Pacific Rim Art Now: Japan/USA

Updated: Oct 13

an ongoing international exchange between artists from northern Japan and northern California

July 15 through August 14,2004

Works/San Jose

Good evening, I’m ARI.

Now, let’s start the speech in the Oscar style.

Thank you, Kelly, David, Don, Susan….

They joined this plan and did all the preparations on the American side.

And special thanks the American members, WORKs people,

and Sadosan, Toorusan, Unosan, Masamisan and the nice couple Kakizakisan,

and other Japanese members.

Oh… and my daughter, she put on whenever I was irritated.

Thank you, Karen, I love you!

We started planning to hold this exhibition 3 years ago.

At that time, Kelly Lived in Florence Italy, David was in the stats,

I was in Otaru Japan.

So…. 　we did the internet most of discussion.

From Otaru…my small town, that is magical communication.

Cheers, Internet!!

But ‘face to face’ is the best way of communication, I believe.

So, I’m happy, I’ll be able to face to face with a lot of

people on through this exhibition.

That is my power, likes which!!

I’m behalf of other Japanese members who can’t be here,

I gratefully appreciate everything for this exhibition.

“Hooray the art world!!”

Thank you