Hey there ! Come along as I build my dream company in Japan, related to art, travel, design and architecture.
I have been working in contemporary art for the past decade in Europe and I moved just over a year ago in Japan. \u2028So I am still trying to figure things out!
On this channel you will see my everyday life in Tokyo, my travels in Japan and updates on building my company.
またね! (Matané = See you!)
FYI: My name is Agathe in French or Agatha in English and Japanese.
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...Miss Agatha is full of good intentions... yes, I've been to quite a few, and I carefully avoid them now... In some, the mixture of blatant commercialism, amateurishness and vulgarity is overwhelming... ...this Tokyo one seems to be decent, according to the samples... the botanical glass plates make a beautiful, unassuming piece of work...
thank you I'm happy to share Tokyo's art scene! For sure there are so many art fairs now, allover the world! It's hard to keep up! I do enjoy some of them because they are an opportunity to see a lot of creativity 👍
I really like Joar nango approach,the visual it creates and the message it’s sending to people “if I do this with art, why could not you in your life ?” just by doing and not simply saying it
yes exactly! art is a way to materialize thoughts, philosophy and to create a discussion with the audience. I really liked this piece for the conversation it creates !
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Art Basel in New York is good ! Who is the artist who did the metal print of the forest ? I really like how it made it feel like a memory using a support that seems natural but has nothing to do with organic forest
Oooh I love New York! I think you mean the Armory Show? it's a great fair indeed! The artist is Japanese his name is Masayoshi Nojo and it's a painting! He used silver leaves 😃
That giant spider, in the beginning, looks terrifying and realistic, so as does the wooden canvas and sculpture of animals, such as the cheetah. Also, I did not know that bending and twisting bars could be an artwork too.
Indeed! 🕷️the spider is a public artwork done by French artist Louis Bourgeois, first one was made in 1999, the title is "Maman" it's a very interesting piece which you can find in multiple places in the world. The bar was so interesting I wish I would have filmed it in use, it would make more sense in the video, because there were also special wholes included to put glasses 🥂
Ha ha, meeting people in Tokyo is so hard! Well done! I hope you have a great success! I have been in Tokyo 7 years and still not made any real connections.
Yes it can be difficult to make connections here I agree! I always check some facebook groups and events to expand my network hoping to make friends along the way. Hopefully you will too! 👍
@@agathasjourney Thank you for replying. Your Impact Hub Playing with fabric and printing with nature posts were very interesting. I have a friend in London that makes patchwork art pieces from fallen leaves. <3
thank you so much for this feedback! I'm so happy you enjoyed this content, I hope to make more of these on both Instagram and RU-vid 😁☀️ your friend's art sounds very interesting!
Konnichiwa Agatha! Thank you for this video, very interesting. I came back from two weeks in Tokyo recently, love the city and the Japanese way of doing things. I am also an artist and during my time in Tokyo I got to know quite a few gallerists, artists, very interesting points of view, different from our western one. I hope I can show my art one day there! I've subscribed, looking forward to seeing more! Arigatou gozaimasu!
I'm so happy you enjoyed Tokyo! This city is amazing and as you said it is very interesting to learn about different point of views. Good luck in your project, I hope it will come true ✨ Thank you for subscribing and for your kind words 😁
Merci beaucoup pour ce partage de Kyotographie . L’expo sur la démence semble tellement touchante et forte à la fois . Très belle vidéo ça donne envie d’y aller …l’année prochaine peut-être !
avec grand plaisir 😁 Oui c'était une exposition très forte à découvrir ! C'est un super événement qui fait vraiment découvrir Kyoto différemment, je recommande 👍
Merci Agathe de nous partager et faire vivre ce « voyage » ... sacré boulot maintenant que l’on connait grâce à toi les dessous de la création des vlogs ;-)
Yes I did! it was such an amazing event, which exhibition did you enjoy the most? 😀 I think my favourite was the first one by Kazuhiko Matsumura. I will soon post the second part of my vlog 👍
I did not mention it in the video but at 4:17 it is a kotatsu table it warms up! It is used inside the house and outside during the colder months :) very convenient!
I am impressed with the artworks in the Art Opening in Ningyocho, especially the one looks like a race path (with both start and finish signs), which expresses a goal with difficulties for a day. Also, it is peaceful to have a walk in the garden, and trying grilled fish pastry too.
Indeed the mural was very interesting! and I thought it was such a fun idea to decorate the latte foams with the artist's design :) It feels you are interacting with the artwork in a different way. I loved the garden! I have to go see it during a different season now 🌿
I have never build tents in my life, and feeling strange that why do you need to build a tent inside an art museum...... unless it is for long preparations on artworks.
me too it was first time to do it inside an exhibition! From what I understand of the artist's work, his research process has a mix of interpretation and irrationality, this action of building the tent feels very out of place inside the museum. I think that's what makes it interesting it forces us to look at the museum space, usually one with many rules, in a different perspective. Maybe we can imagine it as a natural space for a moment? It raises so many questions :D
