Essays/articles/talks
Reverse chronological order. Does not include books, book chapters, or article series-
Mamoru Fujieda
Astra concert, Melbourne
2023
concert review
The Wire No.477, LondonExcerpt
-
Dumb Type's 2022: remix
ICC, Tokyo
2023
screening review
for The Wire, London, but unpublished -
3/11 Japan
Imaging Destruction
2021
Zoom slide presentation
for Mutable Technologies - Tracing Changing Environments
RMIT University, Melbourne & ICC & Musashi University, Tokyo2018
slide presentation
for the lecture series Nature in Japan
The Asian Art Society of Australia, Sydney -
The Akira mural
Parco Shibuya Redevelopment, Tokyo, Japan
2019
picture piece
Frieze.com, July, London -
Hiromasa Ogura
Production I.G. background artist
2018
introduction and Q+A session
for the exhibition Anime Architecture
Japan Foundation, Sydney -
Ippon Matsu
The Miracle Pine Tree, Rikuzentakata, Japan
2017
picture piece
Frieze, No.187, London -
Hyper-Feminization
2017
panel presentation
for the panel Anime & Feminism
Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne -
Disaster, Trauma & Reconstruction in Miyazaki’s Anime
2017
unpublished talk
in conjunction with the Madman Anime Festival
Yarra Libraries, Melbourne -
UnJapan
Kanzan Gallery, Tokyo
2017
catalogue essay
for curated exhibition
Kanzan Gallery, Tokyo -
A Brief History Of The Future
Okamoto Taro X Architecture - Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kawasaki City, Japan
2017
exhibition review
Frieze.com, London, August 2017 -
Considering Bad Video & Poor Performance
100th Anniversary Retrospective of Nam June Paik, Watari Gallery, Tokyo
2017
exhibition review
RealTime, No.137, Sydney -
Masaya Nakahara
Waiting Room, Tokyo
2017
exhibition review
The Wire No.403, LondonExcerpt
-
Tokyo
2016
slide talk
for the series The Grand Tour: Cities Shaped By Art
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne -
Shin Godzilla
2016
film review
Radio National's The Final Cut, October 2016 -
Meta-Cinema & Japanese Comedy
2016
unpublished slide lecture
for the Urbanism lecture series
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney2015
unpublished slide lecture
for the Cult Japan screening programme
Australian Cinematheque, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane -
Don't Follow The Wind
Fukushima exclusion zone & Watari Gallery, Tokyo
2015
exhibition review
Frieze No.175, London -
The Reflecting Screen
How Artists Address Media
2015
catalogue essay
for the exhibition Technologism
Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne -
Don't Follow The Wind
Curators & critics panel discussions
2015
panel participant
Watari Museum, Tokyo -
Yoshihide Otomo
Between Art And Music
2015
exhibition review
The Wire No.372, London -
Kazuyuki Kishino / Makato Kawabata / Yumiko Tanaka
Live @ Pool, Tokyo
2015
concert review
The Wire No.372, London -
Tokyo Art Meeting 5
Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
2015
exhibition review
Real Time No.125, Sydney -
Yasuhiro Yoshiura
Anime director/artist
2014
introduction and Q+A session
for the screening of Patema Inverted
Melbourne International Film Festival, Melbourne -
The Wind Rises
2014
introduction
for the Australian premiere screening
Nova Cinema, Melbourne -
Nobuya Hoki
Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo
2014
exhibition review
Frieze No.168, London -
Hayao Miyazaki's The Wind Rises
Politics, Engineering & Image-Making
2014
film review
Frieze online, London -
Public Singing & Imperfect Pitch
2014
essay
for the special section Freedom Principles
The Wire No.370, London -
The Sound of Godzilla's Footsteps
2013
symposium presentation with audio
for the exhibition Soundings
Museum of Modern Art, New York -
Tomoko Konoike
Distilling the Natural. Imagining the Unnatural.
2013
catalogue essay
for Tomoko Konoike solo exhibition
Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco -
I do not come from your planet.
2013
essay
in Making Worlds: Art & Science Fiction
Surpllus, Melbourne -
Tokusatsu: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
2013
exhibition review
Frieze No.152, London -
Island Nation
After The Tsunami
2012
Tokyo commentary
Frieze No.144, London -
The Way Wakamatsu Chose His Own Fate
Political Mortality & Radical Dramaturgy
2012
essay
Senses Of Cinema No.65, Melbourne -
Pink Cinema
2011
panel contribution
for 1st Fantastic Asia Film Festival
Nova Cinema, Melbourne -
Anime At The Speed Of Thought
Welcome To Irabu's Office + The Tatami Galaxy
2011
catalogue essay
for the DVD release
Siren Visual, Melbourne -
Kazuna Taguchi
Silent Sirens From The Floating World
2009
catalogue essay
for Kazuna Taguchi exhibition
Void+, Tokyo -
Delusional Praxis & Cinematic Immolation
Ecstasy of Angels
2009
essay
Un, Volume 3 No.2, Melbourne -
'n_scape' and 'Becoming' as Acts of Japanese Art
2007
essay
Bijutsu Techo Vol.59 No.890, Tokyo -
Prismatic Japan
Angles on Contemporary Japanese Art
2007
catalogue essay
for the exhibition RAPT! 20 Contemporary Artists From Japan
Volume 1, Japan Foundation, Tokyo -
The RAPT! symposium
a wandering wrap-up of ideas surfaced
2007
catalogue essay
for the exhibition RAPT! 20 Contemporary Artists From Japan
Volume 2, Japan Foundation, Tokyo -
The 50 Best Things About Anime
2007
overview
Empire, Sydney, January 2007 -
Manga & Anime in Australia
2006
report
Wochi Kochi (Japan Foundation Quarterly Newsletter), Tokyo -
Toru Takemitsu
Golden Cinema Week
2006
contribution to poll
for the film programme of the exhibition Toru Takemitsu: Visions in Time
Tokyo Opera City Gallery, Tokyo -
L'Amour Japan
Recent Frissons in Japanese Cinema
2006
essay
Metro Magazine No.149, Melbourne -
Anime & Manga
Tokyo
2006
special report for Lonely Planet - Tokyo
Lonely Planet, London -
Toshio Suzuki
Producer, Studio Ghibli
2005
introduction and Q+A session
for the screening of Howl's Moving Castle
Sydney International Film Festival, Sydney -
Dumb About Japan
Contextualizing Dumb Type's Memorandum
2005
performance review
Mesh No.17, Melbourne -
Turning to Japan
2005
panel participant
for the Asialink panel Sun Rising: Japanese Culture Today
Asialink Centre, Melbourne -
Spirited Away
2003
screening introduction
for the season Asia In Focus
Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne -
I Am Robot And Proud
Robots, Cyborgs & Androids in the Manga of Osamu Tezuka
2003
unpublished slide presentation
Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne -
Vinyl Fantasy
2002
essay
Gloss No.4, Melbourne -
Takuji Endo
Patlabor: Wasted XIII
2002
introduction and Q+A session
for the season Japanime 02
Dendy Quay Cinemas, Sydney -
The Rising Sun Set
The West's Fascination with Japan
1999
panel participant
The Melbourne Writer's Festival, Melbourne -
Re-inventing Tradition & Reverence for the Superficial
1999
panel participant
Gendai, Asian Arts Society of Australia forum, Caulfield Arts Centre, Melbourne -
Manga & Anime in Australia
1997
Report
Comickers No.6, Tokyo -
J'Taime Ginga Tetsudo 999
1997
programme notes
for stage musical version of Reiji Matsumoto's Galaxy Express 999
Art Sphere Galaxy Theatre, Tokyo -
Japanese Animation in the West
1995
essay
Filmnews No.117, Sydney -
Labyrinth of Dreams
1995
catalogue entry
45th Melbourne International Film Festival, Melbourne -
Tetsuo II
Mutant Offspring of Mutant Culture
1993
catalogue essay
for Japanese theatrical release of Tetsuo II, Kaiju Theatre, Tokyo -
Apocalyptic Scenarios In Japanese Pop Culture
subtitle
1991
unpublished slide-lecture
41st Melbourne International Film Festival, Melbourne
hyper material for our very brain
All contents © Philip Brophy with great pain of taking.
Please accept offensive behaviour.
We have safety but for children.