[Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Store Co., Ltd.] Special feature on street artists at the main venue! The 4th contemporary art festival “ART@FUKUOKA” will be held at Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin store
Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Store Co., Ltd. Press release: October 9, 2024 Special feature on street artists at the main venue! The 4th contemporary art festival “ART@FUKUOKA” will be held at Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin store ■Duration: Wednesday, October 16, 2024 – Monday, October 28, 2024 ■Location (business hours): Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin store main building 8th floor event hall (10 a.m. to afternoon 6:00 *Closing at 5:00 p.m. on the last day) / Antenna Plus on the 1st floor of the main building (10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.)
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25003/2739/25003-2739-9d37463c88917f366648a0fa5545ce07-600×598.jpg ▲“LOVE ANIMARU” Acrylic on canvas Size 65×65cm Born in Shonan. With the theme of “LOVE & PEACE”, works full of intimacy and humor are expressed with vivid colors and bold, powerful lines. In addition to collaborating with le coq sportif, COACH, and STAR WARS, and creating illustrations for CD jackets and merchandise for musicians, he also creates mural art. Artists are scheduled to visit on October 25th (Friday) and 26th (Saturday). HIJACK is an artist born in Los Angeles who combines fine art and street art.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25003/2739/25003-2739-07618ef9bac9cef289cf0bdae71dfc58-600×567.jpg ▲“They Love Me, They Love Me Not”, size 97×103cm Period: October 23rd (Wednesday) – October 28th (Monday) HIJACK is a Los Angeles-based street artist who is attracting attention and has been reported to be “the next generation of BANKSY.” His father is the graffiti artist Mr. Brainwash, who is known as the “second coming of Andy Warhol” and “the biggest thing since Banksy.” From an early age, he was involved in world-famous artists such as Banksy, Invader, and Shepard Fairey. Surrounded by street artists, he has developed his talent in an environment where art is always at the center of his life. “Chat Noir” is a trendy French street artist who freely manipulates spray cans.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25003/2739/25003-2739-8c53aebb8e9f013fd02091baf7fb142b-527×431.jpg ▲ “Flowers and Cats” Size 50 x 40, 935,000 yen including tax Period: October 23rd (Wednesday) – October 28th (Monday) Chat Noir was born in Colombia in 1976 and at one point pursued a career in medicine, but was unable to give up his desire for art and entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, France’s most prestigious art school, studying academic painting. Learn. After graduating, he visited Barcelona and saw pictures drawn on the walls of the city, and was impressed by the joyful expressions on the faces of the people looking at them, and began his activities there. We also sell a wide variety of goods, including collaborations with top global brands such as The Walt Disney Company, ungaro, SUMSUNG, and Audi. A new era of graffiti, British artist “Mr. Doodle” Artist and illustrator from London. A representative artist who achieved success through YouTube and Instagram, Mr. Doodle currently has 3 million followers on Instagram. Please come and see the work at the venue! ■Artists scheduled to exhibit at the 8th floor event space Andy Warhol/David Hockney/Keith Haring/Banksy/KAWS/Mr.Brainwash/Julian Opie/Damien Hirst/Jean-Michel Basquiat/Nick Walker/Dork/Mr.Doodle/D＊Face/Invader/ Jamie Reid / NOT BANKSY / SheOne / / Dot Master / / Yayoi Kusama / Yoshitomo Nara / Takashi Murakami / / Kunihiko Nohara / Kyouki Tajima / Kohei Nawa / Reki Yamaguchi / MADSAKI / KYNE / Backside works. / Kaoru Shibuta / HAROSHI /Conix and others – Exhibiting artists may change depending on circumstances. ・Products listed may be sold out before the event starts. ■Novelty & Event
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25003/2739/25003-2739-db5945334187200e066c9873e25ae40c-617×513.png ●Novelty & Event “POP UP GALLERY” x “NOT BANKSY” Limited Original Goods Collaboration goods (not for sale) between “POP UP GALLERY”, which is scheduled to open as a permanent gallery on the 5th floor of Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin East Building El Gala in August 2025, and “NOT BANKSY”, an artist born from a London gallery, will be available exclusively to ART@FUKUOKA2024 visitors. will be distributed as a novelty item. “POP UP GALLERY,” which aims to improve the value of contemporary art in the future, and “NOT BANKSY,” which takes a closer look at the sarcastic Banksy, offer a new perspective on art. [Novelty present] Distribution period: October 16th (Wednesday) to 28th (Monday), 2024 *10:00 to 18:00 each day Distribution location: Special counter inside the venue on the 8th floor of the main building Distribution target: 1,100 visitors on the 8th floor of the main building *Ends as soon as supplies last Distribution contents: “POP UP GALLERY × NOT BANKSY” limited collaboration ・Hologram sticker (all 5 colors) ・Die-cut stickers (2 types) ・Can badge (3 colors) *
@popupgallery.jp Follow us on Instagram and we will give you one of the novelties listed above. If you make a contract during the period, you will also receive a limited edition novelty item. *Please ask the staff for details. ●Event 1. “Exploring unexplored areas of art!! Daimaru x PUG collaboration talk live!!” (With exclusive benefits for visitors)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25003/2739/25003-2739-d08d4ec9c93911dac93d8b6300946d4a-3900×2194.jpg 1. October 21, 2024 (Monday) 14:00~ Location: Antenna Plus on the 1st floor of the main building 2. October 25, 2024 (Friday) 16:00~ Location: Inside the ART@FUKUOKA venue on the 8th floor of the main building Each time, participants will receive an original novelty Distribution contents: “POP UP GALLERY × NOT BANKSY” limited collaboration ・Shopper ・Magnetic sticker ・mina Q sticker set (2 types) *If you attend the talk live and follow @popupgallery.jp Instagram, you will receive the above novelty set as a gift. ▼Guest KEN IKEDA (AIR PLANT CEO / PUG General Producer) Yasuko Furusato
(Artist/Moderator) Masato Tanaka (AnyTokyo general producer/Any inc founder) minaQ (artist/illustrator) Youtube live streaming We will also do this. We would appreciate it if you could subscribe to the channel and wait for the information. ●Event 2. PUG permanent venue wall installation The wall installation of “POP UP GALLERY”, which is scheduled to open as a permanent gallery on the 5th floor of Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin East Building El Gala in August 2025, was created by AIR PLANT Co., Ltd., which plans and operates the wall installation, and was created by PUG general producer and contemporary artist KEN. An exhibition of new works by IKEDA will be held for a limited time.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25003/2739/25003-2739-60a68f33b57f1b131edd15845e108717-596×333.png AIR PLANT Co., Ltd. (incorporated in 2021), which has been operating an art business based in Fukuoka for over 20 years since 2003, has produced numerous art works and held exhibitions. As part of our 20th anniversary project in 2023, we have decided to create “POP UP GALLERY” with the aim of disseminating contemporary art and the latest culture. KEN IKEDA / AIR PLANT CEO / PUG General Producer / Artist I am interested in the atmosphere that humans themselves have, the things that exist there, and how spaces are created by arranging paintings and designs, and I am free to coexist with nature without being bound by age, gender, nationality, or genre. Continuing to pursue creative works and expressions. Exhibition period: October 21, 2024 (Monday) to August 2025 (until PUP UP GALLERY OPEN) Location: East building Elgala 5th floor
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25003/2739/25003-2739-a7e6cc41077d4acc48a581338263fc0e-600×401.jpg ▲“A collection of small earthworms” An impactful collection of installations created by contemporary artist Kenji Yanobe. Kyomasa Yamaguchi, who creates human-faced creatures, is the main character, creating a fluffy world full of humor with an iconic and unique pop feel. In October 2024, with the theme of the accumulation of traces and memories left by people, we will welcome ARADOMO, who creates three-dimensional objects using brushed fabric, as a guest, and pursue even more “fluffy” On other topic stages on each floor, works by artists who are currently attracting attention will appear!! “Naoto Wada” expresses palm-sized three-dimensional objects with clay art
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25003/2739/25003-2739-afdde711555227b20485ff7d4b8cc6cb-600×528.jpg ▲Moonlight Cat Girl 8,300 yen including tax Location: Topic stage, 2nd floor of main building Period: October 16th (Wednesday) – October 29th (Tuesday) Produced with an emphasis on antique colors, textures, and expressions. This time’s theme is “Sleeping world.” “Takashi Hirano” draws vivid and colorful animals using “colored pencils”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25003/2739/25003-2739-48c94c9ae1704f4f7c55574de0ab131f-449×640.jpg ▲Original picture 22,000 yen including tax – 165,000 yen including tax Location: Topic stage, 2nd floor of main building Period: October 23rd (Wednesday) – October 29th (Tuesday) This is an original
(one-of-a-kind) item created by the author. In addition to the original paintings, the posters are laminated, so they are resistant to moisture and have good color retention, so you can easily display them. We also sell brooches and keychains, so please feel free to drop by. “Ryuta Shiga” draws one picture a day with the theme of everyday life
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25003/2739/25003-2739-df37fe5fe75b10f3d64d3dd8ba58fecc-600×339.jpg ▲“Melting” (19 x 33.4cm) 66,000 yen including tax Oil on canvas Location: Main Building 6th Floor Topic Stage Period: October 16th (Wednesday) – October 28th (Monday) As he began painting seriously and gained experience, he realized that “I just want to draw the way I like,” which led to his current style of painting. His theme is everyday life, and he creates one picture a day that he is satisfied with, producing nearly 300 paintings a year. I will draw another picture today and go to sleep. “Monochrome Exhibition”, a world enchanted by black and white
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25003/2739/25003-2739-420e2b39ec207d11fae8f2a7dc89d86c-550×548.jpg Location: East Building 3rd floor Topic Stage Period: October 16th (Wednesday) – October 29th (Tuesday) A monochrome limited exhibition by five artists based in Kyushu. See a different side of each artist The highlight is the sense of unity created by the unification of colors among the five artists with different painting styles. Participating artists: Tominaga Bond, Tsurugi, BEL, Ronzaemon, dolly Future “Kyushu writers and artists” [Daimaru WALL GALLERY] is active with the goal of disseminating Kyushu and the whole country to the world. An art gallery located in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City, supports artists in various ways, such as exhibiting Fukuoka-based artists, providing shared ateliers, planning POP UPs, and producing
collaborative goods. JTL ART GALLERY is now available.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25003/2739/25003-2739-f41f10977f9b0ba177dec528b658514d-379×434.jpg Location: Main building/East building 3rd floor connecting passageway Period: Currently being held – November 5th (Tuesday) kuw_ An analog artist whose concept is to provide time to face one’s true self. His distinctive style is a close-up of a woman’s face, based on a monochrome tone. Each person has a different facial expression, and the way they feel changes greatly depending on the viewer. He is greatly influenced by the Buddhist philosophy of emptiness. Lives in Fukuoka. *Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin store is a group company of Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Store Co., Ltd. Access: Nishitetsu train “Fukuoka (Tenjin) station” Nishitetsu Bus “Tenjin Daimarumae” Nishitetsu Bus “Nishitetsu Bus Terminal Mae” Subway Nanakuma Line “Tenjin Minami Station” Address: Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin Store, 1-4-1 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-8717 TEL: 092-712-8181 (Representative) [Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin store] HP: https://www.daimaru.co.jp/fukuoka/ LINE： https://lin.ee/aBzxP4w Instagram: @daimaru_fukuoka (
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