Thursday 2 December 2010

Going Japanese, odd stuff - part two

Lots of odd stuff to be seen in Tokyo - I'm sure the Japanese think the same of London. Here are a few highlights.

Small dogs seem to cherished and loved - very common to see them in their own prams - the female owner of these two even had snacks at the ready to ensure they were looking the same way for the photo.



Adverts always reflect the local culture - I am sure the local men would be expecting something other than this if a woman pulled up the front of her jumper .




Lots of use of video technology on the streets and on the metro - here is an update on the sandwich board ...



We found ourselves in a childrens toy shop, Kiddyland , and were amazed at the variety, noise and strange juxtapositions of toys and messages.





They are to be seen everywhere, often hanging from bags, mobile phones and in cars.




I really liked this Toy story display




Space is tight - this old sports car was crammed in under shelving in this shop cum garage






To celebrate the opening of a new art show, attendees send lots of ballons and flower arrangements - often chosen to reflect the palette and style of the artist. This corridor leading to the main gallery space was crammed with tributes for local photographer, Mika Ninagawa.



Good choice of colours to match his saturated images

Finally, had a fun time trying to understand why the Toko museum of contemproary art has tables at the start of each exhibition full of clickers - had used these in my recent DNA lab installation, but clearly have more to learn of how to use multiple machines.


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