Volume 04, Number 12
Things To Do
Sunday, Jun 17
Support Amnesty International at the International Rock for Human Rights benefit concert. At What the Dickens, ¥1000, tel. 03-3780-2099
www.aig78.org
Monday, Jun 18
Grove with 70's disco legend Nile Rodgers and Chic at Blue Note Tokyo, Aoyama. ¥8,400.
Tel. 03-5485-0088.
Tuesday, Jun 19
Experience Taarab! The Music of Zanziba. A rare chance to see music from Tanzania at C.C. Lemon Hall, Shibuya. Tel. 03-3463-3022.
Wednesday, Jun 20
Jump into a night at the theater for a Korean blend of comedy and martial arts at Shinjuku's Theater Apple. 03-3234-9999
Thursday, Jun 21
Laugh at Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, award winning comedic ballet performance, at various venues, Jun. 8–Aug. 1, Tel. 03-3409-8205.
Friday, Jun 22
Reminisce with the father of modern photojournalism, Retrospective de Henri Cartier-Bresson, Museum of Modern Art Tokyo. Tel. 03-5777-8600. www.momat.go.jp
Saturday, Jun 23
Attend the Orchestra Italiana Napoletana, conducted by Sandro Cuturello at the Green Hall, Tokyo. ¥5,500. Tel. 03-3943-9999.
Sunday, Jun 24
Enjoy contemporary art at Chung Tai Fu's Dreams and Visions exhibit today at the Asian Collection.
www.theasiancollection.com
Monday, Jun 25
Take in 100 Views of Shuji Wako's woodblock prints at the Tolman Collection, June 9–30. Tel. 03-3434-1300, www.tolmantokyo.com.
Tuesday, Jun 26
Explore the hidden mental states behind Marlene Dumas' paintings at her exhibition, Broken White.
www.mot-art-museum.jp
Wednesday, Jun 27
Find out the latest from Tokyo's design and architectural world. ¥1,000, Pecha Kucha, SuperDeluxe, Tel. 03-5412-0515.
www.super-deluxe.com
Thursday, Jun 28
Marshal art madness kicks off at the opening night of the K-1 World Max 2007 from 6pm. Nippon Budokan, Tokyo. Tel. 03-3498-9999.
www.k-1.co.jp
Friday, Jun 29
Hear David Benoit's contemporary piano jazz at the Cotton Club, Marunouchi. Tel. 03-3215-1555.
Saturday, Jun 30
Hula to aloha at the Shinagawa
Prince Hotel's Hawaii Night. This elegant Discover Aloha event starts at 6:30pm. Tel. 045-770-6115.
www.lanicreates.com
Sunday, Jul 1
Scour for a hidden treasure at the Oedo Antique Fair Japan's largest antique fair. 8am–4:30pm. Tokyo International Forum. Tel. 03-5805- 1093. www.antique-market.jp
Monday, Jul 2
Get your dancing shoes on for the Best of Tango at Tokyo Kokusai Forum. Worldwide performers and Latino glamour, ¥5,000–¥6,000. Tel. 03-3943-9999.
Tuesday, Jul 3
Bop with the harmonizing vocals of the The Platters, a doo wop group from LA. ¥7,350. Cotton Club, Marunouchi. Tel. 03-3215-1555.
Wednesday, Jul 4
Get your cultural fix with a shamisen performance by Takeharu Kunimoto, ¥5,000. Parco Gekijo, Shibuya. Tel. 03-3477-5858.
Thursday, Jul 5
See The Iceman Cometh, this Broadway hit comes to the New National Theatre, Tokyo, June 18–July 8. Tel. 03-5352-9999.
Friday, Jul 6
Head down to What The Dickens for a refreshing beer and to pick up the latest copy of the Weekender out today.
People in Grass Houses...
By Owen Schaefer
A tea-house tree-house and a building covered in living dandelions—these are some of the most famous images from architect Terunobu Fujimori.
Fujimori's passions largely lie in the history of architecture, and the works that we see here, while in no way purporting to be historical reconstructions, are designed to recall the simplest of buildings. They bring to mind thatched cottages, and cliff-side cave dwellings. In an age of materials which allow architects to realize nearly any possible surface quality, Fujimori designs buildings that one can see the cracks in, buildings that feel built and yet still push the limits of their materials. The open spaces feel more human and organic.
Fujimori's works created a stir at the Venice Biennale, where he took charge of the Japanese pavilion. Recreated for Tokyo's Opera City Gallery will be his Theatre Dome—a dome-shaped structure of rope and bamboo—along with Fujimori's city model entitled “Tokyo Plan 2107,” a plan for the rebuilding of Tokyo after the current city has been sunk beneath the ocean due to melting polar ice caps. New works will also be on display.
Architecture of Terunobu Fujimori and ROJO (to Jul. 1) Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery. Hatsudai Station. ¥1,000. 11am- 7pm (to 8pm on Fri. and Sat., Closed Monday). Tel. 03-5353-0756. www.operacity.jp