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Entries from April 2007

Cornelius, Chimes, Video

April 30th, 2007 by Trout · No Comments

Japanese artist Cornelius often performs in stadiums back in Japan. So I felt lucky to see him in a venue with only about 50 other people. When I first saw the show advertised, I thought it was a mistake because it was in such a small space. Cornelius has been called “The […]

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Tags: Japan · Music & Sounds · Short Films

Tekkon Kinkreet - Land Developers are the Villains

April 30th, 2007 by Trout · No Comments

Right now, within a 10 block radius of my apartment, there are about 15 condo projects going up. The average price for a condo is about $350,000, double what the average person in the city could afford. Yet they keep rising from the ground, many times taking down or absorbing perfectly good apartment […]

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Tags: Big Business · Cinema · Japan

Every Art Museum Needs a Five Story Swirly Slide

April 24th, 2007 by Trout · No Comments

I loved the multi-story slides at the Tate Modern in London. I figured they were art (being an art museum and all), but I didn’t learn until later that they were sadly only temporary.
The slides were created by German artist Carsten Höller.

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Tags: Sculpture · United Kingdom