Crust and Dirt "Inter-Dimensional Trading Table"
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At Nakaochiai Gallery
Media: Installation, Product, Art Party, Performance Art
From May 13th to June 9th 2007, the art duo ‘Crust and Dirt’ will touch down in Tokyo. This pair will be bringing their science-fiction art to Japan through an exhibition titled "Inter-dimension Trading Table" at the Nakaochiai Gallery and a live performance of their "Instant Drawing Machine" at the Apple store in Shibuya.
Crust and Dirt are the alter-egos of artists Oliver Halsman Rosenberg and Clint Taniguchi and transform the pair into what have been variously called ‘time travelers’, ‘manifesting spirits’, and ‘quasi-mystical forces’.
Crust and Dirt will show ‘goods’ at the Nakaochiai Gallery from May 20th to June 9th. These pieces will be the product of a ‘trading expedition’ with beings from another dimension. Crust and Dirt will journey to X, a spot known for its secluded and natural surroundings, laden with everyday goods from our urban centers (toilet paper, beer, cigarettes, sneakers, and the like). They will thus carry out this secret rendezvous to barter these everyday items for inter-dimensional goods brought to the trading table by these other beings.
‘Goods’ brought back from this journey will be available for observation and acquisition at Nakaochiai Gallery for a short time only. Indeed, a once in a lifetime opportunity.
• Opening reception: May 19, 19:00-21:00
Schedule
From 2007-05-20 To 2007-06-09
Website
http://www.nakaochiaigallery.com (Japanese) (venue's website)
Fee
Free
Venue Hours
From 14:00 To 18:00
Closed on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
Note:Open Fridays 18:00-21:00, Saturdays and Sundays 14:00-19:00; Also open by appointment - Call the Gallery.
Access
10 minutes walk from Nakai Station on the Seibu Shinjuku or Toei Oedo Lines, or 7 minutes walk from exit A1 at Ochiai Minami-Nagasaki Station on the Toei Oedo Line.
Address
4-13-5 Naka-Ochiai, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 161-0032
Phone: 03-5988-7830
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Reviews
Products from other dimensions
By Donald Eubank
Japan Times Staff writer
Taniguchi says that the San Francisco style of art creation tends to work in the moment and investigate good ideas that are generated through the artistic process. This exuberance is clearly seen in the work they are showing at Nakaochiai ...
住宅街の並びにあるこのギャラリー。
わずがにあいている扉をあけると、
おもしろ&オリジナルグッズでもてなしてくれます。
じっくり見入ってしまうほど、探究心をくすぐらるグッズばかり★
一見の価値アリです～☆
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Venue: Nakaochiai Gallery
Schedule: From 2007-05-20 To 2007-06-09
Address: 4-13-5 Naka-Ochiai, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 161-0032
Phone: 03-5988-7830
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