Hi guys, it’s Matt Huynh here – some of you may remember me from an interview here on yellowtrace late last year. I would like to thank Dana for asking me to keep the blog warm whilst she is away. I had a lot of ideas for guest posts, but ultimately none felt quite as right as this brief introduction to two of my favourite Japanese, New-York based artists – Akino Kondoh and Yuko Shimizu. Akino and Yuko have both been very inspirational for me – personally, professionally, creatively – and have particularly been in my thoughts of late, so I couldn’t be happier to have them answer some questions and share some of their new work…