JIMMY KUEHNLE

After a test run at the University, I packed up my new inflatable suit, Big Red, and boarded the local train bound for Sakae in Nagoya, Japan. Sakae is a trendy shopping district and also has a large central park that runs north south through the city. Because [...]

One of the peculiarities to notice in Japan is the level of cuteness of objects in the living world. Here everything has a “cute” value. I plan to make work for a show in Kyoto this June relating to this topic. Recently I entered a store called bulldog that sells many cute [...]

I pulled some bikes from the gutter to use on my next project. My studio has filled up with stuff and now I need to turn these objects without value into art. Because of entrance exams for the new school year I was unable to use the studio during March so one day I [...]

This is a public art piece by Imai Kinro  (今井瑾郎) in Nagoya called Earth completed in 1992.  It is located in an exterior room at the top of the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art.  

Japan is a land of technology and innovation juxtaposed with old traditions. Here is and example of recent ingenuity that caught my eye. These are solar powered construction safety lights that are not wired to a central source. The darkness of night around construction sites and other businesses is peppered by flashing [...]

Takemori Chiharu (竹森千治) invited me to do a performance at the Nagakute Cultural Center. He and two other graduate students, Ishitani Sho (石谷翔) and Nakamura Yuki (中村悠希) were having a group exhibition consisting of a collaborative installation and performances. For the exhibition Chiharu and Sho built a room inside the gallery recreating a [...]

It is a new year and that means a new round of gallery openings. This year I plan to make a more deliberate effort of attending openings in and around Nagoya. I also plan to make more trips to Tokyo to see the scene there.

Tonight I went to the Noda Contemporary for a [...]

I am always on the lookout for functional design.  Recently I visited the Expo site in Aichi.  While exploring the grounds I came across a nice fence design using cylinders of wood and  simple metal hardware that penetrated the posts.  This gave the fence a natural but sturdy look.  At another location I found the [...]