<3 Aiko

<3 Aiko so much... She doesn't know it yet but we're gonna get married someday.

I guess she just launched her own website too...
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Aiko is currently in this show...

Dec 13th 2007- Jan 20th 2008
BEHIND THE SEEN
Aiko, Lady Pink, Swoon, Shepard Fairey,
Lee Quinones, Elbow Toe,
Martha Cooper,Ron English and more.
@Ad Hoc Art Brooklyn
http://www.adhocart.org


Here's a Japanese interview with Aiko that has been (poorly) translated into English... x_n !!! Original Interview here

The Japanese woman artist who develops borderless activity over alone New York, as a member of art group FAILE, アイコ ナカガワ. It wanders world nations, leaves the countless work in the world, global it is she who builds network, but it reached the point where activity with the solo name is conspicuous entering this year. Passing 7 years with FAILE, now she it has been about probably to facing to somewhere? Story was heard in her who is in the midst of travel to mother country for temporary visit in Japan. Text: Harada Yutaka shine Recently, it seems that is putting effort into solo activity, but as FAILE it is active being to be stopped? After FAILE forming, 7 years, we while to mix ヴィジュアルセンス which each one has, tie each other, to make the work as "ヴィジュアルランゲージ". As for the job you think that it was something which is close to a certain semantic band. As meant that it is natural for the member of the band to be active with solo, you think that I for a while between, would like to concentrate on the collaboration of solo activity and the other artist. Your own originality and you ascertaining the direction which should advance from now on, that and to restore to the group, also calling and, furthermore it is good being private project is begun. Now "self トレ period" we would like to see it is feeling. Beginning solo activity being to be, it does something opportunity which reaches the point of? Don't you think? there is a variety. The member of FAILE has been brought up in culture and the language where each one differs, it is, but even among those crossing the sea from Japan, as for me who come to single NY, the other 2 people who are the neighboring country, America and Canada compared to, (the consciousness which is directed to the American) outside by any means becomes large, it is. I, when going into the foreign country in such as traveling and exhibition even, when first covering NY, in the same feeling, make the encounter in the countries which it visits important. Returning to NY, when the work producing even, it is many to produce the work which is good depending on the inspiration which you obtain from outside. When if anything being able to complete are in comparison with 2 people who in the world of the English sphere, as for me whether you say that it cannot complete with just there.... Aiko nakagawaaiko nakagawa Being able to meet, being also the consciousness that to be, we would not like to become fixed in one place, it does? So the shank. Also it is large to grow in Tokyo, and, it lived so far, because in many towns, スゴ く influence was received from art and the people of that land, as for the part of that we would like to make important, it is. Simply, as for activity base as for the feeling that even now it does not change excessively even from now on we would like to make NY. 10 years now when it passes here (NY), the feeling, "center" it does over NY which the life which is the creative activity center is easy to do it is. It is easy to fly to Europe, Asia, Japan and the various places, is and. Also it is large for everyone to come here, is and, also it is important for I to move. "Moving" "with person" it travels the thing which encounters "the fact that" is large to my art, it is. In the first place, being to be what it does the opportunity which covers NY? Before crossing NY, being Tokyo beauty large, you majored cinematics. As for the movie having consisted from all elements such as music, fashion and script, being compilation into one book of all arts, it does. So, when thinking, I that (the movie) stopped wanting to master one one element which is formed, it is. "Unless soul is included entirely, it cannot make the good movie," that. Then travelling the world, it reaching the point where you think that it encounters art and music and the fashion which by your like, furthermore would like to produce. So, to do, thinking that bodily sensation there is no other choice but to do after all by your, after graduating, it covered NY, it is. NY was famous race as the pot which rides and, really the various person and information had gotten together from all countries. Don't you think? first going to NY, European one being agreeable by your, if you think as the る, it moves to that afterwards, it was the feeling that is good. The street art which produces in aiko nakagawaaiko nakagawaFAILE age. Way it is important in アイコ, "to feel with the skin", the shank. The attitude, it probably is to be connected to also keeps facing to the street which even practical place can be said? So the shank. When it is the street, you trying by your, "you feel," rather than only or, level of adrenaline doing topic at the university, it is at all high, (laughing). Although encountering to the painful eye, the mind that is the スゴ く lover you try doing in any case by your. Some illegal feeling (laughing). The time where it is in Japan, establishing pirate TV station met, it is. In the simple reason at that time their own work and throwing favorite image with radio wave partly due to the fact that the movie is learned, favorite the people will look at that and the れ cod probably will be funny. Making street art, being either the recognition that not to be, also る consciousness is illegal, it does, but don't you think? what is expressed guerrilla vis-a-vis the many and unspecified persons people basically probably is favorite what at such public place. You have some kind of consciousness concerning the making hand and the related characteristic of the destination? It is different from the feeling that "we want looking at my work", a little it is, but don't you think? when many people enjoy by the fact that by his does, you think that it is delightful. Especially, in case of street art, because there is important meaning in communication of the person who finds the work don't you think?. That time when with NY it starts drawing the picture in the street, other ア - you did not know at all however, even then respect doing their works very, it did the name and the face of ティスト, in next door of the work drew your own work in the greeting substituting. Then (the partner)"Shaun camber Say which is not visible" had been formed don't you think?. There was a many and unspecified persons audience and the image which does communication, from the time. Also 7 years with FAILE, "however you do not know, someone of somewhere drew, developed the picture you have seen somewhere" in the world, die. Aiko nakagawaaiko nakagawaL.A. So the work which is exhibited in the group exhibition which is held. Recently as not only the street, also the exhibition with the museum and the gallery increases, the shank. It is. Me and for the other member of FAILE, now from street art it is chrysalis in order to leap to fine art. So far the inspiration which is obtained with the street it is current topic how it keeps delivering to the new audience where it is in the market of fine art that. As for the exhibition in the interior such as the museum and the gallery, contingency between the destination and the making hand becomes low in comparison with the street don't you think?. So, is, don't you think?. But as for there part what which only is divided you think that when it can keep putting out the contingency well even with the exhibition of the interior. So, the approach itself that is moved, it announces the work with the museum and the gallery, former by your very by freshly. Some days ago L.A. With Merry Karnowsky Gallery the group exhibition of Ziyunko MISS VAN and Mizuno and 3 women was done, it is, but the street where I put in place the body so far the artists who do the activity which is different completely and it was very good to be able to make simultaneous, don't you think? is. Saying, that it is funny even in the customer who, did not look at the work of FAILE completely it can have the stripe it is intimate. Don't you think? girl 3 calls also, man 2 woman 1 of FAILE you call being different from the team, was fresh. So far, as for the artist who is around the man was many, is, don't you think?. So the shank. Among those being, you were conscious the fact that by his is the woman of course, it is, but the graffiti - directing to the man audience who is in the scene, "タフビッチ, such woman does in calling, the ょ? "With there was many a thing which is conscious of the woman image of the man eye line which is said, it is. Because so, in the latest exhibition, the participant the just woman, there is the feeling which suddenly goes to the woman school the better seed (laughing). However it does not substitute to the fact that it is ビッチーズ, the woman image of the woman eye line. The スゴ く it was good to be able to do such experience, and, it keeps being connected to also finding the surface where by your that first spoke are new, you think that it is. Aiko nakagawaaiko nakagawa Way also extra-curricular is positive, the shank e.g., it participates in "ネクスタイドエボリューション". So the shank. "ネクスタイド -", it is the project which thinks of the design for the people who have obstacle in the body, but don't you think? even in addition there are various offers. Design is offered to the NPO group which is active for position improvement and man and woman equality of the woman, approach from social project increases. Very it becomes also study to participate in those, because and, it can also look at the world where you do not know, we would like to keep continuing from now on, don't you think? is. Please teach future activity lastly. This year, it is the schedule which participates in many shows. Summer, L.A. There is the respective group exhibition in Barcelona and Tokyo. In Tokyo exhibition which is held with レベレーションズ, it is the schedule which participates in BAST and simultaneous it is the companion of NY. It is secret concerning the guerrilla activity other than that. Teaching, because the stripe there is no guerrilla uninformed. Being to think that it keeps notiifying various types even with the web sight, in the pleasure! Aiko nakagawa