Call out
The Setouchi International Art Festival 2009 is currently holding a very open call-out for submissions. The Festival will be held on islands in the Inland Sea, including Naoshima. See the official site for details.
Events
If you live in the Asagaya area then you should definitely check out an event happening at the local LOFT from 19:30. No doubt many of you have seen the extraordinary “Stop motion with wolf and pig” video posted on YouTube (see below). Its creator, Taijin Takeuchi, will be giving a talk, along with up-and-coming animation artists Tadasu Taniguchi and Ryo Inoue. It costs 1000 yen and you can make reservations through the LOFT website.
Claska is hosting another big event on July 3 (Friday). “Okaimono Shinight” starts at 19:00 and is free. There will be booths and stalls selling crafts and fashion goods, as well as deluxe Japanese confectionary.
Outside Japan, the London Hayward Gallery has just opened a new exhibition featuring some colourful Yayoi Kusama installations. The Guardian had this report.
Market news
Christie’s has axed more jobs, reports Bloomberg. But the NY Times noted Sotheby’s strong auction this week.
All good things come to an end
The Kodak homepage announced that the company is discontinuing its much-loved Kodachrome film after seventy-four years. Following last year’s demise of polaroid, is this another nail in the coffin of film cameras?
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