Edison Chen's Statement

The man that is giving his statement is Edison Chen who recently earlier this year stepped away from the entertainment industry due to an illegal leak of celebrity photos of him with various women. Somehow it got all over the web and it ruined quite a bit of relationships that he had with them.

Take a look at his statement above on his blog.

There is a common assumption on the web these days that any content is king but that is far from the truth.
It is only quality content that is king and anything other than that can add value to the readers like will do more harm than good for your name or business.

On the web and beyond, everyone is looking for information and there will never be enough information in most markets.

This is good news for anyone who is prepared to present information to others are they will always have a business that will give them the opportunity to make money.

There are no short cuts when it comes to creating content. It is almost like hype, its either good or bad and if it is bad you won't be seeing the person who read it coming back to your site/blog in a hurry. Even me using wikipedia, which is actually a source on the web but if you ever looked on the site it states:
"Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia and, as a means to that end, an online community of people interested in building a high-quality encyclopedia in a spirit of mutual respect. Therefore, there are certain things that Wikipedia is not"

Sometimes you can't believe the hype and truth can only be found when you actually dig and do a little investigation on your own. I recently spoken to a former journalist who has done 25 years in the journalism and has told me that the industry has changed quite a bit where there's no more investigative work like how it was 10+ years ago. It seems more in now a days of trying to find news that can shock the public eye and less of taking the time and becoming a detective like inspector gadget and ask questions and do some digging on your own. Thanks Paul

My whole point is that you need to question whatever is being brought to you and make your decisions on what you gather. Always question the authority, one area that I do not want to get in is vaccines. There's a lot of information that needs to be investigated.

Go (C) Murakami in Brooklyn

Was finally able to check out the Murakami exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum this past weekend.

The last time I saw his work was at Rockefeller Center: Reversed Double Helix in August 2003 which was quite an experience (missed the one in Grand Central in 2001! Did anyone catch it?), but I promised myself that I would not miss his most recent installations. This 46 year old artist/curator/ theorist/ product designer/ businessman, and celebrity has created his own world which consists of a blend of apocalypse fantasy and innocence.

Check out the shots of the immense fiberglass statue in the front of the museum which is the only work really that I was allowed to shoot besides the balloon sized Mr. DOB Crazy Z (DOB's March) 1995. Dr. Murakami developed Mr. DOB, a character that was to unite elements of Western pop animations such as Mickey Mouse and Japanese geek Otaku culture. Supposedly, the letters “DOB” stands for the Japanese word meaning “Why?” I think Mr. DOB could be Murakami’s alter ego/avatar but I could be wrong. Every time I look at his work, Mr. Dob morphs into something else like a psychedelic, colorful, and quite a quirky character.

Unfortunately, no photography was allowed inside of the exhibit unless you are a ninja or double agent.

Did you know that he runs his own art studio that consists of 60+ employees who get to have a Q & A with him daily.

The show is on the 4th and 5th fl. and if you are bringing cash make sure you don't bring your boo near the Murakami X LV shop they got set up on the 5th floor and if you got your seeds be sure to stop by the water fountain in front of the museum. It'll be worth the watch I just wish they had music playing along with the fountain.

One last thing, you must check out the Inochi video on the 4th floor.
This is one of Murakami commercial product. He first made a sculpture, Inochi ("Life"). Bu then later on he decided to shoot a sexy "commercial" for the sculpture as if it were a car or any other luxury product. Quite the genius I must say.



Be sure to check out the new bag collaboration of LV X Murakami - "Monogramouflage"
(thanks to Eugene Kan from Hypebeast)
Not my cup of tea, things a bit too much all over print.

Check out the ad campaign here:



The show is till July 13th so make sure you check it out, its worth it!