EL VACÍO
Our good friend Gogy Esparza [gogy.me] is having his exhibition saturday and its gonna be goooood. come down, enjoy, grab a beer.


EL VACÍO: A NEW ATMOSPHERIC MULTI-MEDIA EXPERIENCE
Gogy and Nikolai Rose are proud to announce the launch of the collaborative multi-media project El Vacío. The project uses a variety of mediums – photography, video, print design, installation design, web design, music, and scent – to create a monument to a feeling.
Inspired by Salvator Dalí’s interpretation of Diego Velásquez’s renowned painting Las Meninas, El Vacío is an exploration of the void:
“El Vacío is boundless, intoxicating, everything ephemeral, fleeting, blurry, warm, seductive. It passes before you know you’re in it. Being there is euphoric but dangerous, beautiful yet treacherous, dark and cryptic. It is occluded by grey area, lust and living … It is the obstruction of references to the concrete, grounded, physical world. Everything is questionable, nothing definite.”
At the project’s core is a series of photographs taken by Gogy on his cell phone, a tool well suited for spontaneity. He approached Nikolai Rose to collaborate on the design of a book for the images, as well as the creation of an immersive installation to embody the El Vacío experience.
Jonathan Vingiano, of the digital agency OKFocus, has created a website for the project that will launch alongside the installation. El-Vacio.com serves both as a digital extension of the El Vacío atmosphere, as well as a hub for practical information about the project (www.okfoc.us).
Physical Therapy has created an ambient soundtrack for the installation and that will also be available for download on the website (www.sheneedstherapy.net).
Joya has also partnered with the team to create a limited-edition scented candle that will burn at the installation (www.joyastudio.com).
El Vacío is opening at Just Another Space in Tokyo, Japan on October 22nd, 2011 at 8pm, and will be on display until October 23rd, 2011.
Just Another Space
3F Fujiya Bldg.
1-3-9 Kamimeguro, Meguro-Ku
Tokyo, Japan 153-0051
03-6412-8182
(www.justanotherspace.com)
Drinks provided by Hendrick’s Gin
Hawaii

On my way to Hawaii for a very good friend’s wedding!! Never been there before but for some reason I have a feeling it might be nicE? see ya all in 8 days!
Shikinejima part#2
This past weekend I went to an island in the south of Tokyo called Shikinejima.. This is the second year we go there. Here you can see last years post on the island. There is too many pictures so I’ll split it into two parts. here goes the second part:
















Its pretty obvious my editing skills are terrible, but here goes anyways:
Shikinejima part#1
This past weekend I went to an island in the south of Tokyo called Shikinejima.. This is the second year we go there. Here you can see last years post on the island. There is too many pictures so I’ll split it into two parts. here goes the first:

























JAGR BLOG
So I’ve been working on a my own magazine for a while and i’m planing to release it pretty soon.. its called JAGR. The JAGR blog is now up and ill be posting news and other stuff about the magazine.
It’s a Tokyo-based independent magazine about art, culture and lifestyle. First issue will be released sometime this year! With love and care, JAGR tries to expose a different side of art, culture and lifestyle than is typically portrayed in Tokyo. Our international roots in street level art, music and fashion give us a singular perspective of emerging and established trends and trendsetters. Without pretense, JAGR is proud to be a forum for our personal expression and the work of those we admire. The website is not ready yet, but should be up and running pretty soon as well.
You can check out the blog here: blog.jagr-mag.com



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