KIOSK HELLO

Some­how bags of all kinds, par­tic­u­larly fancy hand­bags, have become ALL THE RAGE over the past few years. Just like peo­ple on the Amer­i­can fron­tier would have their por­traits taken with their prized music box, images of women today include them­selves and their prized bag. Doo­dles and dod­dles and bibs and bobs, snazzy. We like to offer alter­na­tives. Stephen, of the tex­tile gallery SRI, is com­ing to KIOSK to share with us and you some very spe­cial, very sim­ple and most beau­ti­ful vin­tage Japan­ese tex­tile bags. Kome­bukuro, Imon-bukuro, Sak­abukuro– exquis­ite, every­day, deca­dence, such a nice ASSORTMENT. I like it. He will also show some vin­tage Japan­ese objects includ­ing Zokin, beau­ti­ful hand-stitched pieces of cloth that were in fact made as dust rags. Whether you come to buy or just admire please do stop by. Join us for a beer at the open­ing on Jan­u­ary 29th from 7 — 9pm. The show is on view thru Feb­ru­ary 7th. We are located at 95 Spring Street on the sec­ond floor. Look for our pink neon arrow on the street!