Art Exhibition - "Movies!" @ Gallery Kopis

I wanted to let everyone know that I had an exhibition coming up very soon.
The details are as follows:
Event: "The Movies" Exhibition (eiga-ten)
Theme: Revisit your favorite scenes from the silver screen.
Place: Kopis Gallery (http://www.g-kopis.com/) ph. 03-5639-2381
1-2-12 1F Shirakawa, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0021
Date: June 8th to June 14th (Gallery closed on the 10th)
Time: 11am to 7pm (from 1pm on the 8th, until 5pm on the 14th)

I'll be there on the 8th and the 12th.
The gallery is very close to the Shirakawakarasumi station.
Just use exit A3, when you finish climbing the stairs take a left and then an another immediate left. When you hit the road, go right and the Kopis Gallery will be on the next corner.

I picked a number of movies to riff on, including many of my faves like Star Wars or A Clockwork Orange. Please stop by and pick up a few postcards or a print (or two).

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