322 posts tagged Murakami
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Ye in the Hood
http://scritchandscratch.com/ blog/ ?p=439The middle of the week is like an unfinished thought, just like this unfinished idea. It always depends on how you look at it. Sure, there are plenty of things I could have done to improve this piece but sometimes I like unfinished pieces. Inspiration can be found in the process of creation.
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Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
http://kalafudra.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 14/ kafka-on-the-shore-haruki-murakami…Kafka on the Shore is a novel by Haruki Murakami (who btw. has a beautiful homepage with Random House). Like almost everything else he writes, it’s magical realism. Like everything I’ve read from him so far (which isn’t a lot, truth to be told), it’s wonderfully written, engaging, intelligent, but
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Reality
http://onlyablockhead.vox.com/ library/ post/ reality.htmlUnderground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche Haruki Murakami Reality is created out of confusion and contradiction, and if you exclude those elements, you're no longer talking about reality. You might think that—by following language and a logic that appears consistent—you're
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Letter 304: Tokyo Drift
http://ujun.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ letter-304-tokyo-drift.htmlIn a place far away from anyone or anywhere, I drifted off for a moment. There are moments in which we create memories, and moments in which we savour them. For a while, it was midnight in an Izakaya in Tokyo, where sleepless souls attempt to nurse their insomnia with warm sake and stashes of manga.
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God, how I hate “you must read” lists.
http://bookcrush.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 13/ god-how-i-hate-you-must-read-lists…So after perusing this list of the 1,001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (I’ve read 86… not even 10 percent and my life is at least 25 percent spent, so…) I was quickly reminded of why I hate these lists. First of all — each person reacts to books differently. Anyone who has ever taken an English class can tell you this.
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New Book -- A WILD HARUKI CHASE
http://roninonempty.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ new-book-wild-haruki-chase.htmlFor all you Haruki Murakami fans, there's a new book you'll need to add to your collection. My copy came in the mail yesterday, and here are the specs [potentially standout pieces highlighted in red]: A Wild Haruki Chase: Reading Murakami Around the World Compiled and translated by The Japan Foundation Stone Bridge Press: Berkeley, CA, 2008.
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THE CONTEMPORARY ART SESSION AT PHILLIPS NEW YORK
http://artmagazine.arcadja.com/ 2008/ 05/ 13/ the-contemporary-art-session-at-ph…var so7592 = new SWFObject("http://artmagazine.arcadja.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/imagerotator.swf", "ngg_slideshow75", "540", "405", "7", "#000000"); so7592.addParam("wmode", "opaque"); so7592.addVariable("file", "http://artmagazine.arcadja.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/nggextractXML.php?gid=75");
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Murakami Musings
http://marcibones.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 13/ murakami-musings/A while back PL , and I went to see the Murakami Exhibit at Moca. She tells me “I’ve taken the liberty of buying you a ticket.” Aww. Niceness Anywho, last week, I am at work and a certain highly eccentric bi-polar individual comes in literally throwing gifts around.
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Marc Jacobs's Latest: The Boy From Ipanema?
http://nymag.com/ daily/ fashion/ 2008/ 05/ we_approve_of_marc_jacobss_new.htmlMarc Jacobs's Latest: The Boy From Ipanema? From left, the lovebirds at the Murakami opening; the couple with Sofia Coppola and Helena Christensen at the Met gala.Photo: WireImage, Getty Images The mystery man that showed up with Marc Jacobs at the Met's Costume Institute gala is no longer a mystery!
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Takashi Murakami @ the Brooklyn Museum
http://www.nypl.org/ blogs/ 2008/ 05/ 02/ takashi-murakami-brooklyn-museumTakashi Murakami @ the Brooklyn Museum Posted May 2nd, 2008 by Vincenzo Rutigliano in Art Brooklyn Museum Exhibition Lance Esplund Louis Vuitton Takashi Murakami If you like Japanese anime and manga you should see the new © Murakami exhibition (April 5-July 13, 2008) at the Brooklyn Museum.