Tokyo Day 17 June 5, 2008

Day 17th was the first day of our art show's opening, '!!NEXT!!'. Our art show and Uplink's, an independent film distribution and screening company with gallery and restaurant in Tokyo's Shibuya District, scheduled programs were of a conflicting nature. Unfortunately, we would have the opening on a more crowded, more schedule conflicted day. That was fine with us, as the event became something of a, literarly,
'closed door' event. But that is tomorrow's story.
I think, today at noon was the opening screening of a new film called 'Beautiful Losers' in roppongi. It is a film about the contemporary artists who came out of Alleged Gallery and is also connected to the famed lower east side gallery owner, Arron Rose. It is a documentary about the handful of artists who are currently being seen as the next establishment. The film's message, like it's title, reflects a sarcastic but positive statement about being really deeply into the importance of an individuals life as well as the groups that can propel one into another dimension of public recognition. Beautiful Losers. It's a disarming title that makes the audience accept the lines without defense. The loser is the underdog, and who doesn't want to see the underdog's struggle overcome? Feels like I am a loser. I can relate to that. Beautiful? Not an underdog... more like and under rat, by the way, does not sound so nice. The rest of the day, like the rest of the trip began to take a high speed blur and the moments are flying by in such a way, in retrospect makes me wonder, why I did not keep better notes? or why am I such a procrastinator? or what else happened? The art show '!!NEXT!!' was up and running and tomorrow would be the opening reception of a day.