KASAI exhibition「THE PLANTER POOL」
2010.4/1(thu)~5/31(mon)
■graniph Harajuku Gallery
〒150-0001　Diamond BLD,1F 6-12-17,Jingumae,Shibuya-ku　
Open 11:00～Close 20:00
Tel 03-6419-3053
MAP

Taichiro Kasai
1977 Born in Sapporo, Hokkaido
2000 Runner-Up, ACRYL AWARD 2000
2001 6th Showa Shell Sekiyu Modern Art Prize
2002 Graduated from Kanazawa Art College, Graduate School of Art (Oil Painting)
2003 Excellence Award, Gunma Youth Biennale '03

http://www.taichiroukasai.com

Drowsy-eyed, sly smiling Kaeru Sensei takes a trip to Marunouchi!
"Kaeru Sensei comes to Marunouchi!" Exhibition

July 27 (Mon) - August 16 (Sun) at Marunouchi Cafe


Kaeru Sensei, the frog with the sleepy smile......he moves at his own pace, don't rush him!
"Kaeru Sensei comes to Marunouchi", at the Marunouchi Cafe free exhibition space from July 27 (Mon) through August 16 (Sun), features four-frame comic strips looking at Marunouchi from the perspective of that intelligent frog, Kaeru Sensei.

Who is Kaeru Sensei
Kaeru Sensei was born from the memo-pad doodlings of the designer/illustrator Yu Nagaba. From his first appearance, Kaeru Sensei has slowly yet steadily gained popularity - appearing on T-shirts, online manga, exhibitions and cushions.

Kaeru Sensei's Marunouchi Meditations
This exhibition looks at Marunouchi from Kaeru Sensei's unique perspective - in the form of hand-drawn four-frame comic strips. Don't miss the chance to enjoy this Kaeru Sensei and Marunouchi collaboration!

Kaeru Sensei's Online Home
On July 1 Kaeru Sensei opened his online home to the world - (http://blog.kaerusensei.com/).
In case you can't make it in to the exhibition you can view all of the Kaeru Sensei Marunouchi series on the site. Go shopping for Kaeru Sensei merchandise from the web shop - previously only available through special request, these items are available for all! Check out the T-shirts, cushions and other cool items (web shop open from July 27).



Recover from the battles and scrapes of everyday life - take this opportunity to take a relaxing break in "Kaeru Sensei's World"....After his winter hibernation he's prepared a cozy place for you.......




"Kaeru Sensei Comes to Marunouchi" Exhibition
July 27 (Mon) - August 16 (Sun)
Marunouchi Cafe Tokyo-to Chiyoda-ku Marunouchi 3-3-1 Shin Tokyo Building 1F
8:00-21:00 (Weekdays) 11:00-20:00 (Weekends and Public Holidays)
http://www.marunouchicafe.com/index.html

Event Management IDEE
Enquiries: 03-3212-5025 Marunouchi Cafe

Check out the new exhibition at graniph Harajuku - OPTIMISTAKE by Double Happiness! Drop in for a look when you're in the area!

Exhibition：「OPTIMISTAKE」
Artist：喜喜 / Double Happiness
Duration：July 1 (Wed) through Jul 30 (Thurs) 2009

Artist website ：www.doublehappiness.jp
Affliated Gallery: www.thermegallery.com

ANI (from the Hip-Hop group Schadaraparr) presents his first photography collection "BRING THE NOISE"(published by Littlemore) in an exhibition at graniph's flagship store in Harajuku, Tokyo!

"BRING THE NOISE" Exhibition
Photography: ANI (Schadaraparr)

June 5 (Fri) ~ 30 (Tues)
graniph Harajuku flagship store gallery

MC of one of the driving forces of Japan's Hip Hop scene, Schadaraparr, ANI presents his first photography collection and exhibition - Check out these ominous images from the mind and eye of a Hip-Hop legend!

ANI Profile
Born in 1967 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Kawasaki City.
Active as an MC for Schadaraparr, THE HELLO WORKS, TV, commercials, and as a DJ.
This collection looks back at his photography since the 90's.
Schadaraparr's 11th album "11" on sale now.

LIVE TOUR starting June 6 in Sapporo. Playing live in Tokyo (Akasaka BLITZ) on the 17th of June (Weds)

■http://www.schadaraparr.net/ （for PC）
■http://rrmobile.jp/sdp （for MOBILE）

graniph gallery Fukuoka
14 Mar.-13 Apr.

activities

2007
''Roentgen'', weissfeld-Roentgenwerke, Tokyo.
Collaboration with a photographer Fumio SAKAGUCHI, in charge of costume,
Tokyo Mid Town, Roppongi, Tokyo.
2005
''The cutting edge.FASHION FROM JAPAN'', POWERHOUSE MUSEUM, Sydney, Australia.
Produced ''EMA'', an exhibition by students of Chiba Prefectural School for the blind,
Daikanyama, Tokyo.
2004
EXPO 2005 Aichi, in charge of costume for Spanish pavilion, Aichi.
''Minami Art Festival'', in charge of T-shirts design of ''Art Vending Mashine'', Osaka.
''REVOLUTION'', Tokyo Designer's Block 2004, Tokyo.
''World's Monchichi Collections & Remixies'',Tokyo.
N.Y. ART EXPO, New York, USA.
2003
''M.A.C DECK OF CARDS'', Spiral Hall, Tokyo.
Participated in a project ''FEATURING Dr.Martin's''
Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto.
2002
Kobe Fashion Museum, Kobe.
''thRift*POP*2002'', Laforet Museum, Tokyo.
2001
''Paper Show 2001'', Spiral Hall, Tokyo.
''Made in Japan'', Centaraal Museum, Uthrecht.
Atelier RENAULT, Paris.
2000
''MUTATION / MODE'', MUSEE de GALIERA, Paris.
Awarded by Fashion Editor's Club, Designer of the Year 1999.
1999
2000 S/S COLLECTION ''SCULPTURE 2'', Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo.
2000 S/S COLLECTION ''SCULPTURE 1'', ESPACE PIERRE CARDIN, Paris.
1999-2000 A/W COLLECTION, W< SHOP, Antwerp.
1999-2000 A/W COLLECTION, FRASH ART MUSEUM, Trevi.
''Fashion or Invisible Corset'', Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo.
''PANNEL 2'', Laforet Museum, Tokyo.
''PANNEL 1'', Espace Commines, Paris.
1998
Gallery Glass Box, Paris.
1997
Collaboration work with HONDA.
Gold Prize, Awarded by French Ministry of Culture and Communication.
1993
1994 S/S COLLECTION,
The debut show as a designer of ''SHINICHIRO ARAKAWA'', Paris.
1992
Selected Group Fashion Show, Paris.

Roentgenwerke

14 October (Tues) - 14 November (Fri), 2008
graniph Fukuoka Gallery

Displaying an Englishman's first-class wit and humour, the artist Simon Patterson has won many fans here in Japan. In 2003 he completed a large-scale painting installation 'Dazzle Ship' in the lobby of the BBC studio in White City (just outside of London). Modeled after the great European battleships of the First World War this is a display of fanaticism for cinema and the military which is based on his unique idea of 'cinema as battleship'. Patterson describes his vision thus - like the inside of a battleship films are the concentration of a vast array of human life. This 40mx15m work pays homage to the countless behind-the-scenes players of the cinema - special effects experts, stuntmen - who are similar to the camouflage on a battleship. The seven paintings that make up the current exhibition are derived from the process involved in this work.
Roentgenwerke

Simon PATTERSON

Born in 1969 in Surrey, England. Graduating from Goldsmith College, he rose to prominence in the late 80s-early 90s as a central figure of the YBA (Young British Artists).

His breakthrough work 'The Big Bear', (a take on the familiar London Underground map) is, along with Damien Hirst's 'Shark in Formaldehyde', recognised as one of the representative works of 90's English Modern Art.

He has exhibited in his home country of England and around the globe - holding seven solo exhibitions in Japan since his 1992 'High Fidelity' in Nagoya. To mark U.K.-Japan 2008, his eighth solo-exhibition is being held at Radium in Tokyo's Nihonbashi Bakuro-cho (until 3 Nov).

Crossing the desert on the hair of a dog; seeking lost treasure at the bottom of the
ocean, flying across a sunset sky...Jan von Holleben’s photographs are real-world
incarnations of childhood dreams.
Since 2002, Jan has been working with children from his local neighbourhood in South West Germany to craft scenes inspired by classic novels, modern superheroes and untamed adventure.
Dream Of Flying brings together Jan’s artwork, books, and printed T-shirts for the first time in Australia.

Runs from Thursday October 16 - Sunday November 16 at graniph Sydney
For more information and high res images please contact nadia@viaalley.com


Shop RG09. The Galeries Victoria. 500 George St. (02) 9261 5250

25 artists and directors under the age of 40 have selected works to be displayed in this new style of art fair. This fair aims to exercise the creative power of individuals from individual works, exhibitions and the market to support the next generation of young artists and continue to bring a fresh sensitivity to the art fair world. The word 'ultra' with its roots in the Latin meaning 'the other' and 'to surpass' is an apt name for this fair with its ambitions to introduce a new art fair style and broaden the art market. Don't miss this opportunity to witness the wide range of works that the specially selected creatives have chosen.

Exhibition Dates: October 29 - November 03
Place: Spiral Garden 1F
http://www.spiral.co.jp/e_schedule/2008/10/-001.html

Starting this September graniph Gallery Fukuoka presents monthly Roentgenwerke produced and directed exhibitions. This first exhibition features the work of Kutsuna Koichiro - "Fuusoku 0" - Seven large format photographs taken in the Fukuoka area and B&W Polaroid pieces.

2008.9/14(sun)～10/10(fri)
graniph Fukuoka Gallery
〒810-0041 Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka City, Chuo-Ku, Daimyo 1-Chome 12-49, Dai-2 Matsumura Bldg (2F)
graniph Fukuoka
Tel 092-739-0232
Open 11:00～Close 21:00


View works at:
http://roentgenwerke.com/04galleryartists/04kutsuna_j.html

1973
Born in Tokyo
1997
Graduated from Bunka Gakuin
Currently living in Tokyo

-Solo and Group Exhibitions-
2006 "Fuusoku 0" - Wall Gallery (Tokyo)/"Fuusoku 0" - Galerie AAA (Paris)/"Fuusoku 0" - Roentgenwerke (Tokyo)
2006 "Lantshaft" - Roentgenwerke (Tokyo)
2003 "TPCC Exhibition" - Tokyo Photographic Culture Center (Tokyo)
2000 "10 Person Exhibition" Gallery CRADLE (Yokohama)

For those of you passing through Tokyo this month, from September 6th until the 30th the Sunshine Studio in Shibuya will be hosting a Postcard Exhibition. It includes work by various artists from around the world, many of who have collaborated with graniph.
You can also see all the cards blogged here.

Opening Party
08/09/06/Sat 20:00pm-24:00pm

Sunshine Studio
150-0001
Tokyo Shibuya-ku Jingumae 3-25-12
Tel 03-3401-0071
www.sunshinestudio.jp

www.cabaret-cabaret.com

2008.8/2(sat)～8/31(sun)

graniph Fukuoka Gallery
Open 11:00～Close 21:00
Tel 092-739-0232

Maki Yamada is known through her numerous magazine illustrations, participation in the 'MY MOLESKIN EXHIBITION' and exhibitions featuring T-shirts made in collaboration with fashion brands such as "QFD" and "graniph".

Her eerie works no bigger than the tip of your finger feature quiet animals and faceless humans and leave you with a deep sense of happiness in your heart.

The creative agency Drago presents the book launch and exhibition of Alex Flach "Berlin Calling". The book of color photographs on 112 pages are on sale now for 26 Euro. The release party will be held at The Pool Gallery Berlin.

Vernissage July 10th, 18:00-23:00h
Tucholskystrasse 38
10117 Berlin, Mitte
http://www.lodownmagazine.com
http://www.dragolab.it

07/07/2008 (Wed) - 31/07/2008 (Thurs)
graniph Fukuoka Gallery
Tel 092-739-0232
MAP

Taichiro Kasai
1977 Born in Sapporo, Hokkaido
2000 Runner-Up, ACRYL AWARD 2000
2001 6th Showa Shell Sekiyu Modern Art Prize
2002 Graduated from Kanazawa Art College, Graduate School of Art (Oil Painting)
2003 Excellence Award, Gunma Youth Biennale '03

http://www.taichiroukasai.com

Illustrative is an annual exhibition of international contemporary illustrators. It started in 2006 in Berlin, was held in Paris in 2007 and arrives in Zurich for the first time this year.
Entry to the Illustrative "Young Illustrators Award" is now open for all illustrators, graphic artist and designers!
The 20 winners will be (1) exhibited in a separate section at the upcoming ILLUSTRATIVE, the international festival for contemporary graphic and illustrative art, and (2) integrated into the artist selection of Illustrative. One winner will be given the opportunity to create a limited-edition watch for Swatch - a great chance to join the ranks of artists such as Kiki Picasso, Tadanori Yokoo and Keith Haring!Other winners can look forward to prizes such as exhibition opportunities, agency contracts and publication in international magazines.
http://www.illustrative.de

The Hay Festival happens each year in Wales and it is all about literature and the arts. Jon Burgerman created two giant 2x2x2m cubes, a smaller cube, two 1x2m panels and twenty A1 sized panels and anyone could come along to the Sky Arts dome where the cubes were and colour them in, completing the work how they saw fit. The first 200 people to come and colour in each day got an exclusive tote bag designed by Burgerman, for free. The pens for the event were kindly provided by Posca.
http://www.jonburgerman.com

The furniture, interior and lifestyle fair 100% Design Shanghai will open its doors from june26th to 28th at the Shanghai Exhibition Center.

100% Design Shanghai 2008 offers Chinese and international suppliers of contemporary interior design products the opportunity to find buyers and retail partners; a platform for designers and architects to source the latest design pieces; and an avenue for young, up-and-coming talent to be introduced to members of the design press.
After 100% Design London and 100% Design Tokyo, the Shanghai event is seen as a great event to open new market and trend exchange from China to the international scene.

http://www.100percentdesign.com.cn/2008/ENG/index.htm

Illustrator Gosia Machon draws gardens.... What is a garden? Private paradise and artificially created biotope?
Surrounded by a fence, it is controlled by human being, but is it safe from natural power and stranger's views from outside?
Vernissage: Thursday, July 3rd, from 19:00h
location: Westwerk. Admiralitatsstr. 74, 20459 Hamburg. Germany
from July 04th - 13th
Opening hours: Mo-Fr 16-19h Sat + Sun 14-18h
http://www.gosiamachon.de

Artworks from Portland based photographer Terry Weifenbach will be shown at the Blitz Gallery in Tokyo- Nakameguro through August 9th.
Terry Weifenbach is well known for her amazing pictures, taken mostly in backyards, hidden streets and flower valleys. All artworks on display are printed on 20x24inches (51X61cm) matt Type C photo paper.
The exhibition will be shown in the Gallery Orchard, Nagoya afterwards.
Terri Weifenbach x graniph collaboration T-shirts will be on sale.

From June 17th until August 9th
opening hours: 13:00-19:00
Monday closed, entrance free
http://www.artphoto-site.com

Taoka Kazuya rotates his canvas as he paints. His work rearranges fragments of memories on canvas reimagined as a memory storage device.

18/05/2008 (Sunday) - 29/06/08 (Sunday)
11:00-18:30 (Closed on Wednesdays)

gallery ARTE
http://www.arte-g.com

The Sunshine Studio in the heart of Tokyo's hotspot area Harajuku is celebreating this Saturday, June 7th 2008 its first anniversary!
The concept of the cafe is to introduce young and emerging artists and for this extraordinary celebration day they present "Quzila"!
The three participating artists are Geoff Mc Fetridge, who's fabric designs and wallpapers will be shown, further Yu Nagaba, who will exhibit his character "Kaerusensei" (Master Frog) on canvas and cookies and Anamachy painting, who will be presented with fine art!
Certain artworks will shown on this evening exclusively!!!!
Please come and visit.
Opening from June 7th
daily 11:30am ~ 5:00 am
(Closed on Mondays)
Opening Party: Friday, June 6th, 21:00 ~ 5:00h

Tokyo, Shibuya-ku, Jingumae 3-25-12
http://www.sunshinestudio.jp/

Artist and illustrator Mario Wagner will show his artworks from June 7th till 28th 2008 for the first time in Hamburg at the Gallery "Feinkunst Krueger".

Mario Wagner lives and works in Koeln and his unique illustrations and collages have been featured and published in popular magazines such as the Playboy and the New York Times.
Wagner works with old newspaper pics, scissors, glue and acrylic paint. His free artworks have been exhibited at international art events.

Feinkunst Krueger
Ditmar-Koel-Str. 22
20459 Hamburg
Germany
Vernissage: June 7th from 20:00h

http://www.mario-wagner.com

A nice set of funny artworks will be lined up at the Iguapop Gallery in Barcelona.
UK based illustrator Ian Stevenson and Canada based illustrator Gary Taxali, both famous for their humourous simple drawings and sketches are meeting for an exciting duo-show.

Iguapop Gallery
From June 5th till June 28
Reception on June 5th from 20:00h
Entrance free
Comerc 15, 08003 Barcelona
http://www.iguapop.net

Ian Stevenson: http://www.ianstevenson.co.uk

"Time Changes", an exhibition from four New York artists- Aiko Nakagawa, Chris Mendoza, Chris Rubino & Martha Cooper - will be held at Calm & Punk Gallery. The artists, who come from different cultural backgrounds and use different media for their expression, will make a story based on the idea of;
"every single wise choice in everyday life will lead to a better future and a better tomorrow = TIME CHANGES".

The gallery space will be filled with photographs, drawings, silkscreen prints and paintings. The exhibition will provide an opportunity to feel the "melting pot" of New York in central Tokyo.
Official website: http://www.time-changes.com

The Melting Pot Group Show "TIME CHANGES"
Dates: 7th-8th June 2008
Opening hours: 11am-7pm, the gallery will be closed from 1pm–2pm on the 8th for the preparation of workshop.

Admission Free
Opening reception: 7th June, 6pm-9pm
http://www.calmandpunk.com/

This exhibition is held in association with NEXTIDEVOLUTION, supported by Calm & Punk Gallery and Gas As Interface.

From 2nd to 29th June, t-shirts designed by the exhibiting artists will be on sale at a pop-up shop "e-sum records with TOGETHER! for NEXTIDE" at Yurakucho Marui.
http://www.0101.co.jp/yurakucho/calendarium/index.html

From this day until the 22 of June the exhibition “Through a Panel Darkly” shows the artwork by 13 Swedish cartoonists. The exhibition includes original drawings as well as a number of paintings and objects related to the comics and to the theme of the exhibition.
The visitor will also be able to gain more knowledge about Swedish comic strips through seminars and a 200 page catalogue (in English) -"From the shadow of the northern lights" - which contains comic strips by the exhibiting artists as well as other artists working in the same tradition.
http://www.swedenabroad.com

Exhibition 2-22 JUNE "Through a Panel Darkly"
Embassy of Sweden
1-10-3-100 Roppongi, Minato-ku Tokyo 106-0032 JAPAN
Tel: (0081) (03) 5562-5097
On of the participating artists is graniph collaboration illustrator Tove Hennix
http://www.hejform.com/tove

Seamlessly merging his interests in design, fashion and art, Kosuke Tsumura has consistently mined the intersections between these disciplines through his fashion brand Final Home and his custom-made “Fantasy Mode to Order” apparel for female artists. Tsumura’s show at Nanzuka Underground, itself an experimental home for cross-genre creative projects, features his layered sculptures, cobbled together from a mix of existing, finished products and raw fabrics, extending the clothing metaphor of “wrapping” to the realm of fine art.

Opening Reception: May 30th (Fri) 20:00 - 22:00
at Nanzuka Gallery, Shibuya Tokyo
http://www.nug.jp

The next Victoria & Albert Museum late event "The Art of Confession" is on Friday 30 May and is curated by BAD IDEA magazine. ContainerPLUS has been invited to create four confession booths, each attended by a mysterious character thoroughly trained in their East London studio, to relieve you of your sins.
The Art Of Confession at the Victoria & Albert Museum
Friday 30 May 2008 18:30 - 21:45
Cromwell Road, South Kensington London SW7 2RL, UK
http://www.containerplus.co.uk

A joint exhibition with the renowned Art Brut Collection in Lausanne and works by Japanese outsider artists, organized by the Borderless Gallery NO-MA in Ohmihachiman, Shiga, which is the first art gallery in Japan dedicated to outsider art. First exhibition of its kind in Japan.
Open from May 24th till July 20th
at the Shiodome Museum Tokyo

We are having an exhibition from design and creative unit K+Me titled "Weirdos" on this coming Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th.

This exhibition presents 18 original collages made as weirdos characters.
The show also includes animation and fashion designers Encadreurs' 2008 Autumn/Winter collection which also use weirdos characters as a pattern.
Make sure to be here on May 24th for the opening party!

K+Me is a creative unit comprising Kaoru Sato from Japan and Jeremy Sanson from France.
After starting the collaboration in 2005 while in London, they moved to Tokyo in 2006, and now work for various clients.
For more info, please visit - http://www.kplusme.com
Please come and enjoy with us.

Exhibition times:
OPENING PARTY SAT. MAY 24th FROM 18:00 until late
SATURDAY MAY 24th & SUNDAY MAY 25th
from 13:00 to 19.00

at hybrid so+ba gallery
Kyodo 5-29-20, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Tel+Fax: 03 3706 2360
GALLERY MAP:
http://www.creativehybrid.com/images/hybrid-MAP_ENG.pdf

As part of the Berlin DMY week, the product and interior design duo muskat18 and the illustrator Ines Halbedel are opening their creative studio with an exhibition of graphics, illustrations, ordermade furniture and the cloak-stand project "neonhorn".
location: Luebbenerstrasse 23, 10997 Berlin
opening hours: 10:00 - 22:00 Uhr.

The Bosque project (Bosque = engl. Forest) is a collective art project of Bernardo Henning and his partner Bolsa de Osos.
Ever changing interpretations of a modern forest will be shown in illustrations and installations.
The opening party starts on May 30th, from 23:00h at the Espacio Trimarchi, Fabrica de Bananas Arevalo 1445 in Buenos Aires, Argentinia

http://www.hellomaybe.com.ar