Around the Japanese web: Isozaki Arata to Abe Sada
Jun 6th, 2008 by Ad Blankestijn
The Japan Times feautures an interview with another cultural icon, architect Isozaki Arata (famous for such buildings as the Gunma Museum of Modern Art, the Hara Museum ARC, the Nagi Museum of Contemporary Art in Okayama, the Oita Art Plaza, and the Art Tower Mito etc). On July 27, the Hara Museum ARC in Gunma will open its new Kankai Pavilion, also designed by Isozaki and dedicated to traditional East-Asian art.
Director Mochizuki Rokuro (of Minazuki fame) has made a new version of the (in)famous Abe Sada story (”Johnen – Sada no Ai”), here reviewed by Mark Schilling.
When you live in Tokyo, don’t miss the Nihonshu Fair 2008, the world’s largest sake tasting event, held in Ikebukuro’s Sunshine City on June 11. Tickets are 3,500 at the door and you can imbibe from 16:00 to 20:00.
Who killed the literary critic at Salon.com looks at the death of literary criticism. In the age of blogging, literary critics appear to be on life support. I would say: why don’t they start blogging themselves?
And finally… don’t worry about forgetfulness when you are getting older… according the this NY Times article, less data can mean more wisdom.
