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Nov 04 2014 6 Comments

Tokyo invader (urban art)

French urban artist, Invader, recently visited Tokyo, and once again he left behind some of his distinctive creations — this time opting to mix things up a bit by appropriating some popular Japanese figures, such as Astro Boy and the commonly seen maneki-neko, or beckoning cat. But at the same time he hasn’t ditched the kind of work he is most known for, and indeed is named after.

In this instance it’s a somewhat wary looking space invader. One that’s temporarily managing to avoid the attentions of its hosts, but not those of the fellow alien photographing it.

Tokyo invader urban art

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  1. Jeffrey says

    11/4/2014 at 12:08 pm

    i spent a king’s ransom over the summer of 1979 on Space Invaders. It was table game and about half the kisaten in Nagoya had them.

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    • Lee says

      11/4/2014 at 1:00 pm

      I was equally transfixed by it. The game almost felt like it had come from another world. On the odd occasion I see a machine nowadays, they never fail to bring back wonderfully nostalgic memories.

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  2. LAObserver says

    11/5/2014 at 1:36 pm

    I like the juxtaposition of the older weather beaten wall with the newer modern apartment complex. Nice.

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    • Lee says

      11/5/2014 at 3:52 pm

      Yeah, quite a contrast, isn’t it? Always a treat to find his stuff. Personally I really liked the satellite dishes. Like they were on the look out for invaders.

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  3. willy says

    11/7/2014 at 10:43 pm

    too cool.. great stuff!

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    • Lee says

      11/8/2014 at 11:51 am

      Yeah, I really like his stuff. Seeing this one was a very nice surprise.

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