I took the kids to “Maywa Denki” at the Shedd Friday evening – there’s not alot about them online- but i did find this:
Maywa Denki is an art unit formed in 1993 by two brothers, Masamichi and Nobumichi Tosa, who appointed themselves “president” and “vice president,” respectively. Since then they have engaged in activities that go beyond the conventional framework of art, describing their works as “products,” calling their live performances “product demonstrations,” appearing on TV and in the mass media, and producing commercial products. In 2001 the younger brother Nobumichi became president. In 2003 Maywa Denki won the Award of Distinction in the Interactive Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica and received high praise for its first overseas live performance in Paris.
The kids really enjoyed the performance- it’s fun to expose them to really-out there stuff…