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Aizome Amabie Aomori Art Director Bjork Bodoko Boro Chuzaburo Tanaka Cirque du Soleil Costume Design Donja Dracula Eiko Ishioka Faye Dunaway Flea Market Francis Ford Coppola Graphic Designer Hashinoto Hakuju Indigo Issey Miyake Japanese History Japanese Photography Japanese Texitle Japanese woman Medical History Mending Miles Davis Mishima Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo NADA Pandemic History Photography Robert Mapplethorpe Salt Lake City Sashiko Shoichi Kudo Sodenashi Tabi Tarsem Singh Textile Stories The fall Upcycle Upcycling Urushi Vintage textile Yogen no Tori Yukio Mishima
NADA Flea (February 4 & 5, 11 & 12 in Lower East Side)

NADA Flea (February 4 & 5, 11 & 12 in Lower East Side)

Curious Corners is joining NADA Flea, the inaugural art community market.
— Sayaka Toyama
Tagged: Aizome Boro Flea Market Indigo Japanese Texitle NADA Sashiko Upcycle Upcycling Urushi Vintage textile
BORO - The Art of Necessity

BORO - The Art of Necessity

Boro collection of Chuzaburo Tanaka is now on view in The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm. 

— Sayaka Toyama
Tagged: Aizome Aomori Bodoko Boro Chuzaburo Tanaka Donja Indigo Japanese Texitle Mending Sashiko Sodenashi Tabi Textile Stories Upcycle Upcycling Vintage textile
The Prophet Bird and Dr. Fauci in Early 19th Century Japan

The Prophet Bird and Dr. Fauci in Early 19th Century Japan

How people dealt with pandemic in early 19th century in Japan.
— Sayaka Toyama
Tagged: Amabie Hashinoto Hakuju Japanese History Medical History Pandemic History Yogen no Tori
Legacy of Eiko Ishioka

Legacy of Eiko Ishioka

An art director, graphic designer who left groundbreaking works.
— Sayaka Toyama
Tagged: Art Director Bjork Cirque du Soleil Costume Design Dracula Eiko Ishioka Faye Dunaway Francis Ford Coppola Graphic Designer Issey Miyake Japanese woman Miles Davis Mishima Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo Robert Mapplethorpe Salt Lake City Tarsem Singh The fall Yukio Mishima
Life in Mid-Century Aomori Captured by Shoichi Kudo

Life in Mid-Century Aomori Captured by Shoichi Kudo

A stack of negatives left by a newsman reveals life of northern Japan in 50's.
— Sayaka Toyama
Tagged: Aomori Boro Japanese Photography Photography Shoichi Kudo