Tag: Japanese art

redlipstickresurrected: Alphonse Inoue aka アルフォンス イノウエ (Japanese, b. 1941, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan) – Untitled, Copperplate Etchings

Chindōgu: un-useless products from Japan

Chindōgu (珍道具)  Kawakami Kenji’s (川上 賢司, 1946-2019) “Ten Tenets of Chindōgu”: 1) Chindōgu cannot be for real use, 2) Chindōgu must exist, 3) Inherent in every Chindōgu is the spirit of anarchy, 4) Chindōgu are tools for everyday life, 5) Chindōgu are not for sale, 6) Humor must not be the sole reason for creating…

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