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Que Houxo: Questa

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Questa is an artist based in Tokyo who conducts live performance paintings using fluorescent paint under blacklight.  Excerpts from an interview with Questa earlier this year… Q: Is there a reason you prefer fluorescent paints? Energy is closely related to light, specifically the light that comes from the sun. I want people to get their [...]

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Maison Hermès Japan: Tokujin Yoshioka

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Maison Hermès in Tokyo commissioned Tokujin Yoshioka to recreate his 2004 installation for their December windows – a video of a woman alternatively blowing air through two scarves.  Aside from its inherent aesthetic value, it’s interesting how the product is encapsulated within the performance without being subsumed by it.  Often with such large, essentially two-dimensional [...]

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