pam

last sunday, i went to the opening of PAM, or the pinto art museum.

can you imagine pinto now looks like this???

it's a sprawling spread of galleries, open spaces and gardens...

some of the galleries...

the museum shop...

a pocket garden.... looove the leeroy scuplture. can you spot it?

watching the auction at the pinto gallery from above...

a few auction pieces...

thought you might like this one called "babaylan"...

let's go!!! it's totally worth the trip :)

pompiduku

japan's fascination with the french is apparent everywhere we go...

in this small artsy area of west harajuku, we saw this:

doesn't it remind you of the pompidou?

it's an art gallery, made up of smaller galleries -- most of them with the actual artists hanging around them!

creepy...

anyhoo, i think the japanese & french really share a lot of things in common:

- love for all things small and intricate

- serious fashion sensibilities

- distinct and delicate cuisines

- an almost 'us first, tourists later' way of thinking 

- strong sense of heritage

and perhaps more.

last day

on our last day in tokyo, we decided to be a little bit more touristy and visited the (relatively) new contemporary arts museum at the roponggi hills.

the exhibition was by indian artists...

people watching the video installation...

the view from on top of the museum (which was on a tower)...

and a cool spider sculpture below...

domo arigato gozaimasu!