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

Festart 2010 FLAG Art Walk • フェスタアート2010年FLAGアートワーク

Not many people know that Osaka is loaded with Galleries. The Nishi-Tenma and Kita Senba areas are overflowing with all kinds, and our FLAG Art Walk this Saturday is a great chance to take a step into places you've never been before a see some great art.

I'll bet you every second place will bust out tea for us as well. And no, they won't hound you to buy pictures, so you SHOULD COME. It'll be great! Hanging out with us is cool too.

大阪とはギャラリーだらけでございます。西天満〜北船場を巡るFestartギャラリーツアーを今週土曜日行いますので、是非是非参加をしてください。行ったことない所バッカリ。

アートの商売に掛からないので心配しないで来て下さい。僕たちと散歩だけでもいい感じでしょう？

When: April 17th, 1:00pm~6:00pm　（４月１７日、13:00~18:00）
Where: Start from Yodoyabashi Station (M17) EXIT 13 （地下鉄淀屋橋駅 13番出口）
How Much: Only ¥500!

Bring walking shoes and your copy of FLAG!
FLAGといい靴を持ってきて！

詳 しくは　oootoiawase@gmail.com　まで連 絡して下さい。
Mail the above address if you're interested!

If you'd like to come at the last minute, or can't find us, call Duncan on 090-6600-2898!
土 壇場で来そうでしたら、もしかして僕たち探せない場合、ダンカンに電話として下さい!


Planned walking tour (details may change):

Meet: Subway Yodoyabashi Station (Midosuji Line, M17), EXIT 13

1. Gallery Nii
2. Sai Gallery
3. Kouichi Fine Arts
4. Port Gallery T
5. Tsuchiya Contemporary Art Gallery
6. Yamaki Art Gallery
7. Gallery Fukuzumi
8. MEM
9. Gallery Kaze
10. Gallery Takigawa
11. Art Salon Yamazaki
12. Gallery Fukuda

We will be having a break sometime in the middle.
途中で休憩するつもりです。

See you there!!!

What's goin' down, April 2010 • 何が起こってんの、2010年4月

Must Sees
2 x 個展 @ Yamaguchi Kunst-Bau (April 4th~24th) FLAGGED
Absolute must this month is the double 個展 at Yamaguchi Kunst-Bau in Osaka-ko.]
1) 中西章之 個展 VII-2: NAKANISHI Akiyuki - An exhibition centered around the very prominent pillars at Yamaguchi.
2) Irradiation: KODAMA Taichi - Excellent Silk-screened works.
We picked up VII-2 in FLAG this month (which is out, by they way).

HeadSpace @ Cafe Absinthe (17th April ALL NIGHT!) FLAGGED
Your one chance to see David SHILLINGLAW and just about all the Foreign artists in Osaka, all in one night. From evening till morning, this won't fail to impress, be sure. Organized and run by Jamie Goodenough, who runs HeadSpace in Nara, a new gallery that's just popped up. We're helping him out a bit with media support. Entry is only ¥1500, and all proceeds are going to the artists!

Other Recommends
mirocomachiko - Solo Exhibition @ iTohen (April 14th~25th)
Sarah Van Marcke - The space between us @ Flanders Gallery (April 2nd~28th) FLAGGED
Food for the senses @ CASO (April 6th~18th) FLAGGED
Creative Moments @ SoHo Gallery (May 25th~June 13th) FLAGGED
nomoto piropiro @ TEZUKAYAMA Gallery (April 9th~30th) FLAGGED

Keep an eye on these information sites:
Geiriki - Japanese Artists Database
http://geiriki.com/
A very nice site (apparently run by a single individual). FLAG has gone into a media partnership with them supporting Art Osaka 2010 this year. Yeah! Go Osaka!

FLAG Web!
www.f-l-a-g.net
Oh yeah! It's up and sexy and ready and loaded with events! Check it out!

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