Comments on: J-Cin Sundays: “Achilles and the Tortoise” and the Contemporary Japanese Art World http://thisjapaneselife.org/2011/06/26/achilles-tortoise-japan-art/ A New England Expat in Japan. Thu, 03 Apr 2014 22:52:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: On the Death of Japan | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です http://thisjapaneselife.org/2011/06/26/achilles-tortoise-japan-art/#comment-510 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:54:56 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=626#comment-510 [...] you look, people say Japan is dying. The Economist says Japan is dying. Curators say Japan is dying. The numbers say Japan is [...]

]]> By: afox http://thisjapaneselife.org/2011/06/26/achilles-tortoise-japan-art/#comment-496 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:56:34 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=626#comment-496 love this post–especially as an artist and someone interested in going to japan for a bit. i’m not quite sure about yayoi kusama’s history–but i think it’s similar to murakami’s statement about going elsewhere and then returning to japan.

i’d love to hear more from everyone about other contemporary japanese artists…i’m afraid i’m a bit limited on this one…kusama, murakami, nara, etc.

]]> By: David http://thisjapaneselife.org/2011/06/26/achilles-tortoise-japan-art/#comment-486 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 12:12:53 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=626#comment-486 I wish I could respond to Robert Tobin (maybe I can on the Diplomat), but despite the fact that I know little about Japanese contemporary art, everything I know can be summarize in those terms: “Japanese contemporary seems to be about connecting with people, nature and society, creating links and bridges between those and art” while Western world art is more than ever about “bullshitting your way through, and make lame ideas and clichés sound profound”.

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