yesterday i went back to the taipei fine arts museum to see the rest of the biennial show i missed the first time. one of my favourite pieces was an installation by kyoichi tsuzuki about love hotels. apparently the japanese government now considers most love hotels as a "sex related business" so that they can only operate in certain neighborhoods. so alot of them have been forced to become normal hotels, with bland decor. i'd heard about japanese love hotels before, but i don't think i'd ever really thought about what the decor looked like until i saw this installation. before i would think they were a bit expensive, but now i think they may be worth it just to spend the night in such a strange environment.

seeing this got me curious about kyoichi tsuzuki as i'd never heard of him before. i found this interview, which makes me like him even more. and now i'm really curious about this(second book on the page) book, and if i can find it here i may just have to buy it.