Tuesday 26 May 2009

So... Life in Big Tokyo, eh? Well.. last night was the photographer Araki's birthday bash at the Gr
Grand Hyatt.
An arty crowd unsuprisingly and some shows to accompany the delicious buffet... Araki's work and him working... a girl stripping, knickerless under a twirling tutu.. Araki snapping polaroids in an accompanying funny dance.. the crowd standing by in the darkened room watching the great man work...


All unlike the frenzied crowd participation though at the Sumo on Saturday. A late liquid lunch had helped cause the seat cushions to rip recklessly through tipped fingers towards the purple lantern above the stage.. the fans of the fighters at the front hiding helplessly under a shield of fallen cushions... Cushions descending from all floors like spongey confetti...


Araki's polaroids...
http://www.assemblylanguage.com/images/Araki.html