Joseph Kosuth, an American artist famous for conceptual, text-centric works, just put one of his good friends — Joni Waka — in the doghouse.
Joni didn't do anything to upset Kosuth. Quite the contrary. "The Dog House" is Joni's new home. It is also a public art installation, designed by Kosuth as a thank-you to his friend, whose continuing support of the arts in Japan has made him a well-known figure on the local and international art scene.
At 38 sq. meters, and just a short walk from Shibuya Station, Tokyo, "The Dog House" is a major tribute to Bacon, Joni's Hungarian-born, vegetarian Irish Wolfhound who passed away in the summer of 2008, and who, at 2 meters long and 1.5 meters tall, was himself quite a celebrity in Tokyo.