What's goin' down, March 2010 • 何が起こってんの、2010年3月

Must Sees
Motonori Inagaki: phase @ Gallery Nomart (~Mar.13)
Nomart, one of the great contemporary art galleries in Osaka, present in the art scene, active, and not just that, but really making sure that they deliver the very best of art to the public. The Gallery itself, just constructed last year, is a wonderful space. And Motonori Inagaki! Wonderful photography. Superb Tableau. Active since 2000, with a serious list of solo and group exhibitions. 一石二鳥だ (kill two birds with one stone)!

Other Recommends
Simon Everington - Innermost Visions @ Kaede Gallery (Mar.30~Apr.4)
Self-Taught Artists@ YOD Gallery (~Mar.20)
Book Exhibition @ Port Gallery T (Mar.15~27)
Gen Aishu @ CASO (Mar.2~14) Cool minimalistic stuff
Sabro Ota: The Age of the Child @ Artcourt Gallery (Mar.19~)
Graphic West 2 "Kanjiru Hako Exhibition" @ ddd Gallery (~Mar.13) Get in there if you need a bit 'o graphic Design
Shingo Takei @ Nardar (~Mar.16~21)
風土、働く人々への賛歌 長尾 和 展 −新収蔵作品を中心に−@ Kobe Artists Museum (~Mar.30)

Keep an eye on these information sites:
Bianca Beuttel
http://kyoto.bbianca.net/
"design inspirations from Kyoto" as it pops up in the header. I met Bianca at a Gallery Opening at the Third Gallery Aya late Jan, and we traded b/cards. She's tracking whats happening in Kyoto very well, much better than I am with what's happening in Osaka. If you're not sure what to do when you're there, check it out!

Kalonsnet
http://www.kalons.net/e/gallery/
"News, reviews and features covering Japanese contemporary art", and being Serious about the art they cover, they've got a number of great Galleries in Osaka listed. I reccomend you have a look!

Shovel vol.4 • シャベル vol.4

Creative Gatherting "Shovel" Vol.4 • クリエイティブギャザリング「シャベル」 vol.4

「シャベル」は、クリエイティブな人たちが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。
"Shovel" is a creative gathering allowing creative types to bring together their recommended objects or places, collected ideas and creative topics.

「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、クリエイティブなコト、モノ、ヒトを掘り下げます。
As the name suggests, "しゃべる (chat)" and "Shovel" allows people to dig deeper into creative things, objects and people in a lighthearted chatty atmosphere.

第４回のシャベルは、初の出張版。シャベルの趣旨に賛同してくれた中津の設計事務所kra''f・te （クレフテ）のギャラリースペースが会場となります。
The 4th Shovel is our first official tour version. With the approval and endorsement of Shovel's intentions, Nakatsu's Interior Design office kra''f・te will be holding the event in their gallery space.

バー併設のスペースで、音や映像も楽しみながら、いつもとは少し趣向を変えて開催します。
With an attached bar space, sound and video this time, the 4th Shovel gathering will be a slight variation on the usual one.

ぜひお気軽にご参加ください！
Feel free to join us!


シャベル Vol.4
日時： 2月26日（金）19:00~21:00
場所： kra''f・te （クレフテ）
http://www.mdnc-krafte.com/
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。
（音楽・映像の場合は、データを持参してください。）
参加申し込み／お問い合わせ：
oootoiawase@gmail.com (OOO)
※場所に関するお問い合わせは 06 6375 8368（クレフテ） まで

Shovel Vol.4
Time: Feb. 26th (Fri) 19:00~21:00
Place: kra''f・te | http://www.mdnc-krafte.com/
Participation Fee: ¥500 (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)
Registration or inquiries: oootoiawase@gmail.com (OOO)*
*For inquiries related to the whereabouts of kra''f・te (like, if you're lost), please call 06 6375 8368

Australian Craft Beer • オーストラリアの地ビール

I had a great Christmas back in Darwin at the end of 2009. While I was there, I wasted no time checking out the surprising range of Craft Brew in Australia, and sampling as many as I could. I also snapped a few photos of the great meals I had them with!

去年、クリスマスの時僕はオーストラリアに帰りました。いる間オーストラリアにある地ビールの抽出サンプルを飲むのをさっそくやりました。それらと食べた料理の写真をとりました！


Beez Neez. With a hint of honey, not bad, but not a favorite.
「bee's knees」（一流の［飛びきり素晴らしい］人［物］）と言う言葉のあそび。
ちょっと蜂蜜の味で悪くないけど気に入ってない。


Matilda Bay Redback Beer. Named after the famous Australian Redback Spider. Nice and wheaty.
マチルダ・ベーのレッドバックビアー。有名なセアカゴケグモ(Redback Spider)にちなんで名付けた。麦の味でおいしい。


Christmas Lunch; smoked ham and turkey.
クリスマスランチ；薫製ハームと七面鳥。


Boxing day lunch; leftovers!
ボクシングデー（クリスマスの翌日の12月26日）残り物だ！


James Squire Pilsner. A great pilsner.
おいしかった。


Boag's St. George; smooth and easy to drink.
これはスムーズで飲みやすい。


Christmas eve dinner.
クリスマスイブのディナー。


Blue Tongue (an Australian lizard with a blue tongue). Great name, not so great beer.
オーストラリアのBlue-tongue lizard（アオジタトカゲ）にちなんで名付けたビール。いい名前けど、あんまりおすすめできないんです。


Loverly.すばら〜しい。僕ホンマにIPA好き。初めての方気をつけてね。


James Squire Amber Ale. Nice.
まぁ。英語分かるやろう。


Fat Yak Pale Ale was my beer of the holiday. This pale ale is GREAT.
休みの一番気に入っているビール。これはうま〜い。


Little Creatures Pale Ale, also not bad!
これもおすすめできます！

Matikane Dining, Senri Chuo • マチカネダイニング、千里中央

On Australia Day (26th of Jan everyone!) i wasn't planning to do much more than go home and have oden, maybe a beer and sit back and chill. The week before I was saved from that terrible fate by Toshi Ota san from Matikane Dining, who mentioned they were having an event and asked if id like to come.
オーストラリア建国記念日（1月26日のよ皆様！）用事なにも無くて、家に帰っておでん食うってビルを飲んでリラックスしようと。僕の命をあの恐ろしい運命に太田敏一さん（マチカネダイニングのオーナ）はイベントをやっているから来ませんかとたずねました。

Right up in senri chuo, a short walk north of the station is the very fine establishment of Matikane. Ota san, one of the only pro-Australia Japanese people i know (he even sports various australian pins on his lapel), has chosen a good selection of aussie wines to match the great food they dish up. Oh my god, the food is GREAT. I heard a rumor that the head chef was stolen from one of the leading hotels in osaka. You can find him (Man San) out behind the counter, speaking Osaka Ben, asking straight questions and demanding straight answers.
千里中央駅からちょっとぐらいのはマチカネダイニング。僕が日本で会ったことある人々の中で一番オーストラリア支持の太田さん（襟にいつも違うオーストラリアの飾りピン付けてます）は出している料理と合わせるワインをオーストラリアから厳選しました。いや〜もうおいしかった。何か噂聞いちゃったよ。マチカネの料理長が大阪にある著名なホテルから盗まれたって。彼（マンさん）はカウンタ席の前に大阪弁しゃべっている。直接の質問を聞きながら直接の答えを求めっています。

The Quartet "Dolce" attended the event, a little rattled at performing (they were all so young!), but blasting out startlingly beautiful pieces nevertheless. They also played an original Waltzing Matilda. Toshi went around handing out copies of the lyrics he translated into Japanese himself for customers.
今回、企画て「Dolce • ドルシェ」が演奏に出って、ちょっとどぎまぎって言うたけど（皆若いからね）驚くほどに美しい曲を吹き出した。ワルツィング・マチルダ（Banjo Patterson（バンジョー・パターソン）によるオーストラリアの有名な民謡）のオリジナルヴァジョンもやりまして、僕が泣きそうでした。太田さんは自分がお客さんのたね訳した作詞を配りました。


They're available for parties, contact Kanoko Narukawa on kano.09052574274@docomo.ne.jp if you ever need a string quartet.
パーティなどに応じることができる、弦楽四重奏に興味ある方：生川鹿の子と連絡してください。

You know, I like the place. It's got charm, it's family oriented, and the staff are full of smiles and look at you when they talk to you. Course meals start from 3,500, great place to take dates and get bonus points for choosing somewhere with nice food.
なかなか素敵なとこ。チャームがあって、家族志向でスタッフはいつも笑顔で話しているとき視線を合わせます。コースは3,500円～です。デートでおすすめします。おいしい料理あるレストランを決めてデートに役に立つでしょう。

Did I mention how good the food was?
食事の良さ言うたけ？

What's goin' down, Feb 2010 • 何が起こってんの、2010年2月

Must Sees
Katrin Paul @ the White Chamber, Creative Center Osaka (Feb.11~Mar.7)
We met Katrin when she joined us for our Art Tour last year for Art Osaka 2009. She had been living in Tokyo for a very long time and had just come to Osaka, and discovered FLAG. With this exhibition at the White Chamber, it's a great chance to go and check out CCO and Katrin's works at the same time.

Monochrome @ Athens Gallery (bookstore 5F) (~Feb 10)
Flier arrived just in time for February. 81 LAB—Representing some of the better photography magazines in Osaka is putting this show on; 5 photographers present their monotone photos. Yuuji Nakagawa, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Miki Jyou, Ryuuhei Yokoyama and Yuuko Tada.

Other Recommends
Mariane (solo exhibition) @ Studio J (~20th Feb)
Yuka Nakata, Usugouri Pattern @ iTohen (Feb.3~14)
Meiro Koizumi "A Love Supreme" @ Gallery Raku, Kyoto Univ. of Art and Design (Feb.12~28)
Yukio Fujimoto "Notes 1979-2009" @ Sai Gallery (~Feb.13)
Mirror Montage, International Group Exhibition @ Flanders Center (Feb.15~27)

Keep an eye on these information sites:
http://www.shift.jp.org/guide/osaka/
Shift's Osaka City Guide, with 52 locations, brief reviews and access information.

http://bldg-mania.blogspot.com/
The semi-famous BMC "Building Mania Cafe", a group of 5 people absolutely nuts about discovering and tracking retro buildings in Osaka city. Specifically targeting 50's~70's.

http://kenjifukuda.blogspot.com/
A great lad called Fukuda san, with his awesome blog "Eetoko ikouka • Let's go somewhere good". He wanders around eating, drinking, digesting, then eating and drinking more and scribbling notes.