I live in Brooklyn and Takeshi Yamada is one of my favorite artists here.
Yamada is featured in "The Mythic Creatures" exhibit at the American Museum
of Natural History in NYC now. It could have been better if they did not
highlited scientic analytical aspect too much in the show. Yamada’s Sea Rabbit
<
http://sideshowworld.com/TYSeaRabbit.html> and the Fiji Mermaid featured in
the documentary film were truly awesome. I wish his rogue & sideshow taxidermy
artworks were on display there, too.
I also enjoyed "Mythic Festival" held on June 24, 2007. Yamada and his
several dozens of taxidermy artworks such as several dragons and Fiji mermaids
were there and attracted many people at his section. It was very entertaining
one. (He was in tuxedo and dozens of Mardi Gras beads as always.) Yamada’s art
lecture on July 10 was also a very good one - it was like a theater
production of his walking around on th estage with his taxidermy pieces in his
hands
while he commented on them with his many taxidermy monsters including dragons,
mermaids, sea rabbits, and 32-feet giant sea serpent. (yup, he was in tuxedo
and with dozens of Mardi Gras beads)
We need more crazy artists like him in this truly crazy city.
Jack
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