The Shoes

Working on my WOODKID interview for the next issue of HONK! mag, I heard of THE SHOES. The moment I heard their new record, Crack My Bones (2011), I facepalmed myself and started wondering which friend of mine has kept this band hidden from me. The French dynamic duo have been calling on all the friends they’ve met on their

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Super Tokyo

Leslie Kee (40) was born and raised in Singapore. After  challenges commuting between New YOrk and Tokyo for a while, decides to go back to Japan and push some buttons. His latest major book project called SUPER TOKYO Leslie challenges Asian stereotypes, tradition and norms in the island country. As japans’s most celebrated controversial photographer, Kee asks Hello Kitty to pose

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Mitsuko nagone in HONK! 002

Mitsuko Nagone would challenge your expectations and perspectives on Asian art. Her photographs carry a hidden yet not so obvious message and represent Nagone’s passion for detailed perfection. Mitsuko grew up in a small southern city in Japan. She moved to Tokyo and studied photography at the College of Tokyo Visual Arts. She then moved to New York City to

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