Michiko Isono Exhibition

at LIXIL Gallery Solo exhibition of Michiko Isono, “LOOKING AT WINDOWS” will be held at LIXIL Gallery, Ginza in Tokyo from Sep. 3 (Mon). “Occupied Windows ”, Film Installation, 2011 Michiko Isono – LOOKING AT WINDOWS Date：2012. Sep. 3 (mon) – Sep. 27 (wed) Opening Hours：10am - 6pm Closed on Sundays and national holidays Venue：Gallery 2, LIXIL:GINZA 3-6-18, Kyobashi, Cyuou-ku, Tokyo Inquiry Information： 03-5250-6530 http://newsrelease.lixil.co.jp/news/2012/100_culture_0803_01.html Artist Talk : Sep. 3 (mon) 6pm – 7pm The artist will talk on her practice on the first day at the venue. Michiko Isono is interested in and focuses on life custom, text, language and the relationship of group and individual in Japan. She presents many installation works using various medium such as daily necessaries, glasses, photographs and films. For this exhibition, the presenting work will be 6 minutes new film work from the series of “LOOKING AT WINDOWS”. This is about 3 located residential buildings shot. Art Front Gallery has been corpora ting art coordination at Anjin in Tsutaya Book Shop, Daikanyama, Tokyo. You can also see her glass works as a piece of permanent works at Anjin.

Daikanyama Tsutaya Books

Special exhibition: To the Forest　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Currently, a special exhibition, "To the Forest" is taking place at "Anjin" a cafe space on 2nd floor, in Daikanyama Tsutaya Books. To the Forest exhibiting until the end of September Location: Anjin, Daikanyama Tsutaya Books Hours: 09.00 - 26.00 Access and opening hours of Anjin can be seen at official website. This special exhibition is themed on “animals in a forest” by contemporary young artists who shows two dimensional works as well as three dimensional works. Animals are friendly motifs in art for anyone from children to grown-ups. The works are made of various materials such as iron, FRP, wood, stone, oil-painting and so on. Viewers could enjoy the interesting works in terms of these various features. There are more animal motif works showing in “Satoyama Art Zoo 2012” which is a part of events in “Echigo Tsumari Art Triennale 2012” that Art Front Gallery organizes and conducts. Some artists join in both places. Approximately 20 artists will exhibit their works around Matsudai Nohbutai. For further information on “Satoyama Art Zoo 2012”, please click here. At this time, we would like to introduce a work of Motoki Hitomi. Motoki Hitomi, “Tears of Clown”, camphor tree, deer horn, acrylic, 270 x 170 x 200mm, 2012 Motoki Hitomi creates three dimensional works which features on animals and a combination of animals and human beings. The artist uses acrylics painted on camphor tree, his works are mostly colorful and humorous look at first impression. However, the animal’s facial expressions have complicated looks just like human beings, and they somehow have a touch of melancholy. His animals that have rich expressions could give imaginative stories and thoughts to viewers. You can see “Tears of Clown” at Anjin, café at 2nd floor of Tsutaya Books in Daikanayama T-Site. Motoki Hitomi is participated in “Satoyama Art Zoo 2012” as well. Please enjoy and compare the atmospheres in calm and classic space; Anjin, and large scaled space in nature; Nohbutai. This exhibition will be interesting both for people who went/ go to the art triennale and for people who have not visited yet. Tsutaya Books is located 3 minutes walk distance from Art Front Gallery. Please drop in at Anjin, when you visit our gallery.

Daikanyama Tsutaya Books

Artworks at Anjin 10 – Saeko Kuwana Art Front Gallery is cooperating art coordination at Anjin and there are various works of international and domestic artists exhibited. Currently, a special exhibition “To the Forest” is also exhibited. This special exhibition is related to “Satoyama Art Zoo 2012” in Echigo Tsumari Art Triennale 2012 which Art Front Gallery organizes and conducts. At this time, we would like to introduce a work of Saeko Kuwana who is holding solo exhibition “Editable Region / In the Room” at Art Front Gallery until Sep. 9 (sun). Saeko Kuwana “Reflection Off the Surface-Alice”, ceramic, 260×180×180 mm, 2012 The artist has an interesting approach to “Reflection Off the Surface”. This work is based on the result image when she types in a certain keyword “Alice” on the web search. “Reflection Off the Surface” is developed as a work series in Kuwana’s two dimensional works, these ones are currently exhibited at Art Front Gallery during the exhibition period of “Editable Region / In the Room”. This Alice is fully coved with palladium which is a kind of metal. We can hardly see her face because of vivid flowers covered on. Even though it seems to be a strange look, we could still feel a sense of Alice of the world. Please enjoy both three dimensional work and two dimensional works in each venue. You can see “Reflection Off the Surface-Alice” at Anjin, café at 2nd floor of Tsutaya Books in Daikanayama T-Site. Tsutaya Books is located 3 minutes walk distance from Art Front Gallery. Please drop in at Anjin, when you visit the gallery. Access and opening hours of Anjin can be seen at official website. For further information on current solo exhibition "Editable Region / In the Room " by Saeko Kuwana, click here.

Echigo Tsumari Art Triennale

Until Sep. 17 (Mon)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 “Echigo Tsumari Art Triennale 2012” will be running until Sep. 17 (Mon) . This art festival is held every 3 years, many people visited this rich green area, Echigo Tsumari and enjoyed seeing many artworks by international artists. Oscar Oiwa and Tadashi Kawamata, who are both related artists of Art Front Gallery, participated this art festival. Tadashi Kawamata presented installation works and art projects such as an installation work “Nakahara Yusuke Cosmology”. For further information, click here. Oscar Oiwa, who presented “Scarecrow Project” located in Matsudai, will have solo exhibitions in Tokyo in this November.　 Solo exhibition will be hold in two different venues, one at 8/CUBE, 8F, Shibuya Hikarie from Nov. 14 (wed), and another one at Art Front Gallery from Nov. 16 (fri). For further information on solo exhibitions of Oscar Oiwa, click here.

Echigo Tsumari Art Triennale

Tokyo Information Center Close on Sep. 1 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Next to Art Front Gallery, Tokyo Information Center for the currently running international exhibition: Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2012 (untill Sep. 17) will be closing down on Sep. 1 (sat). This information center has been giving basic information on the event as well as to sell related goods including guide books and official passports. After Sep. 1, Art Front Gallery will consciously exchange pre-passports and sell official passports, guide books, guide maps.

Masumi Nakaoka : Parapraxis

9/14～9/30 Art Front Gallery will present solo exhibition of Masumi Nakaoka, entitled "Parapraxis". Masumi Nakaoka - Parapraxis Date：2012 Sep. 14(fri) – Sep. 30(sun) Opening Hours: 11.00 - 19.00 *closed on Mondays Venue: Art Front Gallery Opening Reception: Sep. 14(fri) 18:00 - 20:00