Opening from February 10th ★ “Kirameki Sculpture Festival / Kirameki Art Festival” works by a total of 27 diverse artists will gather at 11 venues in Taito and Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo! Advantageous advance tickets are now on sale.
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Press release: January 14, 2024
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Opening from February 10th ★ “Kirameki Sculpture Festival / Kirameki Art Festival” works by a total of 27 diverse artists will gather at 11 venues in Taito and Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo! Advantageous advance tickets are now on sale.
*In addition to exhibitions, there are many events such as events by artists and workshops for parents and children to enjoy. *
* “Glitter Sculpture Festival” *
is an art festival where you can enjoy an exhibition of a variety of contemporary sculptures by the most exciting artists, set in the Yanesen area, which still has a downtown atmosphere in Tokyo. In addition to exhibiting works, there will also be exhibits in the Yanesen + Ueno Sakuragi area.
A riddle-solving walk rally where you can enjoy strolling through the shopping streets and alleys, a flea market organized by artists, and fun for parents and children to enjoy together.
We also offer a number of events, such as workshops where you can learn art, that will allow you to become more familiar with
“sculpture.”
The theme of this art festival is “What is sculpture?” Speaking of sculptures, we think of Buddhist statues, bronze statues in parks, and statues in front of stations.
Do you imagine monuments? The word “sculpture” was first created in the Meiji period when “sculpture” was translated, and at that time, “sculpture” mainly referred to wood carving or modeling (clay). On the other hand, in modern times, the materials, techniques, and ideas for “sculpture” are wide-ranging, including the use of sound, light, and 3D printing. We will consider the existence of these diversifying concepts of sculpture through the curation and works of various exhibitions at all 11 venues. The Kirameki Sculpture Festival is a “sculpture” that each person has in mind.
This is an art festival where you can see the relationship between the two and feel all kinds of emotions all at once.
Event overview
Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024 – Sunday, February 25, 2024 Time 11:00-18:00
Closed on Thursdays (February 15th and 22nd) *Closed and opening times vary depending on the venue.
Admission fee Advance free pass ticket Adult ¥1,300 (until 2/9 (Friday) 23:59) Free pass ticket Adult ¥1,500
Free pass ticket with illustrated book ¥3,000
*Free for high school students and under
*The catalog will be delivered approximately one year after the end of the exhibition period.
Purchase electronic tickets here Official website https://www.kirameki-art-festival.com/
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Curator/Artist/Collaborator
curator
Nozomi Iimori, Heishiro Ishino, HB., Ryohei Otsuka, Shoichi Kitayama, Keiichiro Saito, Ai Sano, Koiichiro Tada, Yuki Muraoka, Yasuji Moriyama, Shuji Yamamoto
Artist/Collaborator
Hiromi Kazui, Hiroki Ishikawa, Takeshi Ise, Daisuke Ida (Daisuke Ida Collection), Heishiro Ishino, Akashi Ueda, Yuichi Eto, Ryohei Otsuka, Omori
Written poems, Takatoshi Ogura, Shoichi Kitayama, Ryo Kimoto, Yui Kuroki, Ai Sano, Yu Seto, Chiro Takahashi, Koiichiro Tada, Daiki Tsutamoto, Manami Nakata, Hiroaki Nakanishi, Ryo Hagiwara, Maeda Kasuga Mi, Yuki Muraoka, Yuki Morita, Yasuji Moriyama, Shuji Yamamoto, Keisuke Yoneyama, Mono Shaka (collaborators)
Artist (excerpt)
Heishiro Ishino | “Yomizu Okami” 2023 | Photo: Daiki Tsutamoto Ryohei Otsuka | “Face” 2021
Shoichi Kitayama | “Spirit (=Sculptor) III” 2023
Ai Sano | “Albina Lily” 2023 | Photography: Kenji Agata
Koiichiro Tada | “Blackout” 2021 | Photography: Yu Takagi
Yuki Muraoka | “Connect the Dots” 2023
Taiji Moriyama | “About getting wet” 2022
Shuji Yamamoto | “Aomori Prefecture 3D Topographic Model” 2022 Yu Kuroki | “Process of Appreciation: Francis Alice” 2023 | Photo: shimizu kana Takahashi Chi | “Two Rabbits” 2020 2-channel video 9 minutes 33 seconds | Photography: Yosuhiro Tateishi
* venue*
* information Center*
Please stop by if you have any questions, such as ticket sales, directions to the venue, handing out pamphlets and flyers, etc. 1/ Future Standard Research Institute (Google Map
Instagram @kirameki_art_fes * Sponsorship / Grant / Sponsorship *
Sponsoring Companies Medical Corporation Tajima Koseikai Kamiya Hospital, Care Net Toki Co., Ltd., kgyLT, SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, Beer Publications, mona
art office, Toriyoshi Yanaka, Allegro Co., Ltd., Shokeisha, Senju Craft Co., Ltd., TRATTORIA
NOBI, Hanazono Alley, rojiroji
Individual sponsors: Atsushi Nozawa, Kento Rokuman, Shudo High School Art Department, Shingo Ito, Genta Onoda, Katsuya Kawata, Kouya Shinde, Naoya Sanada, Yuki Shibushita, Kazuho Date, Rena Tsukamoto, Yuki Murakami, and others.
Cooperation art-Limk
Ueno-Yanaka, Yanaka no Okatte, Ueno Sakuragi Former Hirakushi Denchu Residence, NPO Taito Historical City Research Group, Ibara City, Okayama Prefecture, Kumai Shoten Co., Ltd., Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Store Co., Ltd.
Future Standard Research Institute, Kayaba Coffee, Kannoji Temple, Gallery Bi-no-sha, COUZT CAFE + SHOP, Sakuragi Gallery, SANIWA, The 5th Floor, Sake Tsubo
Shizuku, NIGHT KIOSK, haco – art brewing gallery-, HAGISO, Hello Bee, Hanzawa Art Store, HEDGE8, HOTEL GRAPHY NEZU, Sake Bar Kei, Liquors Daya, LIBRE, Room101, Let’s Beer
Works, Watanabe Dental Clinic
Grants: Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, Arts Council Tokyo [Regional Arts and Culture Activities Support Grant], Taito Ward Arts and Culture Support System, Nomura Foundation Sponsored by Taito Ward, Bunkyo Ward Tourism Association
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