Kansai dandy

[imomus]

Off to Kyoto for the weekend -- sporting a gaudy new eyepatch, rowrrrrr -- for an art opening, a museum show of Modern Style in East Asia, a somewhat crappy matsuri, and a film festival. Plus of course visits to the Cafe Independent and Keibunsha Books.

Comments

rowrrrr

[gorillabiscuit.livejournal.com]

are you seeking a woman through your livejournal?
i know of many people that use livejournal for that purpose.

sincerely,
Kajio

Re: rowrrrr

[imomus.livejournal.com]

No, for women it's strictly Friendster (http://www.friendster.com) and Mixi (http://www.mixi.jp/) for me. And of course Madame Maisie down at the docks.

[starofpersia.livejournal.com]

Hrmmm, I walked past that crappy matsuri set-up on my way to work this morning. I remember it being pretty stupid last year.
Might check out the art opening tho.

[xchimx.livejournal.com]

you know sir, from what i've seen, your eye patches seem to shave a good 10 years off of your age. but maybe that was secretly your intention all along.

[autokrater.livejournal.com]

your hat, eyepatch and shirt match all so well together. very good eyepatch choice indeed.

Re: rowrrrr

[gorillabiscuit.livejournal.com]

are you not afraid of someone comparing your face to that of a long dead skeletons, rotting furiously beneath the cold earth?

-kajiu nishioka

Fan Grrl

[firedaisy.livejournal.com]

I just was priviledged to have watched your 'suffusia: it's a beautiful world' from the MOCA site. A good friend in L.A. has posted the link to her LJ. Then it was commented you were on here, so I just had to post a few words... interesting work, I have just seen "What the Bleep do we know?" an indie film about quantum physics and the nature of the universe (everyone should see it: www.whatthebleep.com) and your work made me laugh because it brought to mind the absurdity of life and most especially the critique of art. So cheers! Happy journeys in Japan and abroad...Oh, how I miss Japan! Watashi wa Emily des...Also, let me know if it is alright if I add you to my 'friends' list...

[(Anonymous)]

why do you wear the eyepatch?

[chronovore.livejournal.com]

I am always interested in finding good hangouts in Kyoto, though I don't get there nearly as much as I like. Most of the upscale, austere venues are in Kita-ku to my experience, but I would like to find a nice café and used bookstore (with English-language books) in the downtown area.

What's the big excitement surrounding Cafe Independent?

please

[(Anonymous)]

please don't become a beardo

[nickink.livejournal.com]

Hi, I'm Nick, born in Britain, living in Korea.

I've been a fan of yours since 'Tender Pervert', and I just found out about your LJ - is it OK to add you to my friends list ?

Oh, and the eyepatch is smashing !

Re: Fan Grrl

[imomus.livejournal.com]

It's more than alright, it's fab.

[imomus.livejournal.com]

Yes, nobody has to ask to add around these parts.

The eyepatch is a purse from Yokohama Chinatown. Or it was.

Re: rowrrrr

[imomus.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's something I think about every time I look in the mirror. How did you guess, Kajiu?

[imomus.livejournal.com]

It's kind of explained here (http://www.imomus.com/matt.html).

[oracolodeifont.livejournal.com]

omfg, a momus lj. and seems like it's been around quite a bit.
(btw, if you remember a 'four words for nicola' mail some 5 years ago, that's me... the beat generation: the tyranny of structurelessness. eheheheh)
(oh, and by the way, i bring a print of that email in my wallet!)

[(Anonymous)]

I want to make you an eye patch.
What is the dimension of your eye patch?
And the measurement of the band.

Are you allergic to any material?

[class-worrier.livejournal.com]

Miniature bathmat as eyepatch.
Good stuff.

piede de cockney

[(Anonymous)]

that shirt looks rather tight. is it really comfortable? I like the pied de poule motif of the cockney cap.

Re: rowrrrr

[(Anonymous)]

Hey Kajiu, why not post a photo of yourself if you're so confident of your own looks? No, safer to hide behind an image of a zou eh? Hands off the Momus; he's a true one-off. Unlike yourself, I'd suspect...

books furnish a room

[(Anonymous)]

can I send you an order with books form keibunsha? ;-)

they have some beautiful picturre books.


erik

[saikoutron.livejournal.com]

You have a real flair for delivering the effect of a hot cup of expresso, on a late post-hangover Saturday afternoon.

[lord-whimsy.livejournal.com]

Tramp Aestheticism (http://www.livejournal.com/users/lord_whimsy/14329.html#cutid1)

[hanamogue.livejournal.com]

I think you have really nice style:D

Re: piede de cockney

[imomus.livejournal.com]

It is way too tight, yeah. In fact, I think I'll take it off.

Re: rowrrrr

[gorillabiscuit.livejournal.com]

wasn't the mythical Momus kicked off of Mount Olympus for criticizing the gods?

momus (the artist) is a true winner, but i have still not forgiven him for the day i spent lying in the drug park, listening to his music, feeling awful, but somehow not being able to turn it off.

however, my excursion into unfair criticism of the musical gods has failed. it has not brought me any satisfaction to compare his face to that of a cold rotting skeleton, deep beneath the earth. maybe if my criticism were more heartfelt, i would be sated. momus actually looks quite sun-drenched and healthy in most of his pictures. i wonder if he has a lazy eye, though. or maybe Mal Occhio. maybe its some nietzsche-inspired homage to the evil hearts of pirates.

my name is not kajiu, i am not japanese.
i wanted to see how he would respond to someone who appeared to be japanese.

i hide behind the image of a long dead mammoth,
tomas

[saikoutron.livejournal.com]

Thought you might get a laugh out of this:
http://grant.henninger.name/iPatch/

[batmite2000.livejournal.com]

I figured as much... that's why I added you. :)

damn

[(Anonymous)]

i live in kyoto (well, granted, i just moved here a month ago) and you always seem to know more about stuff going on here. what gives?

[(Anonymous)]

Oops ... looks like I missed a chance to shake your hand, Nick. I was in media shop on Saturday early evening doing a little tachiyomi. As I turned to leave I was a bit surprised to see a hen na gaijan close by. Didnt recognize you from the profile view. Now that I see that media shop was on your itinerary and what you were wearing, I realize that dandy must have been you. Sorry, next time Ill be sure to greet you.

Cheers,

- M

[imomus.livejournal.com]

Tachiyomi, that's a good word. 'Reading books or magazines in a bookshop, standing up, not buying', Hisae tells me.

Sorry I missed you.

[(Anonymous)]

Tachi-yomi - one of my favourite activites. Media shop and Keibunsha are good places for it, as are some of Kyoto's excellent antiquarian book shops. Maruzen not as good but not bad - they have a pretty good selection of philosophy books in English, another place I'm sometimes found lingering.

I briefly considered entering the next door "Art Zone" which would have meant stumbling upon that opening party. However the last exhibition I saw there was pretty lame. The Mammoth thing looks pretty good though. What I was after in Media Shop was a volume of Bonnard's paintings. But as usual I was distracted by other books and when I eventually made my way to the back of the shop where books on painting are, it was time to leave for a machi-awase (another nice word).

Re: rowrrrr

[gorillabiscuit.livejournal.com]

ha, i keep on fantasizing that my ridiculous comment has really affected you. i envision it popping up in your head throughout your days in japan.

-tomas

[eveninginmadrid.livejournal.com]

oooh. cafe independent! i know you might hate me, but i'll commence living vicariously through you right now. missing kyoto more than anything else this autumn.

[imomus.livejournal.com]

I don't remember anything about 'four words for nicola', but your LJ is visually one of the most beautiful I've ever seen.

[oracolodeifont.livejournal.com]

> I don't remember anything about 'four words for nicola'

i wrote you an email in 99 asking you opinion about a list of things, the game was that you must answer 4 word per item.
and - to my great pleasure - you did:

****

Nicola,

> The chemical brothers (the latest album)

some geeks are macho

> The Velvet Underground (the first album)

the beginnig of everything

> Sport

to play, not watch

> The Beat generation

the tyranny of structurelessness

> Life as a comedy (or a tragedy) of roles (everything is a mere facade)

masks become our faces

> il gioco delle parti

qui est in / out?

> School

prejudice intolerable when authoritative

> William Blake

multimedia avant la lettre

> Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness

the Horror! is exaggerated

> (ultra) short hair

for faggots and fascists

> fat female cats

cats should be thin

> Orbital (P&P Hartnoll)

'Box' video is great!

> Piet Mondrian

painted into a corner

> Gustav Klimt

sex-drawings, Rome 1981, revelation

> transfert

transference, projection, cathexis, love

> Rough Guides

still make too-smooth holidays

momus (written in lower case)

*** eom ***


> but your LJ is visually one of the most beautiful I've ever seen.

/me blushes