Bookings are now closed as we are fully booked.
Hitoshi Okamoto’s talk event, ‘Coffee break wa taisetsu desune’,
which took place across the country from February to March this year,
will hold its final session on Sunday 7 June
at Studio B, Hirosaki MOCA with Yoshitomo Nara.
In the section titled ‘Coffee and Music’ within his book *Boku no coffee chizu(My Coffee Map)*,
Okamoto writes of his time frequenting the rock café Black Hawk,
and how, upon seeing a wall covered in record sleeves at the Nara’s exhibition
at the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art,his memories of Black Hawk were stirred by the songs playing there,and he was instantly drawn into Nara’s world.
At the Aomori Museum of Art’s exhibition ‘Yoshitomo Nara: The Beginning Place – From Here’,
visitors will once again encounter Nara and his music through a recreation of the rock café called ‘JAIL HOUSE 33 1/3’.
Nara occupies a significant place within Mr Okamoto’s concept of ‘Coffee and Music’.
‘Coffee break wa taisetsu desune (Coffee breaks are important, aren’t they?)’ We felt it was only natural for the final talk eventto take place in Hirosaki, Nara’s hometown, where the two of them could converse.
Held at the Hirosaki MOCA, where the rock café ‘JAIL HOUSE 33 1/3’ has been relocated,
the two will chat whilst listening to the music that played there back in the day on vinyl.
“Coffee break wa taisetsu desune”
power to the cafe, power to the cafe, right on
Related Event: Talk Session No. 15 (Final Session)
Hitoshi Okamoto × Yoshitomo Nara talk live
On the rock café ‘JAIL HOUSE 33 1/3’
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*This talk event will be conducted in Japanese language and some Tsugaru dialect.
Date: 7th June, door 17:00 / start 18:00
Fee: 3,500 yen (drinks not included)
*Please purchase drinks from Café Des Gitanes,
which will be setting up a stall at Yoshino-cho park
Venue: Hirosaki MOCA Studio B (2-1 Yoshino-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori Pref)
◎ check here for access to Hirosaki MOCA
Organised by: Coffee break wa taisetsudesune event crew / Hirosaki MOCA
Enquiries: THE STABLES fumi@thestables.jp
On the day, we will be selling books by the two speakers, as well as books and merchandise created from the event ‘Coffee break wa taisetsu desune’,
and craft items produced in connection with the two speakers’ talk at this event.
(Organised by: Marimichi Bunko / BOOKNERD / SMITH / THE STABLES)
Furthermore, at YADORIGI COFFEE ROASTERS in Shinakawa-machi
(a participating venue in ‘Bokurano coffee chizu(Our Coffee Map)’),
a photography exhibition by Tetsudo Wakagi of slow poke—who became captivated by San Franciscoafter being inspired by an article by Mr Okamoto in the magazine ‘relax’—
will be on display for two days on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th.
We hope you will enjoy this as well.
Profile
Hitoshi Okamoto
Born in Hokkaido in 1954. He has worked as an editor at Magazine House on publications such as *BRUTUS*, *relax* and *ku:nel*.His books include *My Pub Map* and *My Snack Map*. In the *Mata Tabi.* column he writes for *Kurashi no Techo* magazine, he visited Hirosaki in the April–May 2024 issue.
Yoshitomo Nara
Born in Hirosaki City in 1959. Completed his Master’s degree at the Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music in 1987. Moved to Germany in 1988 and enrolled at the Düsseldorf State Academy of Fine Arts. After graduating, he lived in Cologne before returning to Japan in 2000. Since the late 1990s, he has continued to exhibit his work in various locations across Europe,the United States, Japan and Asia.
