Interesting Art from Tokyo

An old friend of mine from art school, who is currently living in Tokyo, will be displaying several paintings in an upcoming exhibit. The complexity and sincerity of her concept is very much in contrast to the anti-nuclear art exhibits I've seen publicized:

"On exhibit at the ULTRA 004 art fair in Tokyo this weekend are three small paintings (see more under Portfolio » Miyagi : www.sadiestarnes.com) drawn from photographs found in the tsunami debris. They were taken the day of April 27, 2008 and are mostly of two girls and their grandfather running around Sakamoto, Miyagi - a town which isn’t much there anymore.

After the quake there has been a general dislike in Tokyo of any discussion of the quake, tsunami, or radiation. There is a silent rule that we simply do not speak about it for the sake of everyday business, but certainly we all think about it. I hope to do more of these paintings to remind myself, and all of us Tokyo kids, that things still aren’t so peachy past the pachinko parlor."

Best, 

Suzy