I have a booth at an antique fair @kogei_seika in Tokyo since the day before yesterday, where I am selling ceramic works. It may be a little-known fact but in Japan, ceramics culture is an industry in and of itself with a tremendous scale comparable to those of manga and anime. Regardless of whether the economy is good or bad, it permeates our lives in every conceivable form; the general public acquires ceramic works and enjoys them. For the past 20 years or so, I have been collecting ceramics and have now come to possess expert-level knowledge. Along with knowledge, I have amassed around 30,000 works as well. Until now, I have been discovering, nurturing, and presenting ceramic artists through Kaikai Kiki Gallery @kaikaikikigallery , but the new project I am starting here is about secondary sales and purchasing of ceramic works. I have to ask myself why I still need to acquire more works at this point, but the more you learn about your collection, the more you need to establish each artist’s taxonomic tree, if you will. So you may realize that you don’t own any works of an artist already in your collection from right after their debut, or you may want an object they made outside of their regular practice. Since there aren’t stores that specialize in such secondary trades, I decided to present it as a concept at this art fair, even though I don’t yet have a store. It’s really been fun and exciting. And the works are selling well. Yesterday, I also gave a talk and really enjoyed myself. @tonari_no_totoya

#AntsFormosa #臺灣蟻窟 【北美攝影師作品】 剛剛發現了這個網站「https://www.alexanderwild.com/Ants/Taxonomic-List-of-Ant-Genera」 裡面有非常多昆蟲的高解析度照片，超美的又超特別的！ - 我這邊擷取了幾張比較特別的螞蟻，呈現給大家看看，其中那扁頭的跟大獠牙的螞蟻最吸睛。 生物在不同的環境刺激之下演變出各種不同的型態，不同的武器跟防禦能力，透過這些照片看得一清二楚，也目瞪口呆啊！ 螞蟻使高度社會性昆蟲，讓螞蟻成為這世界非凡的存在。 好好的享受這些照片吧！😆 #Ants #螞蟻

#Repost @motherstankstation ・・・ mother's tankstation (Dublin) and Leo Xu Projects (Shanghai) announce a co-produced and co-curated exhibition The Mud of Compound Experience Uri Aran, Chen Wei, Nina Canell, Lee Kit, Li Qing, Liu Chuang, Liu Shiyuan, Mairead O’hEocha Location: G/F, No. 98 Apliu Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong Located on ground floor below THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN (approximately 3 minutes walk from Sham Shui Po MTR station, A2 Exit) Exhibition opening: Monday 21 March 2016, 6pm – 8pm The exhibition takes its title and purpose from the ideas of the relatively obscure Russian composer, Alfred Schnittke, whose writings on 'Polystylism' during the 1970s, creatively proposed the bringing together of things within unexpected taxonomic combination, to reveal inherent individuality though sudden - violent even - fusion, contrast and eventual comparison. All the artists whose works are 'fused' by The Mud of Compound Experience, bring powerfully singular purpose to their practices; directed towards a fundamental questioning of the nature and reading of individual art objects. When seen in comparative conjunction, the result is a thought provoking debate of the contribution of disparate vernacularities or idiosyncratic cultural experience to universal concerns. Exhibition: 21- 27 March 2016 Daily opening hours: 10am – 6pm Sunday 27 March 2016 opening: 12-4pm #UriAran #ChenWei #NinaCanell #LeeKit #LiQing #LiuChuang #LiuShiyuan #MaireadOhEocha #motherstankstation #leoxuprojects