Corporate Collaboration Tokyo Project 2018 (CCTP ART TKO) will take place for the sixth year in a row from October 19 to November 4 in the Nakameguro and Daikanyama areas.
The event is a fusion of ground-breaking art and music that brings together corporations, towns, people and craftsmanship to revitalise Japan and further open up the opportunity for global exposure.
The theme this year is Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. Together with the Vermeer exhibition that has been taking place at The Ueno Royal Museum since October 5, the event has acquired content from Bridgeman Images, a world-leading UK-based specialist in the distribution of art for reproduction.
Artists who have been inspired by Vermeer will create paintings theme on arguably one of the Dutch painter’s most famous pieces, Girl with a Pearl Earring.
ART＆MUSIC WALK: Galleries Hitting the Streets!
Date: October 19, 2018 – November 4, 2018
Location: Participating shops in the Nakameguro and Daikanyama area
Various stores around the Nakameguro and Daikanyama area will be home to lots of different galleries exhibiting and selling art. There will also be a Vermeer tribute exhibition at the MDP Gallery in Nakameguro, as well as a giant 3D Johannes Vermeer art piece near the Nakameguro branch of Tsutaya Books. The “MUSIC WALK” which began last year will also take place again which will see musicians from numerous genres including classical and jazz come together at SPAME M in Nakameguro. It will be a fusion of music and art.
Vermeer Tribute Exhibition
Date: October 19, 2018 – November 4, 2018 (11:00-19:00)
Location: MDP Gallery, Nakameguro
An exhibition of Vermeer’s work has been taking place at The Ueno Royal Museum since October 5. The artist is known for his low number of works; it’s said that there are 35 paintings in existence. The last Vermeer exhibition at the museum was held back in 2008 and brought in 930,000 visitors which was comprised of a large number of non-Japanese people. It’s expected to be busy again this year and so a booking system has been put in place.
The tribute exhibition to be held from October 19 will see a band of contemporary artists inspired by Vermeer’s work come together who will bring out the underlying aspects of Girl with a Pearl Earring in lieu of the immediate visual importance and surface level aspects spread by the media.
Artist Night Live!
Dates:
<1st Stage> October 26, 2018 – October 28, 2018 (17:00-20:00)
<2nd Stage> November 2, 2018 – November 4, 2018 (17:00-20:00)
Location: SPACE M, Nakameguro
An amalgamation of art and music will take place in the form of live music, DJ performances, artist live paintings, dance performances and more.
“Place du Arukas” Art Marche
Date: October 20, 2018 (11:00-18:00)
Location: Traffic square in front of Naka-Meguro Atlas Tower (*In front of Nakameguro Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line)
Montmartre was the heart of the art movement in Paris from the end of the 19th-century to the early 20th-century. Even today it is visited by many tourists looking bask in its history. Place du Tertre can be credited as part of the reason of its popularity where tourists are entertained by painters setting up their easels and painting pictures. That scene of Place du Tertre will be recreated at Nakame Arukas, a landmark of Nakameguro’s. It will be a special one-day event of art, music and the smell of great food.
Stimulate your senses and enjoy new art at Corporate Collaboration Tokyo Project 2018.
The Tokyo-based girl artists and creators' collective bala has finally launched for real! The group will release its first single barla on March 8.
bala consists of MANON, SUNNY ONLY 1, DAN, and KANO, each with their own global background. The project aims to resonate with Gen Z youth culture and to be a collective of artists that connects hybrid Japanese pop culture with audiences around the world.
The debut song barla was produced by Shinichi Osawa, who has numerous hits under the name Mondo Grosso. It was co-written by Kenmochi Hidefumi from Wednesday Campanella. With Y2K culture making a comeback around the world, the track features the house sound popular in the late 90s which is showing signs of becoming the next musical trend yet again. The groovy dance tune is a perfect theme song for these girls who will lead the next generation of pop culture.
<Comment from Shinichi Osawa>
“I’m honored to be involved in bala’s debut. The members are super unique, and collaborating with Kenmochi-san for the first time was a dream come true.”
<Comment from Kenmochi Hidefumi>
“I’m happy to be able to work with the members of bala and Shinichi Osawa. Everyone is so uniquely talented, and this song is filled with everyone's energy and excitement inspired by their long-awaited debut!”
Art collective TeamLab has redesigned two exhibitions at Marina Bay Sands Singapore. The world’s first permanent exhibition from the creators, Future World: Where Art Meets Science, was opened in 2016 at the Museum of Art and Science. Guests can now enjoy three new works along with the Digital Light Canvas, a huge, interactive space inviting guests to share their own pieces of art.
Drawing Flight
Visitors can immerse themselves in these impressive new works while experiencing a complex, three-dimensional world. They can also create new worlds with others!
Future World
The Drawing Flight, part of the Amusement Park of the Future series, is based on the concept of co-creation, allowing visitors to not only draw an airplane that will fly but also allowing them to operate it from a pilot's point of view using a tablet. Whether visitors draw a butterfly or a hawk, they’ll see the world from the perspective of each creature and enter a world constructed by the creature's unique perceptions.
Aerial Climbing through a Flock of Colored Birds
In Aerial Climbing through a Flock of Colored Birds, guests are asked to perceive the world with their entire bodies. Visitors cross a space with sticks floating three-dimensionally in the air.
Autonomous Abstraction, Continuous Phenomena from the Universe to the Self
Autonomous Abstraction, Continuous Phenomena from the Universe to the Self offers a new and abstract concept. As people touch the dots, the rhythm of the dots flickers and their hue changes and disintegrates. The picture will then change dramatically, and despite these changes, the beauty remains.
Digital Light Canvas
Graffiti Nature - Red List Digital Light Canvas
Digital Light Canvas is a space consisting of a 15-meter-diameter circular link of light and a 20-meter-high cylinder of light made up of a collection of light dots. Team Lab's interactive artwork, which changes depending on how many people are around, is on permanent display.
Yoshitaka Amano, known by international fans as the artist behind the legendary Final Fantasy video game series, is celebrating his 70th birthday with a unique art project from November 23 until December 8 at Myoshin-ji in Kyoto. On the first day of the event, the venue, decorated with autumn leaves, was crowded with visitors including foreign tourists, who marveled at the fantastic space filled harmoniously with gold and blue. The exhibition will be held at Myoshin-ji, the head temple of the associated branch of Rinzai Zen Buddhism. This collection of works was designed to question visitors’ sensibilities and provide a new kind of art exhibition for fans to enjoy.After the exhibition, the main art piece by Yoshitaka himself will be converted to 3DCG, and a Virtual Golden World will be developed in collaboration with the Yoshitaka Amano VR Museum. By integrating traditional and modern art methods, guests will be able to engage more deeply in the art by enjoying digital works, the metaverse, and NFTs.Don't miss this curious exhibition!
The historic Nagoya Castle will hold a special nighttime viewing event for 14 days only, from November 25 until December 8, 2022. During this period, Honmaru Palace will be open to the public at night, and the Chrysanthemum Corridor inside will be open to visitors for the first time. The Ninomaru Garden will also be illuminated and will transport guests to a different place and time by showing a space only possible during dark hours.Inspired by the relationship between light and shadow, this event focuses on changes that occur over time and the creation and emergence of new ideas and things.Honmaru Palace, Typically Closed to the Public, to be Open at NightNagoya Castle’s Honmaru Palace was completed in 1615 and served as the primary residence of the Lord of the Owari Domain and as the Domain’s government office. The interior of the palace was lavishly decorated with paintings and other art pieces and was praised as a masterpiece. Sadly, it was destroyed by an air raid in 1945. Restoration work began in 2009 and was completed in 2018 with unparalleled accuracy. The Honmaru Palace gives off a completely different aura at night.
First Public Viewing of the Jodan-no-ma in the Joraku-den
The Joraku-den was added to Nagoya Castle to accommodate the third Shogun, Iemitsu, on his way to Kyoto. It is the most luxurious of all the Honmaru Palace buildings, and this event marks the first time that the Chrysanthemum Corridor on the north side will be open to the public. Visitors are welcome to admire the golden-blue paintings as they stroll through the historic site.
See Spectacular Paintings when Entering the Tsugi-no-ma Room
During this period, visitors can enter the Tsugi-no-ma room to view classical period paintings, giving a more clear idea of how people acted and dressed during this time in history.
[Ninomaru Garden Special Viewing]
~Witness a Never-Before-Seen Feudal Lord's Garden through a Spacial Presentation~Scenography for this unique show was provided by the creative label PERIMETRON. In order to show another side of the Ninomaru Garden at night, the company focused on light’s characteristics, from reflection and transmission to refraction and absorption. Light and shadow intertwine in various ways, and guests will be transfixed by this curious showing.
Yoshitaka Amano, known by international fans as the artist behind the legendary Final Fantasy video game series, is celebrating his 70th birthday with a unique art project in Kyoto. The exhibition will be held at Myoshin-ji, the head temple of the associated branch of Rinzai Zen Buddhism. Stepping into the temple, guests will be met with colorful autumn leaves and a sea of gold and blue art pieces. “I want people to enter this world of light and experience being part of it,” Amano said. “Rather than art being something flat on a wall, I want to present something new and unique.” This collection of works was designed to question visitors’ sensibilities and provide a new kind of art exhibition for fans to enjoy.The main art piece, newly painted by Amano himself, will be on display in the Dharma Hall, which was decorated by one of Kano Tan’yu’s masterpieces. Tan’yu was an Edo-period painter. The three meter tall column features Amano’s own interpretation of Hiten, part of Mount Meru, a part of Buddhism cosmology considered to be the centre of all the physical, metaphysical and spiritual universes. Four smaller pieces will be displayed on all four sides to create a three-dimensional mandala.