The DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion, a public interest incorporated foundation, will hold a solo exhibition by art director and graphic designer Yuri Uenishi, "Now Printing," at the Ginza Graphic Gallery (ggg, Ginza, Tokyo) from Tuesday, September 3, 2024 to Wednesday, October 23, 2024.
Designed by Yuri Uenishi
[About Yuri Jonishi's "Now Printing" Exhibition]
Yuri Uenishi's posters leave an impression with their powerful visual messages, such as "World Table Tennis 2015," which beautifully captures on paper the dynamic moments of a table tennis game, with the ball moving back and forth at high speed, using minimal elements, and "Visualized Fencing. Yuki Ota Fencing Championships 2014," which beautifully and scientifically visualizes the trajectory of the sword along with the dynamic bodies of fencers.
In holding her solo exhibition at ggg, Uenishi once again faced herself and her design activities, and said, "I became a designer because I wanted to live surrounded by and involved with the things I love, and I have always wanted what I create to become something that is important to someone else." She is completely honest, and this sincerity is apparent in the designs she creates.
This exhibition will introduce Uenishi's "current location" without any pretense. On the first floor of ggg, new works of Printed Matter, large and small, will be exhibited, while an archive of her work to date will be displayed in the basement. The items will be arranged in the same way that graphics are affixed and placed in everyday life, such as posters affixed to walls and pillars around town, and books placed on bookshelves and racks. This is not an exhibition where you can just view an exhibition, but rather an exhibition where you can enjoy Uenishi's favorite things and aesthetic sense together. Uenishi, who loves to travel, will also have his "treasures" on display. Please look forward to this gradually changing, evolving exhibition by Yuri Uenishi, with the printed materials on the first floor (planned) being displayed on a weekly basis.
[Overview of Yuri Jonishi's "Now Printing" Exhibition]
○Date: September 3rd (Tuesday) to October 23rd, 2024 (Wednesday) 11:00-19:00
Venue: Ginza Graphic Gallery (ggg) (DNP Ginza Building, 7-7-2 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
○Closed on Sundays and public holidays ○Admission fee: Free
■Related events <br /> Please check the ggg website for the latest information on opening parties, gallery talks, etc.
https://www.dnpfcp.jp/gallery/ggg/
■Simultaneous publication: "ggg Books 138 Yuri Jonishi"
Issued by: DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion, Scheduled for September 3, 2024
About Yuri Jonishi: Art director/graphic designer. Born in Tokyo in 1987. Graduated from Tama Art University's Department of Graphic Design in 2010, joined Dentsu in the same year, and became independent in 2021, establishing Hokkyo. Her work ranges from stand-alone projects such as posters and logos to branding, campaigns, videos, spaces, books, and magazines. Her past work includes the World Table Tennis 2015 poster for TV Tokyo, the 2121 Futures In-Sight exhibition for 21_21 Design Sight, the magazine "Kokkoku" for Hakuhodo, LAFORET GRAND BAZAR SUMMER 2018 & 2019 for LAFORET HARAJUKU, #SHEMOVESMOUNTAINS for THE NORTH FACE, and more. Major awards: Tokyo ADC Award, JAGDA Newcomer Award, JAGDA Award, CANNES LIONS Gold Award, NYADC Gold Award, D&AD Yellow Pencil, and more. Her hobbies are traveling and snowy mountain climbing. The journey has now reached 45 countries.
01・02: World Table Tennis 2015 Poster / 2015 / TV Tokyo
03/04: 2121 Futures In-Sight Exhibition / 2021-2022 / 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT
05/06: Yuki Ota Fencing Championships 2014 – Fencing Visualized -/2014/Sports Biz Co.
07: Magazine "Advertising" Vol. 413-417 / 2019-2023 / Hakuhodo Inc.
08: Laforet 2021 SS – CHARGE/2021/LAFORET HARAJUKU
09:Perfume The Best “P Cubed”/2019/UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
10: BRIAN ENO'S THE SHIP PROJECT/2016/DENTSU LAB TOKYO × BRIAN ENO
11: AZABUDAI HILLS logo / 2023 / Mori Building Co., Ltd.
12:ISSEY MIYAKE PLEATS PLEASE 2018 FLAGS/2018/ISSEY MIYAKE
13・14: THE NORTH FACE #SHEMOVESMOUNTAINS/2019/GOLDWIN
*The contents are current as of the date of announcement. Please note that they may be subject to change without prior notice.
[Dai Nippon Printing (DNP)] Press release
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