Eleen Lin

                       Henry Minata                                                                                                                                                  Akemi Takeda

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Eleen Lin

                       Henry Minata                                                                                                                                                  Akemi Takeda

Date: 5/16 (Thursday)         

Time: 7:00pm

Admission: Suggested Donation 

The countries of Asia have a rich history and are Proud civilizations.They are very diverse multicultural societies that have been established through the ages with a wide variety of religions and philosophies.

However currently, economic and political friction between the Asian nations is causing suffering amongst people. Innocent children, who used to play together learn to hate and are being brainwashed through political propaganda from adults.

Hate does not solve problems but causes desolation of the spirit….

These children continue to wander trying to alleviate the feeling of loneliness. We believe this to be a world wide epidemic.
WE ARE THEM: a concerned group of artists. In frustration of such problems in the world we seek to find the voice of harmony that goes unheard.

Butoh Dance will express these children’s thoughts, feelings, and frustrations with the sounds of Asian instruments mixed with electric experimentation by Water Brain.

**Sample images

Music by Water Brain

Musician: Bombsun, Nick Chen, Mike Wilson

Performer: Azumi Oe, Maiko Ikegaki, Stacy Smith

                     Gaming Event featuring Jet Set Radio Future.

                                                 Admission: $5 at the door

                                      Place: Resobox Gallery

                                 Time: 8 pm – 10 pm

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Below is an open call for an exhibition featuring Asian and Asian American Artists in Long Island City area that will start during the LIC Arts Open 2013.

Dear Asian Artists !

Off the Queensboro Bridge, Meet Asian Artists in LIC,

RESOBOX Gallery

Exhibition Coordinator: Ayakoh Furukawa

Email: ResoArtBeat@gmail.com

RESOBOX will host a group exhibition featuring Asian and Asian American Artists who work or live in Long Island City area, Queens. This exhibition is to explore Asian cultural diversity in LIC. We are open to any type of art work: 2D, 3D, performance and video as long as the work tells your story on your cultural identity. We accept small to mid-sized works to show as many works as possible by the artists from different Asian countries and regions.

Exhibition Date: May 15 (Wed.) to June 5 (Wed.), 2013

** We will extend the exhibition period after LIC Arts Open!

Opening Reception: May 16 (Thu.) 8-10 pm.

LIC Arts Open Queensboro area night!

Gallery Hours: Weekday: 8 am – 9 pm , Weekend: 12pm-5pm 

**Closed on Tuesday.

Submission Details:

Deadline : May 10.

We will send the result to you no later than May 11.

Please send 3~5 jpeg images no bigger than 800KB with tittle, dimensions, and medium. If you are a video or performance artist, please send us the link of Vimeo or You Tube. (We don’t accept DVD or movie file).

All submission should be sent to the Exhibition Coordinator, Ayakoh Furukawa at ResoArtBeat@gmail.com

A $20 fee will be required from selected artists for this show which will go towards refreshments and drink for the opening reception.

Gallery takes commission. Ask for details when you sign up. 

All art works will be carefully handled by the gallery, however we are not responsible for any loss or damage to the work while the exhibition.

Insurance is the responsibility of the artist.

Cultivate the Mind of Peace and Tranquility!

Introduction to Buddhist Meditation

and

Teachings Through Shakyo (Copying Sutras) Practice

Date: Friday, May 17, 24 and 31, 2013

Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Three sessions : $90

One session only : $40

(Rental Fee : $10)

If you don’t have a small brush (fude), ink stick(Sumi), ink container (Suzuri), you may rent them, but if you have them, you don’t need to pay renting fee.

Sign up (seats are limited)

Tel: 718-784-3680
Email: info@resobox.com

Location

RESOBOX Gallery
41-26 27th Street,
LIC, NY 11101 USA

1 block from Queensboro Plaza Station (#N,#Q, #7)

Instructor: Rev. Dr. T. Kenjitsu Nakagaki

Rev. Dr. T. Kenjitsu Nakagaki, is a New York-based Buddhist priest, ordained in the 750-year-old Jodoshinshu tradition of Japanese Buddhism. He is Vice President of The Interfaith Center of New York, Past- President and current member of the Buddhist Council of New York, Clergy-on-Call for Columbia University, Community Clergy Liaison for the NYC Police Dept., and Religious Advisor to the Japanese-American Lions Club. He is also a noted Japanese calligraphy artist, whose work has been featured in fashion designer Josie Natori’s video for her Fall 2011 collection, and in collaborative performances with the Sachiyo Ito Dance Company (2012) and Bella Gaia (2013).

The Class Contents:

Each Session is 2 hrs. which consists of talk, meditation and Shakyo.  All sessions will be in English.

1) Introduction to Shakyo Meditation and Buddhist practice:

This first session will provide basic knowledge of Shakyo including history and how it has been practiced in Japanese history as well as how it is done in Japan; Participants will also learn basic meditation technique which requires for Shakyo as well as helps people in daily meditation practices.  Participants will learn basic usage of brush sets -preparation of ink, how to use brush etc.

2) Practice of Shakyo Meditation and Buddhist teachings:

The second session will focus on practical and experiential aspects of Shakyo meditation. Participants will experience what Shakyo is like, and learn more about Buddhist teachings in relation to what they experienced, especially in perspective of one’s mind.

3) Application of Shakyo Meditation and Cultivating Peace in Life:

The third session will focus on application of Shakyo meditation to daily practice of cultivating mind of peace and tranquility.   This session will also summarize what we have learned. Participants are encouraged to share what they experienced.  Participants will choose materials that they want to challenge according to their own abilities and wishes.

Date and Time: May 4th 5pm – 8pm

Price: $13 per person, $10 w/ full cosplay

RSVP Only event

Come join us as the cosplayers from Tenshi No Ai host a Cosplay Café, from 5pm – 8pm. We’ll watch anime, play games, give out fun prizes, freebies, and eat lots of delicious snacks. Cosplaying of all kinds is encouraged, even for our customers! So come have fun with us, we hope to see you there!

 This event will be RSVP and space is limited so please contact Guillermo@resobox.com for more information

About Tenshi No Ai:

Tenshi No Ai, we offer comfort and entertainment to everyone while being devoted individuals and proud of whom we are. We the staff of Tenshi No Ai know that we can make people happy, no matter what; cuteness comes in all forms! We are a performance group from NYC that loves to dance to Japanese pop, anime, and Korean music. We have given performances in local anime conventions, and we’ve brought our mobile cafe other Japanese cultural events in the NYC area as well. Our name, Tenshi No Ai, means “Angel’s Love” in English. Our goal is to show the world that you can be any shape, size, or color and still be yourself, sharing your talent and love for other cultures.

For More Information About Tenshi No Ai: 

https://www.facebook.com/tenshinoaicafe

http://tenshinoaicafe.tumblr.com/

http://www.tenshinoaicafe.com/

Contact

Tel: 718-784-3680
Email: Guillermo@resobox.com

Location

RESOBOX Gallery
41-26 27th Street,
LIC, NY 11101 USA

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We will be making white miso and having some miso dishes. There will be a cooking demo followed by dinner made by the chef.

Date & Time: 5/1 (Wed)   7 pm – 9 pm
Admission Fee $35 (dinner included)

• How to make basic white miso
• How to use miso (Cooking Demonstration)
• Sampling of different kind of miso
• Tasting of miso dishes
• Dinner with Natsuko

Instructor – Natsuko yamawaki (Traditional Japanese Macrobiotic Chef)

After studying nutrition and Macrobiotic cuisine in Japan and the United States, Natsuko was the head dessert chef at Souen , the popular downtown Manhattan macrobiotic restaurant. She currentlyprovides lectures, workshops and cooking classes. She has recently started her own company, Hakkoan, and is currently focused on expanding her product line of Koji-based fermented foods.

Web: http://www.natsukoyamawaki.com/

Contact

Tel: 718-784-3680
Email: info@resobox.com

Location

RESOBOX Gallery
41-26 27th Street,
LIC, NY 11101 USA

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Time & Date : APRIL 27 (Sat),  7:30pm-9:00pm

Admission Fee: $5

Screening of  “Horrors of Malformed Men”

Directed by Teruo Ishii, Featuring Tatsumi Hijikata

Cast : Teruo Yoshida, Teruko Yumi, Tatsumi Hijikata

RESOBOX in association with VANGELINE THEATER presents a rare secreening of Horrors of Malformed Men (江戸川乱歩全集　恐怖奇形人間 Edogawa Rampo Zenshū: Kyoufu Kikei Ningen), a 1969 Japanese film in the Ero guro (erotic-grotesque) sub-genre of Toei‘s style of Pink film. Directed by Teruo Ishii, the film is considered a precursor to Toei’s ventures into the “Pinky violent” style in the early 1970s.^[1]

BUTOH Founder TATSUMI HIJIKATA stars in the movie, a rare opportunity to see Tatsumi Hijikata act and dance BUTOH.

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Tom Mes of midnighteye.com calls Horrors of Malformed Men ”one of the most singular cinematic experiences not just inIshii‘s history, but in all of Japan’s. Combining a spectrum of influences that stretches from Rampo to butoh, it taps into the country’s post-nuclear trauma so audaciously that people fled theaters in disgust upon its release and that it has been consistently barred from appearing on video or DVD since. Yet, it is beautiful, haunting and oneiric; it is the closest one can come to a dreamlike experience without closing one’s eyes.

Come meet representatives of Kaneka Corporation and learn about their new OLED products and how they can become part of your designs.

No Admission Fee

Contact

Tel: 718-784-3680
Email: info@resobox.com

Location

RESOBOX Gallery
41-26 27th Street,
LIC, NY 11101 USA

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