{"id":32728,"date":"2013-11-15T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T16:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=32728"},"modified":"2013-11-15T12:04:13","modified_gmt":"2013-11-15T16:04:13","slug":"justins-japan-j-labo-brooklyn-opens-in-park-slope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2013\/11\/15\/justins-japan-j-labo-brooklyn-opens-in-park-slope\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin\u2019s Japan: J-LABO Brooklyn Opens in Park Slope"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0JQ\u00a0magazine<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0editor\u00a0Justin Tedaldi<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/strong>(CIR\u00a0Kobe-shi<\/a>, 2001-02) for\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Shukan NY Seikatsu<\/a><\/strong>. Visit his Examiner.com Japanese culture page\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0for related stories.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Since its launch in 2008, social network J-COLLABO<\/a> has been working with numerous artists to make innovative Japanese-themed collaborations accessible to the public. Now it has taken the next step in its evolution with J-LABO Brooklyn, which had its pre-opening party in Park Slope last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cJ-LABO is a place where the conventions of intercultural chemistry are challenged and the possibilities of creative collaboration and experimentation are deeply explored as a unifying effort between Japanese culture and the cultures of the world,\u201d explained John Figueredo, marketing and PR supervisor for J-COLLABO. \u201cArtists who gather under J-LABO can collaborate, create and implement Japanese-themed works.\u201d<\/p>\n

The organization now seeks to raise $40,000 to renovate J-LABO Brooklyn through crowdsourcing funds and events.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it is complete, J-LABO will provide a dedicated exhibition\/performance space, an artist residency program, classes, and a design lab,\u201d Figueredo said. \u201cWith these facilities as a base, J-COLLABO will provide a venue for learning and cultural exchange as well as a generator of new art and design.\u201d<\/p>\n

The names of all donors will be carved on a plate for display inside the venue. J-LABO\u2019s next event is an opening reception on Dec. 7 featuring live painting by Fukuoka-based calligrapher and artist Sugita Koki preceding his newest exhibition entitled\u00a0Kotokama<\/i>, which will be on display through Dec. 20.<\/p>\n

For more information, please visit www.j-collabo.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0JQ\u00a0magazine\u00a0editor\u00a0Justin Tedaldi\u00a0(CIR\u00a0Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for\u00a0Shukan NY Seikatsu. Visit his Examiner.com Japanese culture page\u00a0here\u00a0for related stories. Since its launch in 2008, social network J-COLLABO has been working with numerous artists to make innovative Japanese-themed collaborations accessible to the public. Now it has taken the next step in its evolution with J-LABO Brooklyn, which had its pre-opening party […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[75,4,340],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-articlejournalism","category-justins-japan"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t