Chaos Okazu @ OOO • カオスオカズ @OOO

FLAG 1.5 year anniversary party "HOME PARTY: CHAOS OKAZU"
FLAG1.5周年記念ホームパーティ『カオスオカズ』

We're holding both an end of the year party and a 1.5 year (half-baked) anniversary for OOO published art guide FLAG, started in June 2009.

おかげさまでOOO発行のアートガイド『FLAG』も12月で1.5周年を迎えます。それを記念して、僕たちが熱い想いを寄せる此花の「黒目画廊」クルー（a.k.a.市内関係）を迎え、OOOでホームパーティを開催します。

"According to the Kurome Garou crew (Shinaikannkei), we're gonna have a long session of talks, poetry readings, music and mainly a lot of chatting. The effect is a kind of called HOME PARTY: Chaos wo Okazu. OOO will be preparing a light meal but bringing your own ingredients or special products to share will be warmly welcome! It's a HOME with a HOPE playground sure to be a winner." Text: Master HENGUCHI, Kurome Garou

当日は、トークあり、音楽あり、朗読あり、ダンカンの豪州料理あり、そしてタイムテーブルなし、のカオスをおかずにした内容になります。

Date/Time: Dec 4th (Sat), 15:00 ~ around 21:00 (come and go as you please)
Place: OOO http://outofoffice.jp
Entrance: ¥1,500 (inc. OOO home-cooked food and 1 drink)
* All profits go to FLAG

『カオスオカズ』
日時：12月4日（土）15:00〜21:00頃まで（随時入退場可）
場所：OOO http://outofoffice.jp
料金：1500円（OOOメンバーによる手料理と1ドリンク付き）
※利益はFLAGの運転資金になります。

We're very welcoming to people who haven't been to OOO before, so don't be shy!
これまでにOOOに来られたことの無い方も、良い機会ですので、ぜひ遊びに来てください。

Reservations unnecessary. Inquiries: ooo@outofoffice.jp
予約不要。お問い合わせはooo@outofoffice.jpまで

What's goin' down, October 2010 • 何が起こってんの、2010年10月

Autumn has finally arrived. No more sweltering heat! The weather just got bearable, so I'm feeling good and ready to blog about stuff again.

Also, on a side note, a new magazine called "大阪美術 Osaka Art" has just come out. It's a great bilingual guide for galleries and information in the Osaka and Kobe areas. 74 pages, available at all bookstores, ¥700.

Must Sees
From my mail I've picked up these few goodies:

(Oct.1 ~ 17) Nariyuki Circus, a very nice selection of Illustrators is having their 2nd Exhibition at the newly renovated Kamata Shouten (bookstore) in Nishi yodogawa ku. It's a place you'd not normally go to, but it looks awesome. Tatara San from Cahier (sits next to me at OOO) did their new website.

(Oct.13 ~24) Y Art Gallery in Kita-ku will hold MORI's solo exhibition this month, which looks like copperplate printing and fine color. Her work is very detailed and amazing, but I have no idea what scale you should expect to see.

(Oct. ~ Nov.) Hoi! is a Dutch Life / Design exhibtion thats going to be held all over the place; graf, Pantaloon, Toi and space_inframince. The two designers appearing at Pantaloon are of particiular interest; Vincent de Rijik and Werkplaats Typografie will be showing from Oct.9 ~ 31.

Other Recommends
Dane Ash's Solo Exhibition @ ItalGabon アイタルガボン (Oct.19~26)
http://italgabon.blog133.fc2.com/
京都市上京区中町通丸太町上ル俵屋町435
am.11:30 open 〜 pm.10:00 close
phone: 075-255-9053


Keep an eye on these information sites:
MIGOHSHA has bounced back recently with a new site design! A lot more information bounces out at you now, and a lot of it is quite cool. Keep an eye on it!
http://migohsha.com/

Saboji Presents: Duncan's Australian Cooking Class • SABOJI Presents: ダンカンのオーストラリア料理教室

Well, the other day I had an Australian Cooking Class with my students at SABOJI. I thought I'd stick up a picture of the meal and the recipes with it, for anyone interested. Enjoy!

あの、先日オーストラリア料理教室をSABOJI語学学校で行いました。作った料理の写真とレシピを興味ある人のためにアップしょうっと思った。どうぞ！

Design Museum "de sign de >", North Osaka • デザインミュージアム「de sign de >」、北大阪

Tetsuya asked me if I'd be interested in coming along to see a new design museum that's popped up in North Osaka, what exactly it is is still a little gray in my mind. Design museum? But let's think positively, whatever it is, or will be, is a great thing for Osaka, and I'll be able to see exhibitions more in my field without going too far!

後藤さんが大阪最近出来たデザインミュージアムを見に行くのと訪ねた。どんな所だとはちょっとまだ分からないけど。デザインミュージアム？やけど、前向きに考えよう：どんなとこでも、大阪にはいいことで自分の分野に関した展示を見に行けるんだ！

It's called "de sign de >" - which means something like 'to do greater things with design'. Riverside! Glass windows! I'll give them this; they've got a great location, and the space is available for to designers who are interested in having workshops, events or exhibitions.

「de sign de >」と言うとこです。デザインでもともいいこと（　>　←これ）をすると言うテーマにした。川辺！ガラス窓！ええ場所手に入れた。このスペースはワークショップ・イベント・展示をやりたいデザイナーが利用出来ます。

Keep an eye on de sign de >!

Fly a Boeing 747 • ボーイング747を操縦する

Back in April, when Tetsuya and I were delivering FLAG, we dropped past Studio J in Nishinagahori, and works like these by Dana Wyse from her "Helping you create your own reality since 1789" (Jesus had a sister productions) were on display.

４月、僕と後藤さんがFLAGを配布していた時西長堀駅からちょっとしたStudio Jさんを通って、「Dana Wyse」と言う方の作品たくさん置いてました。

I got this one, just in case need to fly a Boeing 747 instantly. It's always by my side at work.
これ買っちゃった。ボーイング747を操縦する必要が万一の場合に備えていつもそばに置いてます。

Duncan's English Pictionary! • ダンカンと英語であそぶPictionary!

Awesome! Awsome! Awesome! I'm part of the 250 Doors 2010 International Workshop Festival.
そうやねん。何か英語であそぶ人にボードゲーム「Pictionary」をやりましょうよ！時間があれば、是非来て下さい。

内容：人気ボードゲーム「Pictionary」のカスタマイズバージョンを全 部英語でやります! チームメンバーの1 人がお題の言葉を絵に描いて、他のメンバーが答える。当たりのチームが、ボードで進んでゴールに向かって突進! コミュニケーションを中心とした楽しいゲーム。誰でも使える英語なので、誰でも参加できます。

日時：2010年8月4日 13:00
場所：中央公会堂/展示室
対象：制限なし
持ち物：ノー ト、辞書(簡単なもの)
材料費、レンタル費：なし
ワークショップコーディネータ：【AIR大阪 recommend 】

申し込みはここです！

Miroco Machiko, "Yamanoiede" • ミロコマチコ、「やまのいえで」

I got one of those once-a-year type awesome jobs earlier this year. You know? The jobs that are SATISFYING, FUN and generally AWESOME. This job was to translate the picturebook Yamanoiede • やまのいえで (The Mountain That Ran Away), by the awesome Miroco Machiko.

ちょっとまえなぁ、あのたまの仕事を受け取りました。してる？満足、楽しくてホンマにスッゲ〜な仕事。偉大なミロコマチコの絵本「やまのいえで」を英訳するしごとでした。

Itohen published the book under their own independent publishing label Kite Press, and asked me to do the translations. I met Miroco Machiko at the official release exhbition at Itohen back in April. She's wonderful, brimming with energy. Honestly, for ¥840 "The Mountain that Ran Away" is a steal.

Itohenさんが「Kite Press」のラベルで出版した本で僕にやくをおねがいした。Itohenで正式とした開催展示（4月）でミロコマチコさんを出会いことになりました。素敵な人であふれんばかりの力。正直に言うったら、¥840で「やまのいえで」はタダ同然だ。

Currently, Miroco and Naoya Fujimoto (Burnt Blue) are having a dual exhibition at Gallery Tambourin Gallery in Tokyo.
ミロコマチコさんと藤本直也（Burnt Blue）が東京の「Tambourin Gallery」で開催することとないました。

みてみて！

Café Yuddy, Okamoto (Kobe) • カフェ ユーディ、岡本（神戸）

Here's an interesting thing. Delivering FLAG to Itohen one afternoon, Sumiya San introduced me to his wife, who happened to be having a break there at the time. She said she was working in a cafe in Kobe that served up tea.

これ面白い。ある日、FLAGをItohenさんの方へ配達した時、角谷さんがそこで休憩していた奥さんを紹介しました。神戸にあるカフェーでお茶の店で働いてるって言いました。

My wife loves tea, and Cafe Yuddy turned out to be a great place for a date on Sunday. Highly recommended if you're headed to Okamoto (JR Settsumotoyama or Hankyu Okamoto Stations). There's plenty of other things to see in the area as well!

僕の奥さんがお茶大好きでカフェ・ユーディは日曜日のデートでほんまに完璧でした。岡本（阪急岡本駅 / JR摂津本山駅）へ行くつもりあれば、おすすめでございます。その場所で他にたくさん見るものあります！

Cafe Yuddy
〒658-0072 神戸市東灘区岡本1-4-3 坂井ビル3F
岡本駅から徒歩2分 / 摂津本山駅から徒歩1分
TEL : 078-411-7228

Open : 11:30〜22:00 (日曜日は (Sun) 11:30〜20:00)
Closed: 第2火曜定休 (Second Tuesday and Regular Holidays)

Parallel Perspectives • パラレル パースペクティブ

Last night I went to the opening party of Parallel Perspectives, a solo exhibition of Australian Artist Lyn Derrick at JARFO in Kyoto.

昨日、リン・デリック「パラレル・パースペクティブ」の個人展を立ち寄りました。京都のJARFOさんで初日パーティーをやってました。

Lyn Derrick started her degree in Fine art at the Brisbane Institute of Art at the age of 52, and in this exhibition, we're lucky enough to see paintings, sculpture and installation, which is above and beyond what I expected. Her paintings are especially wonderful, bringing back memories of wonderful Australian beaches.

リンさんはオーストラリアのブリズベン・インスティチュート・オブ・アートで52歳の時勉強を始まりました。この展示で絵・彫刻（金属加工術）・インスタレーションを見えます。僕の期待よりはば広かった。とっても不思議でした。特に彼女の絵はすばらしかった。オーストラリアのビーチを思い出した。

Running until the 31st of July!
７月３１日まで開催！

My Coudai Nakamura Mushroom • 僕の中村晃大キノコ

A new addition to the garden!
庭に新しい追加！

In Winter, I went to gallery 6C to see Coudai Nakamura's exhibition. While there, he taught me how to paint his original faces, and so I became a Nakamura doppelganger • 本人の分身. It was good fun.

今年の冬、ギャラリー6Cへ立ち寄って中村晃大の展示を見た。そこにいる間中村のオリジナル顔の書き方を丁寧におっしゃっていただいて、中村さんの本人の分身になりました。楽しかった。

中村さん、ありがとう！

What's goin' down, July 2010 • 何が起こってんの、2010年7月

Well, I've been a tad bit lazy, skipping the action packed month of June. Not to worry, I'm back and meaner than ever with stuff for July.

Must Sees
It's Art Osaka 2010 this month! The greatest art fair in Kansai will be held at the Dojima Hotel on the 10th and 11th (12:00~19:00). There are 47 rooms to see, with 23 solo exhibitions. 4 floors of the hotel booked solid. It's our FLAGged Event this issue for FLAG 005. ￥1,000 for a 1 day pass.
http://www.artosaka.jp/

Other Recommends
Hirotsune TASHIMA's solo exhibition @ Yoshiako Inoue Gallery (July 7~31)
Shigeo FUKUDA's Visual Jumping @ ddd gallery (July 13~Sep 4)

Keep an eye on these information sites:
Thought I'd do a bit of a spotlight on Konohana-ku this time. I guess because rents cheap, all these creative places are popping up down there.
Konohana Media—http://medias.sitemix.jp/
Buzzing with events and proactive community based art.
Baikado—http://www.baikado.org/
A nice artist in resident program.
Kurome Garou—http://kuromegarou.seesaa.net/
The coolest underground gallery and event, live space in Konohanaku.

What's goin' down, May 2010 • 何が起こってんの、2010年5月

Have a great Golden Week everyone! Rock those exhibitions galleries people! Woot!

Must Sees
Got some hot stuff this month.

You're a fool if you don't make the ART FAIR KYOTO @ The Hotel Montery!
33 galleries including YOD Gallery, Gallery Out of Place, Neutron, Muzz Program Space and stacks of others. If you present you entrance ticket, you'll get a ¥2,000 discount on any art you are interested in buying.

There are 2 FLAGGED exhibitions you MUST see. The first is Junko ISHIRO, "Darkness and White Shadow" @ Gallery Hosokawa. The 'white shadow' refers to the parts of the canvas she has left unpainted on purpose. Paintings that call back memories. The other exhibition is "Pearls" by Tomoko INAGAKI @ The Third Gallery Aya. INAGAKI has been in Germany for the past year, and this is the result. Her previous exhibitions, especially her installations, have been STUNNING. Hard to sell I imagine, but STUNNING. See them both!

Other Recommends
22 Pieces of Surfactant @ CASO
Creative Moments @ SoHo Gallery (May 25th~June 13th) FLAGGED
Junko ISHIRO "Darkness and White Shadow" @ Gallery Hosokawa (May.17~Jun.12) FLAGGED
Tomoko INAGAKI "Pearls" @ The Third Gallery Aya (May.7~22) FLAGGED
Keisuke JINBA @ 2kw Gallery (May.3~15)
BeBe Re:S, Shunsuke ITO & Naoki HAYASE - LIVE 16th May (16:00 Open) ¥2,000
@ いとう写真 http://re-s.jp/beberes
Art Fair ULTRA KYOTO @ The Sugimoto House, tangible cultural properties of Kyoto-city (May.15+16, 11:00~19:00), ¥3,000

Keep an eye on these information sites:
Follow us at FLAG on twitter:
http://twitter.com/FLAG_Osaka
Goto San powers this thing. He's awesome, absolutely pumping out information from Osaka.

Tsunagari D Delicious Bookmarks
http://delicious.com/TsunagariD/TsunagariD
My Personal Mix bag of everything I come across. You have been warned.

FLAG 004! (Foreigner's Live Art Guide • 外国人のためのライブアートガイド)

FLAG 004!

Shovel vol.5 • シャベル vol.5

It's that Creative gathering "Shovel" vol.5 time again!
クリエイティブギャザリング「シャベル vol.5」4月24日（土）に開催します！

"Shovel" is a creative gathering allowing creative types to bring together their recommended objects or places, collected ideas and creative topics.

As the name suggests, "Shaberu (chat)" and "Shovel" allows people to dig deeper into creative things, objects and people in a lighthearted chatty atmosphere.

「シャベル」は、おすすめのモノや場所、あたためているアイデアなど、
クリエイティブなトピックを持ち寄るクリエイティブギャザリングです。

「しゃべる」と「シャベル（道具）」をかけたタイトル通り、
井戸端会議感覚で気軽にしゃべりながら、コト、モノ、ヒトを掘り下げます。

Feel free to join us!

Time: Apr. 24th (Sat) 19:00 - 21:00
Place: OOO
Participation Fee: 500 Yen (inc. 1 drink)
Things to bring:
Materials related to something you'd like to either show, discuss or recommend (if you require sound and video, please bring your data with you)

Application or inquiries: oootoiawase[at]gmail.com (OOO)

日時：4月24日（土）19:00〜21:00
場所：OOO
料金：500円（ワンドリンク付き）
持参するもの：
他人に勧めたいコト、モノ、ヒトに関する資料もしくはトピック

oootoiawase[at]gmail.com（担当：後藤）まで