#ayakamay

[ayakamay]

#Ayakamay in #Harajuku as #Lost #HarajukuGirl. #Experimental #PerformingArr in #TakeshitaDori. Everything is a shade of gray. #Repost @hawk_creative ・・・Mood 🌈 (at Harajuku)

[halopigg]

Rest In Peace @ayakamay. The world lost a gem when you left us, I will miss you and always keep your free spirit inside of me. #Ayakamay #AyakamayKomatsu https://www.instagram.com/p/BxF3pWSH9IU/?igshid=161ftvpayvxg6

[iamebonybones]

A Y A K A M A Y  

Written and Produced by yours truly, featuring Deee-Lite’s Lady Miss Kier, the video for ‘Bread & Circus pt.2′ made its debut at Miami Art Basel - a collaboration with American-Japanese artist and dear friend Ayakamay. Here she imitates the figure of the 'Idol', a phenomenon in contemporary Japanese pop culture where idols are young media stars, promoted for their “Kawaii” appeal as charismatic entertainers. The video sees the artist transform into an 'Idol' and parodies their signature performance rituals by reducing them to a single facial expression; the plastic, camera- ready smile.

As the ‘idol’ maintains the smile for as long as possible, it draws acute awareness to the physical endurance required, and dehumanisation within the entertainment profession.

As the ‘idol’ maintains the smile for as long as possible [4 hours without break during filming], it draws acute awareness to the physical endurance required, and dehumanisation within the entertainment profession. The physical endurance foregrounds the dehumanising and professionalism of the ‘idol’ which perpetuates a manufactured image of happiness. An active and compassionate relationship between viewer and performer is thus achieved, in opposition to the 'Idol's' usual role as consumptive popular entertainment.

*FUN FACT: I originally penned the song ‘Bread & Circus’ for my godmother Gwen Dickey of Rose Royce  

Miami Art Basel:  Ayakamay "Behind the Motherland"

With fans such as director Cary Fukunaga, Ayakamay was one of the few PoC and females recently featured at Art Basel/Context Art Miami, where the young Japanese-American performance artist connected the dots between feminine and masculine, east and west. Her painting "Behind The Motherland," was exhibited by the Licht Felid Gallery. As a Japanese woman, Ayakamay has felt extra pressure to be feminine, and like myself admits that she has often struggled with this. At her first solo show, "Genderless," Ayakamay immobilised herself by tying her hair to strings, which were connected to the ceiling. She then invited visitors to shave her hair off (in a clear nod to her compatriot Yoko Ono). They complied, and Ayakamay found herself completely bald and suddenly free. 

Whats the best advice you've been given? I love observing living creatures. Recently I really got into birds, just going to Central Park and spending a couple hours watching and getting to know them. What’s strange is they now seem to know me, follow me, and even let me be part of where they hang. it's truly inspiring to communicate with any kind of living creature, so I guess the best advice was from nature showing me the basic ideas on how to live life... like the ability to be able to fly, to move forward in life. Sometimes you just need to let things go, things you may have been holding on to, and I'm in LOVE with the concept and philosophy of any kind of rules of nature. I take these in as being the best advice.

What is your proudest achievement in work? All my works are the evidence of how I put life into the moment, so my proudest achievement is that I'm still here surviving as an artist. I absolutely cannot think of anything else I’d rather be doing than making art. Im here today because of the pure support and love and caring from my friends and those around me, looking forward to see what I do next, and I want to answer to these voices.

What do you most dislike about contemporary culture I miss writing letters, waiting and wondering, not being able to reach someone so easily, not being able to see everything so quickly. Mystery. I think imagination and creativity is everything for me, I want to dream and have romance for thinking.

Whats your favourite city? New York City and Tokyo are my favorite crazy cities.

What do you like most about the age we live in? I love that I get to meet inspiring artists like yourself, and collaborate on exciting ideas whilst appreciating similarities and differences to make something truly magical.

Catch Ayakamay’s next exhibition in New York May 14th at David & Schweitzer Contemporary. If you’re in London you can view Ayakamay’s giant 20′ ft murial in Shoreditch overlooking Great Eastern Street: www.ayakamay.com

‘Bread & Circus pt2′ ft Deee-Lite’s Lady Miss Kier is available here: http://ow.ly/TfOuE

[artnerdnewyork]

Ayakamay “Captive Train_reck” on Art Nerd New York http://art-nerd.com/newyork/ayakamay-captive-train_reck/

[grooveconnection]

1. Dimitri From Paris, Aeroplane, Leela - Can't Get Enough 2. Michael Procter - Fall Down (UBP Classic Dub) 3. Phazed Groove - Musik 4. Patrice Rushen, Joey Negro - Never Gonna Give You Up (Joey Negro Re-Grooved Mix) 5. Risk Assessment - You Must Be the Girl 6. Castle Queenside - It Ain't Easy (Extended Mix) 7. In Flagranti, Ayakamay, DJLMP - Kachi Kachi (DJLMP Edit) 8. Matthias Heilbronn - Can't Hide (Matty's out from Hiding Mix) 9. Alan Fitzpatrick, Patrice Rushen - Haven't You Heard (Fitzy's Fully Charged Mix) 10. Jersey Maestros, Sarah Dash, DJ Spen, Reelsoul - Something Inside (DJ Spen & Reelsoul Remix) 11. Soul Avengerz, Odyssey Inc. - Check Out The Groove (Original Mix) 12. Sammy Deuce - Here Come The Horns (Original Mix) 13. Dutchican Soul, Karmina Dai, Mr. V - Raise It Up (Club Mix) 14. GZZ - Don't You Know 15. Crazibiza - Over You (Original Mix) 16. DJ Meme, Marcos Valle - Jazz Carnival (DJ Meme Original Discotheque Mix) 17. DJ Val, DJ Georgie Porgie And DJ Val - If You Need Me (Georgie Porgie & Vals Jackin House Mix) 18. Jacssen - Word Up 2 Love (Original Mix) 19. Jose Lopez, Kako Soulful - Over Freedom 20. Funkatomic, Din Jay - Party (Funkatomic Mix) 21. Joe Buhdha, Terri Walker, Michael Gray - Feel Right (Michael Gray Remix) 22. Jasper Street Co., Mark Knight, Michael Gray - Paradise (Mark Knight & Michael Gray Remix) 23. Birdee, Nick Reach Up, Barbara Tucker, Full Intention - Free Yourself (feat. Barbara Tucker) (Full Intention Extended Remix) 24. Those Guys From Athens - Love Explosion 25. HP Vince, Dave Leatherman - The Nu Funk 26. TheDjLawyer - Missin' One Angel (Disco Mix) 27. Groove Assassin - Gettin On Down 28. The Love Symphony Orchestra, Dr Packer - Let Me Be Your Fantasy (Dr Packer Remix) (Dr Packer Remix) 29. Double Exposure, Joey Negro - Everyman (Joey Negro's Salsoul Strut) 30. Hp Vince - Papa (Original Mix) 31. Micky More, Andy Tee, Angela Johnson - Time (Original Mix) 32. The Fabulous Joker, Jo Paciello - Feel Like Dancing (Jo Paciello Rework) 33. Dayton - The Sound Of Music (Original Mix) 34. Discotron - Bad News (Original Mix)

[godfolabi]

#inflagranti #ayakamay #idealglass @ayakamay x @idealglass #bigteddybear #performanceart (at Ideal Glass Studio)

[gerardophoto]

@ayakamay hard at work #art #lowereastsidenyc #artistsofinstagram #instagood #ayakamay #lovelytoseeyouagain #genuinepeople #fun #lovenyc #nyc #instagram #gerardosomozaphotography (at Lower East Side)

[thequietlunch]

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Currently at @ayakamay's #hotelkamikaze live art exhibition presented by @davidandschweitzer #liveart #quietlunch #ayakamay #hotelkamikaze

[pmstuff212]

Ballooning in Bushwick #ayakamay #howto #balloon #io #performanceart #art #takingittothestreets #justanothereveninginbrooklyn #bushwick #brooklyn #newyorkcity (at Bushwick)

[zacheryallanstarkey]

With my friend @ayakamay, who is also one of my favorite visual and performance artists, at her recent gallery installation in the LES. #ayakamay #artist #artistoninstagram #performance #synthwave #producer #music #italo #zacheryallanstarkey #zgrt #zas #musician #musiciansofinstagram #nyc #newyorkcity #brooklyn #bighair #curlyhair #blackleather #fashion #streetstyle #fashion #alexanderwang #waybackwednesday #throwbackthursday #flashbackfriday (at New York, New York)

[ayakamay]

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#Ayakamay "Piece of Japanese map" #sculpture was #SOLD by #LichtFeldGallery for #ArtBasel week. #Arigato so much for amazing time in #Basel #Switzerland 🇨🇭 NEXT STOP UK 🇬🇧 (at Art Basel)

[tonyxrockettsociety-blog]

[titeknots]

October 2020 Show on 1BTN

My show from October 14th 2020 is now available to stream again. 3 hours of fresh new music.

https://www.mixcloud.com/1btn/titeknots-14102020/

---TRACKLIST---

1. Dougie Stu - Another One For Slug 2. Byron The Aquarius - Girls Girls Girls 3. DAOUI - blkgrls 4. Jachary - Hospital 5. Kingsley Ibeneche - So Kind 6. Gerry Franke - La Corona 7. Parris - Soft Rocks With Socks 8. O’Flynn - Painted Wolf (K-LONE rmx) 9. Photay - The People (Penya Universal Riddim Mix) 10. Afrikan Sciences - Humanity 11. Kraak & Smaak - Naked (ft. IVAR & Berenice van Leer) (Fouk rmx) 12. Furred T - Vibes 13. Laurent Bardainne & Tigre d’Eau Douche - Prosche 944 (Pour Les Disparus rmx) 14. Dango Forlaine & Junii - How U Feelin 15. PawPaw Rod - Hit Em Where It Hurts 16. Manuel Tur - Phantom Ride 17. Marcy Luarks & Classic Touch - Shake 18. Natural Wild - Hot & Sexable (Morgan Buckley’s Compressor Mix) 19. Ayakamay - HOTDOG Muffins (dub) 20. Jacques Renault - Down To It 21. Kush Jones - Bounce 22. Channel Tres - Skate Depot 23. Magic In Threes - Come On Down (Lay-Far rmx) 24. Wolves Bay - Yours Truly 25. Gerry Franke - Syria 26. Eli Escobar - This Is Not Going To Be An Ambient Track 27. Dan Shake - We Have Love 28. MistaPete - Troubled 29. Seiji - Whisky 30. Cengiz - Not Eazy listening 31. Matrefakt ft. Poppi - Keep The Faith 32. Dauwd - Idris 33. Acemo & Les Sins - C’Mon Les Go 34. Boyard - Staring Into Space 35. Sam Interface - Finally (ft. Break) 36. The Growth Eternal - XVIII. Vertigo, Heat Stroke (ft. Isabel Crespo) 37. Spacebomb House Band - What A Gift To Be A Life 38. Jira >< - bullsREMIX 3 39. Art Farmer - Soul Sides 40. Anja Ngozi & Maxwell Owin - Pastor ft O The Ghost 41. Kareem Ali - Singularity 42. Lonnie Liston Smith - Expansions 43. Stefan Ringer - Love2U 44. Bryony Jarman-Pinto - Sour Face (Dego rmx) 45. Chaka Khan - I Know You, I Live You (Eli Escobar Edit)

[straightupmfshoot]

Photo from: http://sashavelour.com/blog-1/2016/11/19/6tobxf577d7b9vglsrft4408x7zctm

Photographer’s IG: http://instagram.com/ayakamay

[freejiin]

Shoutout Trevor Jackson one time for playing “Yin Yang” on NTS. Check out his show when you get the chance - refreshing selects. 

https://www.nts.live/shows/trevorjackson/episodes/trevor-jackson-5th-september-2017

HYPE WILLIAMS - SPINDERELLAAS DREAM URSULA BOGNER - ATMOSPHA-RISCHE ENERGIE ARTIST UNKNOWN - FOUND GRACE SAPPHOGEIST - ANYWAY BOOBS OF DOOM - MCHANZO DRAGON LOVEGUN NORDRA - APOLOGIZE TO ME, HUMANITY DANIEL FAGERSTR - M_01100100 THE FLOOR, KARL AND THE CURBCRAWLERS - SAME DAY (AGAIN) PESSIMIST - THROUGH THE FOG SAPPHIRE SLOWS - MY GARDEN ZOMBY - ZBRITE SPONGEMAGNET - CYBORN (VELVET C TAPE) RIDE - CALI (LUKE ABBOTT) REMIX CLAUDE DE TAPOL - C'EST L'ATTAQUE GROUP RHODA - THE ICE HOUSE LTO - WHEN (SIAVASH AMINI REMIX) MBIRA GIRLS - IMMACULATE RIVOMBO KOEHLER - AZUMA GLIDE (COMMERCIAL ZONE MIX) NATTYMARI - MYBABI ROSINE NYIRANSHIMIYIMANA - THE CHILD FROM THE STREETS STE SPANDEX - ORGONE MATRIX MATERIAL JIONY - POLICE PROTECTION ZLOTY 4UUR TROUBLE - V2448 JIIN - YIN YANG SHAMOS - T M F PM WARP FACTOR 9 - THE ATMOSPHERIAN (TORNADO WALLACE REMIX) GULLS - RENEW YOU FEAT MADGESDIQ C-SCHULZ - MEISTER HYPNOBEAT - THE ARUMBAYA FETISH IN FLAGRANTI FEAT AYAKAMAY - KACHI KACHI 4TH SEX - ACID N SUSPENSE CLIPPING. - THE DEEP JIM COULTER - AQUATONE MAN MADE HILL - GLOBE PIT ROMAN NAILS - BANG OF THE SKULL KASPER BJORKE + COLDER - REAL SLOW FX _MCHN - TRADITION DA GOBLINN - BLUE DEMENTIA POREST - THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE NEW CONTEXT DETROMENTAL - REWIND (REBUILT) TOPHAT - DIG YOUR OWN RAVE ROY OF THE RAVERS - EN TRANCE 10 MUDWISE - PLASTIC MODELS MATIAS AGUAYO - VOCAL ARRANGER

[proto-gallery]

Ayakamay SINGLE-ACTION at PROTO Gallery

October 7, 2017 to November 12, 2017