Gakushi Yamamoto came to the gallery on Sunday and brought us some new work and we will set them up in the gallery now.  One client came in yesterday and expressed interest so we are glad to get this swift  positive reaction.

We also heard the good news:

Gakushi has this large piece in the Gobidai exhibition at the Tokyo Contemporary Art Center near the Ritz Carlton.

Gakushi will have a one man show at the Iron and Steel Museum in 2011.

Now open 7 days a week, 24 hours per day.

We do off-site shows periodically-usually at area hotels and dining rooms. This one has a special theme, Zen Garden, and takes its cues from natural influences in Japan.  We feature two Japanese artists, Mario Tauchi and Jun Ogata.

Mario Tauchi "Trees" In Lobby of ANA Intercontinental Tokyo

More soon about this show.

Japanese, Indonesian, Chinese and American artists

Update:  We will be open on Thursday, January 11 the Japanese holiday from 1-7 PM

We opened a new show, called You and Me, last night at the gallery. Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 1-7 PM Through the end of March.

It’s a very different kind of show for us since usually we feature primarily abstract works from Asian artists.  This show focuses on the relationships between people. We have works showing people in love, people talking together, people looking at others and images of individuals that we may be able to forge some relationship with. This is why we call it You and Me.

In some cases, the art is You and Me, and in some cases the art is me and you are you.

Zhu Wei: Images of the Strikingly Bizarre

This print from Zhu Wei portrays two soldiers looking toward the future.  What are they thinking?  Are the puzzled, optimistic, confused?  You decide.  We have a few of his works now, after being sold out for a while. His work got the most attention in last night’s show.

David Opdyke

We also have several works from American artists–works that we could not resist when we saw them, and we hope that you have the same reaction.

Perhaps you can see that the detail of the picture on the left is of George Washington.  It is created by David Opdyke, a young star of the Ny artworld,  who is primarily a sculptor whose works command prices well over $20,000 US.

For this print, as far as I know his only one, he drew thousands of small historical images that together form the picture of George Washington on the one dollar bill.  Is he making a statement about how we spend our money?We just had this framed, and it is in the gallery now.

Chloe Piene

We also have work from another New York artist, Chloe Piene, whose NYC openings, have people waiting in line.  This image, another print, shows a man and woman intertwined.

We had it framed with a double mat that has a red strip around it.

We tell people it is perfect for the bedroom.

Louis Risoli, Breathe Easy

We also have a 3 ft x 4 ft oil painting of bodybuilders by Louis Risoli entitled, Breathe Easy.

It too is strong and powerful and great for living room or bedroom.  I had one of his works in my living room when I lived in California.

There are also works from Yoko Kawazoe and Gakushi Yamamoto that portray places where people once were, places where people have left traces of themselves, where you can almost feel them there. These are images of train stations and Gakushi Yamamoto’s trademark chairs.

We hope you can make it.  We are also thinking of opening on the Japanese holiday.  I expect we will.

How does love change over time?  I am here in Bangkok and having a hard time believing that this was a place I once loved and wanted to live.

The excitement I used to feel for the place is gone. I find that there is nothing here that excites me.  It is sad for me, but maybe this is just not my place.

Had a great time in Lombok Indonesia–it was new and fresh. Perhaps it’s because I’m no longer working here in BKK or because I have come here so often, or maybe it’s because we are no longer working closely with artists from here.  In any case,  am not going to analyze this to death. I’ll just plan on being here for less time next time. There are other places to be.

As the song goes, home is where I want to be.

One plus about Bangkok is going to Bumrungrad Hospital where I can see all my doctors in one day.  I do have doctors to see.  I won’t list all of my appointments, but I was poked and prodded in lot of different places today, but at the end of the day, all the tests and checks were done and I got the full report in English. Unfortunately, I am not done yet and have to go back tomorrow afternoon to hear the results.  I will also see some friends tonight who love it here and that may change my tune a bit.

I have known some of my doctors here for 10 years-since I first started coming to Bangkok.  I can talk to them-some of them-which is not the case for doctors in Japan.

Tomorrow, I will also go and visit some friends at Chula.  That should be good. I like them and I feel a connection to them which I believe is what is missing for me here in the city.

Big cities are tough. We need some connection with them in order to feel comfortable. If I am unconnected to the people or the institutions –and I am here by myself, it just doesn’t work.

Everyone I knew here has gone-moved to Tokyo or Singapore or the US-and what I used to do here-like exploring restaurants and galleries–just does not excite me anymore.

Can you believe I have been eating at McDonalds here, when I used to love Thai food.  [They do not serve Thai food in McDonalds.]

I miss Tokyo and my life there.  That is my home.