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I have just been awarded the Newcomer Award at the 30th Annual Japanese Chamber of Commerce “Commitment to Excellence” Art Exhibit (on view now at the Honolulu Academy Art Center).

This is the piece that got the award:

Detail:

Installation executed MAY 18, 2008 in Shanghai: Kirsten Rae Simonsen & Scott Groeniger.

Original sketches for project:

“The Girls in Their Summer Dresses,” titled after a short story by Irwin Shaw, was executed on May 18, 2008 at the Loft, Shanghai. This project was sponsored by the Zendai MOMA as part of Intrude: Art and Life 366.

We also renamed the project “Relish Savour Enjoy” in response to the venue. More pics at: Intrude. Click on “Past Projects” then click on 5/18.

One of the installation drawings. See more here.

My work is now up on an excellent site: Attack Ebisu

Established in July 2007, Attack Ebisu is a web-based collaborative project based in Tokyo aiming to build an online-community showcasing new works by artists, musicians, and creative individuals working in various media from around the world.

I have been invited to take part in Intrude: Art & Life 366 sponsored by the Zendai Museum of Modern Art in Shanghai. I will be collaborating with Scott Groeniger, and our project exhibition will take place on May 19, 2008.

Here is information about the event:

Intrude: Art & Life 366 is an unprecedented event in the city of Shanghai. Starting on January 1st 2008 and ending on December 31st 2008, the Zendai Museum of Modern Art (Zendai MoMA) will present a cultural event to the people of Shanghai every single day of the year.

This cross-cultural and interdisciplinary project is called Intrude: Art & Life 366 and aims to intervene in people’s daily lifes, engage them to take part in art happenings and stimulate the public debate on art. An event of this scale and influence has never taken place in China before.

See my new drawings of teddy bears here.

Another great photograph from Derelict London.

Not surprisingly, I am very influenced by Victorian England. This is a great web site on the topic: The Victorian Web. I just recently found a website, Derelict London, that explores sites in London that are closed, derelict, abandoned, falling apart, etc. These inspiring photographs are from that site: