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arnk: solo exhibition of shun kawakami - view

2011-12-29T19:16:52Z

arnk: solo exhibition of shun kawakami 2011.12.4 - 2012.1.9 [view] at hotel anteroom kyoto artwork, art direction, design : shun kawakami (artless) exhibition preparation : tatsuhiko yamaguchi (TRNK)¥ photography : yuu kawakami (artless tokyo)

arnk: opening reception

2011-12-28T19:17:53Z

arnk: solo exhibition of shun kawakami [opening reception] 2011.12. 4 18:00 - 21:00 at hotel anteroom kyoto 18:30 - gallery talk @Gallery9.5 19:00 - night meeting @lounge organizer : subaru matsukura (ovaqe inc.) photography : yuu kawakami (artless tokyo) - 18:30 - gallery talk @Gallery9.5 - 19:00 - night meeting @lounge

arnk: preparation

2011-12-09T19:18:22Z

arnk: solo exhibition of shun kawakami [preparation] 2011.12.3 at hotel anteroom kyoto artwork, art direction, design : shun kawakami (artless) exhibition preparation : tatsuhiko yamaguchi (TRNK) support : syoh yoshida (artless kyoto), some volunteers photography : yuu kawakami (artless tokyo)

arnk: solo exhibition of shun kawakami

2011-11-21T05:47:39Z

- info. arnk. [arrival unknown] solo exhibition of shun kawakami 2011.12.4. sun. - 2012. 1.9. mon. opening reception: 12.4. sun. 18:00 - 21:00 artist talk: 2012.1.9. mon. 17:00-19:00 at hotel anteroom kyoto www.hotel-anteroom.com 京都府京都市南区東九条明田町7番　〒601-8044 デザインとアートの双方からアプローチを続けている「川上俊／shun kawakami」の個展が、京都「hotel anteroom kyoto」にて開催されます。本展には、近年制作致しましたアートワークを結集させるとともに、新たな作品も展示予定です。作品では間や余白を重んじて空間の緊張感を生かすと共に、日本独自の美意識を、和紙や金箔銀箔等の伝統工芸、松や生け花のコラージュ、カリグラフィなどを組み合わせて表現致します。「白と黒（=光と影）」が成すモノクロームの美術表現と、印刷や映像、インスタレーションなど、デザイン的アップローチで再考し表現する川上の作品を一望することのできる展覧会です 12月4日（日）オープニングレセプション、2012年1月9日（月／祝日）には、アーティストトークが予定されています。協力： A4A 株式会社箔一（金箔／銀箔） hotel anteroom kyoto 作家略歴： 川上俊（かわかみしゅん）｜アートディレクター、デザイナー、アーティスト 1977年東京都生まれ。artless Inc.代表。アートとデザインの境界を行き来するように、ジャンルやカテゴリーに縛られず広い視野で表現を考え活動している。コラージュによるモノクローム作品を中心に、思考や観念など意識の集合体、無意識の領域の具現化、日本独自の美を表現することを試みている。近年では、フィンランドのテレビ局（ch4）のために制作した映像作品が、カンヌ国際広告祭／ブランドデザイン部門金賞を受賞。また、NY ADC：Yong Gun6、D&AD賞、NY TDC賞、One Show、London International Awards、グッドデザイン賞、東京インタラクティヴアワードなど多数の受賞歴を持つ。 more artist info: www.artless.co.jp www.shunkawakami.jp - hotel anteroom kyoto:

Poster for Tokyo Graphic Passport at Centre Pompidou (Paris, France)

2011-09-21T00:33:48Z

Poster for Tokyo Graphic Passport at Centre Pompidou (Paris, France) Exhibition / Symposium / Workshop Exhibition / Tokyo Graphic Posters and Tapestries 2011.9.22 (Thurs) - 10.3 (Mon) AM11:00 - PM9:00 at Centre Pompidou B1F Forum Space artist: Atsuki Kikuchi / groovisions / Hideki Inaba / Hideki Nakajima / Issay Kitagawa / Kamikene / Katsunori Aoki / Kashiwa Sato / Kazunari Hattori / Masayoshi Kodaira / Naoki Sato / OHGUSHI / Semitransparent Design / Seiichi Hishikawa / Shun Kawakami / Takeshi Hamada / tycoongraphics / Yasushi Fujimoto / WOW / +81 http://www.grapass.net/2011/eng/paris/exhibition.html - credit: artwork, design and photography: shun kawakami calligraphy: gen miyamura photography(moon): ichigo sugawara printed by graph.(japan) offset print (4c) / paper: moderatorn back side:

Tokyo Graphic Passport at Centre Pompidou (Paris, France)

2011-09-20T01:35:33Z

Tokyo Graphic Passport at Centre Pompidou (Paris, France) Exhibition / Symposium / Workshop Exhibition / Tokyo Graphic Posters and Tapestries 2011.9.22 (Thurs) - 10.3 (Mon) AM11:00 - PM9:00 at Centre Pompidou B1F Forum Space artist: Atsuki Kikuchi / groovisions / Hideki Inaba / Hideki Nakajima / Issay Kitagawa / Kamikene / Katsunori Aoki / Kashiwa Sato / Kazunari Hattori / Masayoshi Kodaira / Naoki Sato / OHGUSHI / Semitransparent Design / Seiichi Hishikawa / Shun Kawakami / Takeshi Hamada / tycoongraphics / Yasushi Fujimoto / WOW / +81 http://www.grapass.net/2011/eng/paris/exhibition.html - Symposium Date : 2011.9.30 (Fri.)　PM5:30 - PM8:30 Venue : Centre Pompidou B1F Les Salles De Spectacle Speakers : Shun Kawakami / Masayoshi Kodaira / Hideki Inaba / deValence (Alexandre Dimos) / MM paris / and more... http://www.grapass.net/2011/eng/paris/symposium.html - Workshop Part2 : 2011.10.1 (Sat) Time & Venue : PM2:00 at Forum Workshop Space Lecture : Shun Kawakami http://www.grapass.net/2011/eng/paris/workshop.html -

D&AD Executive Elections (UK)

2011-08-14T02:33:21Z

Shun Kawakami selected the 2011 elections to the D&AD Executive Committee. D&AD Executive Elections are now underway with 16 candidates standing this year, wanting to support D&AD's mission and vision and lead the organisation forward. about D&AD Executive Elections: http://www.dandad.org/index.php/dandad/about/executive-elections interview: http://www.dandad.org/inspiration/profiles/individuals/shun-kawakami

about shun kawakami by Satoru Yamashita

2011-08-02T15:03:13Z

about shun kawakami by Satoru Yamashita (+81 magazine & tokyo graphic passport / creative director) I've known Shun Kawakami since he was 23, and the fundamental stance of his works remains unchanged. In them, he is continually searching for a comfortable "space" known in Japanese as Ma. The "space" referred to by this term is different from minimalism and indicates an area characterized by both permanence and tension. What comes to mind for me whenever I discuss "space" is the philosophy of Sen no Rikyu's tea ceremony. Rikyu provided permanence, space, and tension for the hosts and guests in a small, modest room. In doing so, he gave rise to the perception of "space" existing within a confined area and drew attention to the possibility of an instant of time removed from the vulgarity of the outside world. In painting, we can find such "space" in the "emptiness" seen in the"Shorin-zu Byobu" screen by Tohaku Hasegawa (who was incidentally a close friend of Rikyu's) as well as in Sotatsu Tawaraya's "Fujin and Raijin." The sort of blank space found in both of these works evinces the presence of powerful colliding forces and tension and has become beloved amongst the Japanese. Kawakami's portrayals that make use of empty space bring a tension to the image, as if it were suspended from all four corners by a thread. Indeed, the dense, complexly molded forms placed within this space seem more like calligraphy than pictorial representation. Adding interactive movement, audio, and a time axis to this complex creates a comfortable "space" that is entirely unique to Kawakami. Kawakami, who started off as a graphic designer, incorporates everything from web motion, music, and graphic art technology to programming and artistic quality into his creations while establishing a work environment of mutual compromise between himself and society. He provides a comfortable "space" in which the client is the "guest" and the creator is the "host." This also carries over into Kawakami's private work as an artist, where he grants us the chance to behold a world made up of his pleasant style of space, and it is this that makes his artwork so fascinating.

ISETAN | the stage (new year 2011)

2011-07-24T00:55:55Z

ISETAN | the stage "bokusho" new year 2011 2011. 1/2, 3, 4 credit : art direction + artwork : shun kawakami (artless) stage design : t/m calligraphy : gen miyamura produce : pranks client : ISETAN Co.,ltd. ISETAN SHOW WINDOW [Website] http://www.isetan.co.jp/icm2/jsp/store/shinjuku/event/show_window/ photo : (by kenta hasegawa)

ISETAN : the stage / "bokusho" (new year 2011) from shun kawakami on Vimeo.

artwork for HOTEL ANTEROOM KYOTO

2011-07-23T23:58:46Z

HOTEL ANTEROOM KYOTO installation work / original print http://hotel-anteroom.com/ - making via. blog : [preparation] artwork for hotel anteroom kyoto / set up by TRNK [printing] Printing on KIN-HAKU [printing] Printing on Wood paper - " moon | waning crescent 2011" [print art] at Entrance price 1,500,000JPY (+tax) print on gold leaf + top coat + dosa (a liquid made of weak nikawa and myoban that preps the paper) + wood panel + stamp/signed size: W4,720mm x H1680mm (A1 x 8) (Edition: 1/2) Courtesy of imura art gallery, kyoto - Order/Contact >> - " view | wind from kyoto " [print art] at Main Dining price 500,000JPY (+tax) print on original wood paper (forest thinnings) + wood panel + stamp/signed size: W2,610mm x H255mm ((W870mm x H255mm)) x 3) (Edition: 1/5) Courtesy of imura art gallery, kyoto Order/Contact >> - hotel view : Photography by Yoshiro Masuda -

tradition with modern

2011-07-17T01:18:15Z

tration with modern [print art] (signed) price 550,000JPY (+tax) print on wood paper / gold leaf / silver leaf + top coat + dosa (a liquid made of weak nikawa and myoban that preps the paper) + wood panel size: W590mm x H1680mm (A1) (Edition: 1/5) artwork by shun kawakami calligraphy by gen miyamura Order/Contact >>

Mind Map

2011-07-16T15:00:00Z

" Mind Map " price 550,000JPY (+tax) print on wood paper / gold leaf / silver leaf + top coat + dosa (a liquid made of weak nikawa and myoban that preps the paper) + wood panel size: W590mm x H1680mm (A1) (Edition: 1/5) Order >>

video for ch4 (tv nelonen) / helsinki finland

2011-07-12T14:56:25Z

Urban Abstract from Musuta on Vimeo.

CANNES LIONS International Advertising Festival (Design Lions) Corporate or Brand Identity / Broadcast Design & Graphics : "GOLD" D&AD / THE BEST ADVERTISING AND DESIGN IN THE WORLD Awards 2010 : TV & Cinema Communications TV Promotions, Stings & Programme Junctions *ED AWARDS / European Design Awards : Bronze Vuoden Huiput (Top of the Year Finland) : Shortlist -- Urban Abstract Creative Director: Jopsu Ramu, Musuta Ltd. Art Director: Jopsu Ramu Musuta Ltd. + Shun Kawakami, artless Inc. Cover Artwork: Shun Kawakami, artless Inc. Motion Graphics: EDP graphic works Co., Ltd. Sound: Chikao Maruyama Links: The website http://www.urban-abstract.com works as a part of the piece and creates an extra dimension for the clips shown on TV. D&Ad: http://www.dandad.org/ The 200 second piece can be viewed at: http://www.urban-abstract.com Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/7681282

BUDOUZU for KRUG

2011-05-12T23:10:45Z

" 葡萄図 -budouzu- for KRUG [print art] " print on washi (Japanese Rice Paper) + wood panel + stamp/signed size: W1800mm x H2400mm ({W600mm x H2400mm} x 3) (Edition: 1/2) artwork by shun kawakami calligraphy by gen miyamura Courtesy of imura art gallery, kyoto all view : - part 1 : - part 2 : - part 3 : -

+81 Gallery+Lab : The first anniversary exhibition

2011-04-03T14:56:41Z

+81 Gallery+Lab The first anniversary exhibition 2011.4.2 Sat - 5.1 Sun Open: 14:00-19:00 (Wed-Fri), 12:00-19:00 (Sat, Sun) Close: Monday, Tuesday OPENING PARTY: 2011.4.2 (Sat) 16:00-18:00 一年間のギャラリーの展示内容を収録した「+81 Gallery+Lab The first anniversary exhibition」出版記念として、山下悟 (+81) による解説と、OHGUSHI × HIDEKI INABAトークショー & サイン会を開催致します。 Shun Kawakami / 宮村弦 / OHGUSHI / Wing Shya / HIDEKI INABA / Cyan / Sam Winston / The Luxury of Protest 経済の変化とインターネットの浸透により大きく社会構造が変わり、混沌とした時代を迎えた2000年以降、あらゆる価値観も大きく変わる環境にさらされている。アート、デザインというクリエイティヴの分野は経済と密接な関係をもたざるをえない要素から、現在の先進国の行き詰まり、新興国の急激な成長、後進国と呼ばれた国々の成長により、意識レベルの標準化に限りなく近づく方向に時代は動いている。そこでは、従来の型にはまったクリエイティヴの定義ではなく、新しいアート、デザインなどのクリエイティヴの定義が求められてくる時代である。すでに多くのクリエイティヴの分野で、個々の活動が分野にあてはまらずに自己の存在を危惧する多くの作家と出会ってきた。彼らの求めるものが、従来のカテゴリー分野とは微妙に異なってきているのが主な理由だが、その回答は現れず、異端児という言葉で片付けられてきた。こうした社会状況を背景に新しい時代の新しい定義を求めるために+81 Gallery+Labの実験がはじまった。 2010年に活動を始めた+81 Gallery+Labでは、従来のアートやデザインというカテゴライズされた分野にとらわれることなく、+81の視点から世界を俯瞰して選択された作家群であり、世界の新しい価値観を築ける能力を基準として展示している。従来のアート型のヒエラルキーとは対照的な、世界の求める潜在ニーズの発見と定義づけを命題として運営されている。Andy Warholに象徴されるポップ・アートという分野が、裾野の広さ、幅、奥行きを拡大して、一部のコレクターと専門家であるアートというフィールドを一般大衆にまで知らしめたように、インターネットの普及した21世紀に新しい時代のポップ・アートが生み出されるものだと信じている。私たちは、新しい形の一般大衆に受け入れられ、後にも評価を維持できると推測される作家群をヴィジュアリストと称して世界に紹介していくために発足した。