Tokyo, revised
Saturday, March 7th, 2009I’m glad that I’m not as crazy about sticking to plans as I used to be, as my plans for Tokyo have changed several times since I booked the trip.
After my disappointment over the difference between my assumption of and the actual exhibit of Theo Jansen’s work, I had assumed I would simply go to Tokyo and explore for a week. Since then, I have been asked by Gordon Hatt of CAFKA to meet with Fujiwara Takahiro on his behalf. Fujiwara’s Into the Blue was very well received at last year’s Nuit Blanche. Although Stereoscope was by far my favourite of Nuit Blanche, I was definitely mesmerized by Into the Blue as it rotated softly in the Eaton Centre.
It also turns out that I’ll be arriving just in time for Roppongi Art Night, which is the first year of Tokyo’s Nuit Blanche type event. And by just in time, I mean I arrive in the afternoon of the 28th, and will have just enough time to get settled into my hotel, have dinner and head out for some crazy art escapades. After a 16 hour flight, I’m not sure how long I’ll last, but I expect I’ll be so exhausted on Sunday that jetlag will be the least of my concerns.
During the week, aside from meeting with Fujiwara and going to the Theo Jansen exhibit, I’ll mostly be visiting galleries and museums and possibly venturing into other areas of Japan. Thanks to the wonderful world of internetz, I’ll be using things like Tokyo Art Beat (who are also on Twitter!) and the cool people at the Sculpture Forum to help plan my trip. I will, of course, be spending some time at Akihabara to ogle the latest gadgets I can’t afford to bring home with me.
So I’ll armed with my EeePC, a JR pass, a camcorder and a total thirst for adventure.
