The Day 5 August, Japanese time is THE DAY OF THE HIROSHIMA BOMB, every year and same day we come together in front of the Consulate General of Japan, NYC. and call for “No More Nuke! No More War!”. Mr. Shigeru Hanaoka came from Japan and was joining this demo and Wish Festival opening, he did great speech and was playing saxophone. We were so great feeling !
This newly commissioned performance brings to life the works on view in Kazuko Miyamoto: To perform a line (exhibition now extended through July 24). Yoshiko Chuma, conceptual performing artist, dancer, choreographer and director of The School of Hard Knocks, combines movement and improvised music, erasing the boundaries between onstage and backstage, and between artistic practices. In 1979, Chuma performed among Miyamoto’s string constructions installed as part of the artist’s solo exhibition at A.I.R. Gallery (Yoshiko Chuma in Kazuko Miyamoto: A Girl on Trail Dinosaur). Now, Chuma reconnects with Miyamoto through this event, which runs throughout the entire gallery space. The performance also features three musicians: double bassist Robert Black, viola and violinist Jason Kao Hwang and trombonist Christopher McIntyre.
Concept and direction by Yoshiko Chuma, Artistic Director of The School of Hard Knocks.
When I was told, “You can do whatever you want,” my tension was maxed out. As soon as the performance started, I wondered if someone other than me had walked in, and the camera was moving and taking pictures extremely freely! I can’t immerse myself in editing work at all, even though my heart is excited. Wait for the momentary timing “NOW”, and the ignition of the heart.
Orin and I should go to New York City more often. Otherwise, all museums are far away from us. Finally, we went to the Dia Beacon (Museum) and spent hours inside. Ah, art is so much fun after all.
Orin’s friend, Denny. He runs a traveling antique museum called “the Museum of Interesting Things”. The other day he stopped by on his way to show an old film in Albany. Rather than the so-called jewelry antiques, his museum is dominated by really retro and nostalgic toys, machine industry products, old films, and everyday items. Space-time is rewound just by looking at the huge amount of “interesting things” he has collected so far.
On June 14, 2022, when we returned to our suburban home, the sunset was beautiful, and Orin took a video through the window glass with his cell phone. I also took some video with a normal camera. Later, when editing, I noticed that something was flying at the same speed as the train (and over the Hudson River). It repeatedly disappeared and appeared until the northernmost point of Manhattan, and finally it disappeared in the sky (I mean, I couldn’t see it anymore). I picked up only that part and made that “something” into slow motion and edited the video again. Here it is.