Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd., operator of IDÉE, will be holding its first ever art event, "TOKYO ARTSCAPES," from Friday, September 27th to Sunday, November 24th, based at MUJI Ginza and expanding to the surrounding town, to imagine art in the everyday.
"TOKYO ARTSCAPES" is an event held as part of "Life in Art," a project that IDÉE and MUJI have been working on to spread art (= culture) under the theme of "everyday art," which aims to incorporate art into daily life.
"TOKYO ARTSCAPES 2024" will be comprised of four sections: [Exhibition], [Performance], [Fair], and [Research], and will develop a variety of content that will allow you to imagine everyday life in a cultural way through art, research, etc. All of these elements will have the word "culture" as a point of contact, connecting art to individuals and then to society, with the aim of reconsidering the value of art in everyday life while interpreting culture from various perspectives, and making Ryohin Keikaku's vision of "a pleasant life and society" more tangible and familiar.
■TOKYO ARTSCAPES 2024
At IDÉE, we believe that by changing your perspective, you can see art in the everyday scenery, and that a sense of beauty can be cultivated through conscious daily actions. We believe that this accumulation leads to the "rich life with art" that we propose.
Art is not just beauty; it can refer to paintings and sculptures, and if we take a broader view of aesthetics, social movements such as education, environmental protection, and religion can also be interpreted as artistic activities and artworks. By consciously engaging in these various activities, we can ask ourselves how we see and think about things, what kind of life we want to live, and how we want to interact with society, communities, and people. We believe that providing opportunities for such experiences is one of the rich roles that art has traditionally played, and so we are holding TOKYO ARTSCAPES 2024.
[Exhibition]
This section will hold exhibitions mainly in MUJI stores and capture culture through a "visual" perspective. An exhibition will be held by "krank," a Fukuoka-based store that deals in European antique furniture.
"MOTHER – Between fantasy and reality" Exhibition period: September 27th (Fri) – November 24th (Sun)
Venue | MUJI Ginza 6F ATELIER MUJI GINZA Gallery 1 & 2
*Free admission
[Performance]
This section allows you to experience live performance and culture through performing arts.
"Tailor's Circus Tokyo Performance"
Performance Date and Time｜
Saturday, October 26th Doors open at 17:00 / Show starts around 18:00
October 27th (Sun) Doors open at 14:00 / Show starts at around 15:00 Venue | Tokyo International Forum Hall B5
Price: 5,500 yen (tax included) / Free for those under 18 *Limited number of tickets (reservation required) Performer: Tailor's Circus <Ticket sales start from Wednesday, August 28th>
For ticket details, please check Peatix below.
https://circodesastre241026.peatix.com
[Fair]
A fair curated by highly specialized directors. A section that combines art and interior design to "imagine" cultural symbiosis and coexistence in private life.
"Contemporary Life Fair"
Event period: October 12th (Saturday) – October 14th (Monday, national holiday)
Venue | YAU CENTER (1F Kokusai Building, 3-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Time | 12:00-19:00 *Final day – 17:00
In addition, IDEE Shop Jiyugaoka will be holding "Welcome New Warmth" from September 27th (Friday) to October 14th (Monday, national holiday), an event proposing ways to incorporate art into everyday life, and "stoop & topso Exhibition "Italian, French and Dutch Design Mix"," an exhibition of "gallery stoop" and "gallery topso" in Kiyosumi Shirakawa, from October 18th (Friday) to November 4th (Monday).
In addition, IDEE SHOP Roppongi will be hosting "Nouveau Japonisme," an exhibition that offers a new way to enjoy everyday art, from Friday, September 27th to Monday, November 4th. For more information, please see the "TOKYO ARTSCAPES 2024" special website.
[Research]
In this section, we explore the Ginza area together with researchers and artists, digging deep into mysterious buildings and sites, and the place where we live, to "develop" an interest in culture.
"Ginza Undergrounding"
Event period: Friday, September 27th – Sunday, November 24th
Venue | Ginza, Yurakucho, Hibiya city researchers | Ken Oyama (photographer/writer), Sae Honda (designer), Zajiro (architect)
■"TOKYO ARTSCAPES 2024" special website
For more information about "TOKYO ARTSCAPES 2024," please see the website below.
https://www.idee-lifeinart.com/exhibition/tas2024/
[Traveling Exhibition Information]
This project, titled "OSAKA ARTSCAPES 2025," will run from Friday, May 30, 2025 to Sunday, June 29, 2025, as a traveling exhibition centered around MUJI Grand Front Osaka and in the Umeda to Nakanoshima areas of Osaka.
[Muji Co., Ltd.] Press release
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