Snowchild

A girl unable to speak, a man unable to write a poem, a crisis line manager unable to help might find in the gloomiest of all places what they have been longing for – Hope and courage. Official site: http://www.snowchildthemovie.com

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Saburo Teshigawara @ Berliner Festspiele

»Mirror and Music« is the most recent group piece by Saburo Teshigawara for eight dancers. It reflects and multiplies what we see, or what we strongly imagine. A different dimension from the real world. Something yet unknown. Never to be known for sure. But something so sure. So what does this mean for the body? […]

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Chiharu Shiota @ Alexander Ochs Galleries

SHORT VITA 1972 Born in Osaka, Japan 1993-94 Canberra School of Art, Australian National University 1992-96 KyotoSeika University, Japan 1997-99 Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Braunschweig, Germany 1999-2003 Universität der Künste, Berlin, Germany Lives and works in Berlin [Source]

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“Ukiyo-e” Artwork Is a Window to Life in the Edo Period

In line with the sophisticated outlook of people in the Edo period, ukiyo-e artists were more interested in vividly designed subjects rooted in daily life, than in accurately portraying the human figure or nature. As a result of that approach, the artists were able to convey to the world a Japanese worldview that differed from […]

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