LAFMS participates in Osaka, Japan art show

Submitted by dgromfin
on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 17:57

 

Important news from our friend Takuya Sakaguchi, who has organized the LAFMS participation in this exciting art show:

ART OSAKA 2012 runs from 6th to 8th of July.

FUKUGAN GALLERY will use two hotel rooms in ART OSAKA 2012.

One room is used for exhibition of LAFMS and another is for Ikuo Taketani (Vermilion Sands, ex Hanatarash/Boredoms).

The LAFMS exhibition includes physical works created by Rick Potts, Joe Potts, Fredrik Nilsen, Vetza, Ace Farren Ford, Oblivia and Ju Suk Reet Meate.

Film works created by Jonathon Rosen, John Duncan, Michael Intriere and Doug Henry are also exhibited.

And Steve Thomsen was invited to the exhibition and he supplied physical works (booklets, posters, sculpture, painting).

Another surprise is the musical presentation from Kazuya Ishigami where he has created "The Rodney Forest Shimaizumi" using meterials sent from Oblivia, Ju Suk and Tom Recchion.

Contents of exhibition are summarized as follows:

Rick Potts : Drawings

Joe Potts : Artist trading cards

Fredrik Nilsen : Historical photographs of LAFMS

Ace Farren Ford : Collages

Oblivia : Collages

Ju Suk Reet Meate : Drawings

Vetza : Collaborative drawing with her daughters Maya and Ama

Steve Thomsen : Paintings, Robot statues, Posters, Booklets

Jonathon Rosen : Films

Michael Intriere : Films

John Duncan : Films

Doug Henry : Films

Kazuya Ishigami : Musical performance entitled "The Rodney Forest Shimaizumi" using materials sent from Oblivia, Ju Suk Reet Meate and Tom Recchion.

Some of exhibited materials are for sale as related CDs, CD-Rs, cassettes and T-shirts.

 

FUKUGAN GALLERY is the gracious sponsor of the LAFMS and has supported the group since 2007, and recently oraganized the first Rick Potts solo Japanese exhibition last autumn.