Fushigi Hakubutsukan [Wonder Museum] by SUMI TAKAMASA

不思議博物館 Fushigi Hakubutsukan means WONDER MUSEUM. SUMI TAKAMASA, contemporary artist living in Fukuoka is a director of this private museum. This new space exists in his own garden besides his house and factory. It takes approx. 1 hour by car from central of Fukuoka city.

In short, the museum's collection works are his past ones. Open only weekend (every Sunday and Japanese national holiday as a rule), you need check the open schedule by his website (sorry, only in Japanese. If you need help, please send me the message.)

Sumi's works are very unique, confusing real animal and articficial items. It can be said a kind of OTAKU artworks. You can also see his maniac book collection here.

Fushigi Hakubutsukan (Wonder Museum) by Sumi Takamasa:
official website
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~bu9t-sm/

See another photo on my flickr set:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ohaz88/sets/72157605092953136/

I will clean up the room tomorrow, Sunday afternoon.

It will be fine tomorrow ? I will clean up the room "ART BASE 88" #306 of Dai-1 Matsumura BLD. (Konya 2023). Water plumbing and maintenance will be done on next Monday:)

It is hard to find daily cleaning tools near here, I should drive to get them.
The photo is outside of my room. Next door, #305 is [APG] (Asian Photographers' Gallery).

YAKITORI

Do you like YAKITORI ?
In Fukuoka, it is one of the most popular food with beer. Grilled chicken, pork, beef, vegetables and so on. (YAKI means grilled, TORI means chicken)
We can eat similar food in many Asian towns, for example SATE in Indonesia, GAI YANG in Thailand.

PreOpeningEvent: Performance @ AB88

At the ART BASE 88 produced by Ohaz kikaku will have an artist performance event as "Pre Opening Event" of AB88.
(Logo design by the Couleur, Oomura Masayuki)

[JOURNEY TO IXTLAN performance by Ushijima Hitoshi]

Date: May 22 (Thu.)
The performance at AB88 will start at around 19.

He will start a part of performance at the Gallery Artlier.
(His artist talk will start at 17. According to his plan, he will start his performance during the talk show. )

*Ushijima Hitoshi (b. 1963) is a contemporary artist and now his solo exhibition has been held at the Gallery Artlier in Hakata Riverain B2.
http://gaartlier.exblog.jp/7701754/

Venue: ART BASE 88 @ Konya 2023
(Dai-1 Matsumura Bld. #306, Daimyo 1-14-28, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi 810-0041 JAPAN)

大きな地図で見る

Contents: art performance with painting materials
approx. 60 minutes

Further Info: Ohaz kikaku e-mail [miyamoto88@asahi.email.ne.jp]

for Visitors: AB88 and Fukuoka Art Information

I am very sorry the Art Base 88 is now underconstructing and will open maybe June.

The most unique art space in Fukuoka is Fukuoka Asian Art Museum in Hakata Riverain.
It is very easy to access to use city-subway, the building is connected with Nakasu-Kawabata Station.
http://faam.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/eng/home.html

There is an art gallery in same building (Hakata Riverain), named "Gallery Artlier".
"Museum City Project" has been directing this space with "Fukuoka City Foundation for Arts and Culture Promotion (FFAC)".
The Artlier is a kind of art information space, you will be able to get Fukuoka's local art information there.
There are some guide pamphlets ex. "Fukuoka Art Map 2007" (Jap/Eng) .
http://gaartlier.exblog.jp/i7/
*Access
http://www.ffac.or.jp/english/access.html

I hope you enjoy my city and art spaces here.

New space "ART BASE 88"

The Ohaz Kikaku will open the second art space, "ART BASE 88" in spring/summer 2008.
"AB88" will be a kind of art complex space.

- art office for independent art curators/coordinators
- studio (sometimes)
- gallery (sometimes)
- shop (sometimes)
- lecture room & event space (sometimes)
- residence room (sometimes/trial)

Postal address
ART BASE 88: "Konya 2023 Project" Dai-1 Matsumura Bld. #306, Daimyo 1-14-28, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0041 JAPAN

*"AB88" project takes part in the "Konya 2023 Project" which is time-limited project (for 15 years) at this Dai-1 Matsumura Bld., produced by the Travelers Project.
http://konya2023.travelers-project.com/index.html

room #306　as of 2008/Apr./01


appearance of the building　as of 2008/Mar./31

Fukuoka Art Fair Simulation Alpha

Now I am directing a kind of art project named [Fukuoka Art Fair Simulation Alpha] at Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art.
See detail on the website: http://fafa2007.blogspot.com/


Fukuoka Prefectural Museum and Fukuoka Art Fair Simulation Alpha Committee will hold a new collaborative project, Fukuoka Art Fair Simulation Alpha 2007 (fafa2007). Fukuoka has been recognized for its active grassroots art scene supported by local independent/alternative art space and art NPOs.
[fafa2007] seeks to introduce art space and artist based in Kyushu area as well as other part of Japan and Asia, and further develop network among participants.
We would like [fafa2007] to be an opportunity for creating network among art spaces and discussing the possibility of developing a new local economic system for art.
Hopefully, [fafa2007] could be the first step toward more sophisticated form of art fair in near future.

Date: October 28, 2007 - December 2, 2007 (Closed on Mondays)
Open hours: 10:00 - 18:00 (entrance closed at 17:30)
* Opening event: October 28, 2007, 13：00 start
* Symposium: December 1, 2007, 14:00-16:00
Location: Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, 1F exhibition space
Suzaki Park, 5-2-1 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0001, Japan

Admission: Free to public

Organizer: Fukuoka Art Fair Simulation Alpha Committee, Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art

* See the weblog to get detail information [http://fafa2007.blogspot.com]
* Contact e-mail address [fafa2007mail@yahoo.co.jp]