Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore (GINZA SIX 6F, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) will host Takuma Fujisaki's solo exhibition "MOLnarrative" at GINZA ATRIUM from August 29th (Sat) to September 15th (Tue), 2026. Related pop-up events will also be held at two locations within the store during the exhibition period.
Special Feature Page | https://store.tsite.jp/ginza/event/art/55707-1532000717.html
overview
Takuma Fujisaki is an art director and pipe cleaner artist who explores the expressive potential of pipe cleaners, building his own unique visual language with a pop aesthetic. He has held numerous exhibitions and workshops, mainly in Tokyo. This exhibition, "MOLnarrative," traces the trajectory of the artist's unique expression, built over 18 years of earnest engagement with pipe cleaners as a material.
The characters and three-dimensional works created using pipe cleaners, a craft material, evoke a sense of nostalgia and enjoyment in viewers. The exhibition brings together previously created independent objects, creating a space that reconstructs the artist's thoughts, memories, and the atmosphere of the era in which they were made. Throughout the entire space, the boundaries of art, toy culture, and design are crossed, generating new narratives that resonate with the memories and emotions of each individual viewer.
Regarding the Fujisaki Takuma related exhibits during the exhibition period
During the exhibition period, the following exhibits and sales will be held at two locations around the exhibition venue. Please be sure to check them out as well.
① GINZA ART SQUARE inside Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore
- TYPO MUTANT / Exhibition and sale of collaborative works with Nikkan Typo , and sale of merchandise.
- MOLHANA ( TAKUMA FUJISAKI & TORU MATSUMOTO ) × VAITAL MATERIAL / Announcing collaborative works and merchandise
- Nakano Auto / Announcing a picture book project
② Exhibition in front of Starbucks inside Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore
- MOGOLS POPUP SHOP in GINZA Sales of soft vinyl figures and merchandise from overseas agents such as ARTOX and Kagawa TOYTOYTOY .
Artist Statement
MOLnarrative is a visual narrative by an artist, woven together using the material of "moles."
A slightly distorted, yet somehow nostalgic world woven by the mall.
The form possesses a strange sense of déjà vu, making you feel as if you've seen it somewhere before.
The familiarity born from a sense of déjà vu and the joy that wells up from the positive colors are the charms of pipe cleaner art. The characters and three-dimensional works created during 18 years of continuous engagement with pipe cleaners are, at the same time, independent objects, but also fragments that contain the thoughts, experiences, memories, and the atmosphere of the era in which they were created. In this exhibition, by reconstructing these timelines as an exhibition, we present not only the trajectory of pipe cleaner art, but also the ever-expanding changes in perspective that one artist has accumulated.
Pop culture, toy culture, design, and art—the unique visual language nurtured by traversing these boundaries resonates with the memories and emotions of each viewer, giving rise to new narratives.
Sales Information
Information regarding the sale of the artwork will be announced on the special page as soon as it is decided.
Special Feature Page | https://store.tsite.jp/ginza/event/art/55707-1532000717.html
Artist Profile
Takuma Fujisaki
As an art director and pipe cleaner artist, I explore the expressive potential of colorful pipe cleaners while creating designs with a pop aesthetic. Since 2010, I have held exhibitions and workshops mainly in Tokyo. From 2024, I have been expanding my pipe cleaner art worldwide, starting in Asia and other countries around the world.
May 2026｜GALLREY X BY SHIBUYA PARCO / “MOGOL MUTANT EXPO 2026 TOKYO”
January 2026 | Shinjuku BEAMS JAPAN / “MOGOLS SF”
November 2025 | BLAXK, Singapore / "POP SCRAMBLE"
August 2025 | Omotesando MAT / "NEO MOLVERSE"
June 2025 | Bangkok MID GALLERY / "MOGOL MUTANT EXPO in BANGKOK"
May 2025 | Kagawa TOYTOYTOY / “MOGOL MUTANT EXPO in KAGAWA”
April 2025｜Taipei MONSTER ART STUDIO / “MOGOLGON ATTACK”
Exhibition details
Takuma Fujisaki "MOLnarrative"
Dates｜Saturday, August 29, 2026 to Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Hours: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM (Closing at 6:00 PM on the last day) Venue: Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore (GINZA ATRIUM)
Organizer: Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore | Admission: Free | Inquiries: info.ginza@ccc.co.jp
Opening Reception | Friday, August 28th, 18:00-20:00 (Open to everyone)
Special Feature Page | https://store.tsite.jp/ginza/event/art/55707-1532000717.html
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CCC Art Lab
CCC Art Lab is a planning group within Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd., a planning company, that proposes "a life with art." Through our proposals for "a life with art," we aim to make art more accessible, make people's lives happier, and contribute to creating a better society. Based on the knowledge we have cultivated through many years of business experience in store planning, art media, product development, and event production, we propose projects with an approach that only we can offer.
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[From a press release by Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. (CCC Art Lab)]
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