Showing posts with label Tokyo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tokyo. Show all posts

Monday, 7 September 2015

The Tokyo Museum of Modern Art

So nice to be in the stillness of a gallery after our crazy few weeks. After going in here I felt like my brain had been taken out and washed. I was surprised at how many important pieces of work they had here- including Rodin's Thinker and also Marcel Duchamp's Fountain. But what was really great was finding out about some Japanese artists such as Yamashita Kikuji and Iwami Furusawa. I also really recommend Taro Okamoto, and there were countless others which stood out also. There was a whole section on war paintings that was incredible- Dan bought a book. Fujita Tsuguharu's depictions of battle were especially striking. I also saw Monet's Waterloo Bridge and I couldn't stop looking at it. It felt like I was being sucked in. Good Job TMOMA.

There was a hole on the other side, where you could see his eye

Flo is famous

This kept us entertained for quite a while 

Flo says this looks like me

This reminded me of the suicide torpedo from day one

There was a good view 

Aimitsu's 'Landscape with an eye'

Detail of a painting. Flo tried to count the parachutes.

Flart

Yamashita Kikuji's 'Tale of Akebono Village'. I was very taken with this-  Google the whole of it

Flo and I stared at this for ages. It is Iwami Furusawa's 'Starveling'

Taro Okamoto

Taro Akamoto

More Taro

Don't think I noted this one down. But it is very lovely isn't it

Good



Robot Restaurant


We went to the Robot Restaurant and all I can really say is that it was completely mental. I didn't really know what was going on, but it seemed as if the story was about some tribe having a battle with invading robots from another planet. None of that was important though, as there were loads of sexy ladies riding on beasts and robots which had lasers coming out of their eyes. Also there was no food. Japan is the best.

Flo being the most pimp that she has ever been in her life
Some of these floats came so close you had to duck
The first of many pretty ladies

Psychedelic butterfly robot 

Enormous reptile. You probably think it doesn't get any cooler than this. You are wrong.

I couldn't stop laughing the whole way through

Warring laser robot. Nature vs Machine

Dan in his element

The monsters just kept getting bigger and louder

The ladies kept getting sexier

Dan didn't know where to look 

What is happening now? 

Oh, it is an enormous glowing smoke-breathing snake 

Baddies

We got quite Brits Abroad at the end, it was just all too much




Verdict: Japan got as crazy as it is ever going to get. If you are in Tokyo you must go and see this.