eco "Unknown Protection Corps"

by Tomoko Ishii

posted on 2008-03-23 at 12:03 in Photo Report

Located in Nakazakicho, a low-key area adjacent to Umeda, iTohen gallery provides a café, gallery, and bookstore. The exhibition on display right now is "Unknown Protection Corps" by eco, a Kansai-based two-person artist group.

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eco's Shinobu Kawabata & Takuhiro Kano

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The playful and simple images on the wall, bordered by thick black lines, remind us of a manga-like narrative.

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Yet, each frame possesses a small narrative of its own.

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A painting on a wall in the café area.

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Surrounded by books, art, and the smell of coffee... what more to ask in a polar bears' life?

The exhibition is showing at iTohen Books Gallery Coffee until March 30th.


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