃべっている。直接の質問を聞きながら直接の答えを求めっています。

The Quartet "Dolce" attended the event, a little rattled at performing (they were all so young!), but blasting out startlingly beautiful pieces nevertheless. They also played an original Waltzing Matilda. Toshi went around handing out copies of the lyrics he translated into Japanese himself for customers.
今回、企画て「Dolce • ドルシェ」が演奏に出って、ちょっとどぎまぎって言うたけど（皆若いからね）驚くほどに美しい曲を吹き出した。ワルツィング・マチルダ（Banjo Patterson（バンジョー・パターソン）によるオーストラリアの有名な民謡）のオリジナルヴァジョンもやりまして、僕が泣きそうでした。太田さんは自分がお客さんのたね訳した作詞を配りました。

They're available for parties, contact Kanoko Narukawa on kano.09052574274@docomo.ne.jp if you ever need a string quartet.
パーティなどに応じることができる、弦楽四重奏に興味ある方：生川鹿の子と連絡してください。

You know, I like the place. It's got charm, it's family oriented, and the staff are full of smiles and look at you when they talk to you. Course meals start from 3,500, great place to take dates and get bonus points for choosing somewhere with nice food.
なかなか素敵なとこ。チャームがあって、家族志向でスタッフはいつも笑顔で話しているとき視線を合わせます。コースは3,500円～です。デートでおすすめします。おいしい料理あるレストランを決めてデートに役に立つでしょう。

Did I mention how good the food was?
食事の良さ言うたけ？

What's goin' down, Feb 2010 • 何が起こってんの、2010年2月

noreply@blogger.com (Duncan) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:48:00 +0000

Must Sees
Katrin Paul @ the White Chamber, Creative Center Osaka (Feb.11~Mar.7)
We met Katrin when she joined us for our Art Tour last year for Art Osaka 2009. She had been living in Tokyo for a very long time and had just come to Osaka, and discovered FLAG. With this exhibition at the White Chamber, it's a great chance to go and check out CCO and Katrin's works at the same time.

Monochrome @ Athens Gallery (bookstore 5F) (~Feb 10)
Flier arrived just in time for February. 81 LAB—Representing some of the better photography magazines in Osaka is putting this show on; 5 photographers present their monotone photos. Yuuji Nakagawa, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Miki Jyou, Ryuuhei Yokoyama and Yuuko Tada.

Other Recommends
Mariane (solo exhibition) @ Studio J (~20th Feb)
Yuka Nakata, Usugouri Pattern @ iTohen (Feb.3~14)
Meiro Koizumi "A Love Supreme" @ Gallery Raku, Kyoto Univ. of Art and Design (Feb.12~28)
Yukio Fujimoto "Notes 1979-2009" @ Sai Gallery (~Feb.13)
Mirror Montage, International Group Exhibition @ Flanders Center (Feb.15~27)

Keep an eye on these information sites:
http://www.shift.jp.org/guide/osaka/
Shift's Osaka City Guide, with 52 locations, brief reviews and access information.

http://bldg-mania.blogspot.com/
The semi-famous BMC "Building Mania Cafe", a group of 5 people absolutely nuts about discovering and tracking retro buildings in Osaka city. Specifically targeting 50's~70's.

http://kenjifukuda.blogspot.com/
A great lad called Fukuda san, with his awesome blog "Eetoko ikouka • Let's go somewhere good". He wanders around eating, drinking, digesting, then eating and drinking more and scribbling notes.