Tokyo Art & Music: October 2010

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Muraki Chisato (村木千里) Exhibition at Gallery Musashi Ginza (銀座ギャラリームサシ) - (2010/10)

This exhibition (2010/10/25-30) by Muraki Chisato (村木千里) at Gallery Musashi Ginza (銀座ギャラリームサシ) included many very nice pictures based around charcoal prints. The example of the sakura tree here was quite interesting. The paper utilized is a one-off hand-made sheet of washi (Japanese paper) with an interesting texture and some holes. This picture is best viewed from at least a few feet away - at which point the holes become flower petals drifting down....

村木千里展 / 銀座ギャラリームサシ

The young girl above was someone the artist met in... in... I think she said Nepal.

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Hirano Takako (平野貴子) Exhibition at Gallery Kobo (巷房) - (2010/10)

This exhibition (2010/10/25-30) by Hirano Takako (平野貴子) at Gallery Kobo (巷房) consisted of an interesting set of color prints made from engraved plates. When I met the artist, I asked her how many plates were necessary for the final prints, and she said just one. She went on to explain that the all the colors were applied to the single engraved plate for each picture (see second photo below).

平野貴子版画展 / 巷房

The artist's website (in French and Japanese) is here:
http://www.haili.com/takapomme/

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Shigaki Masahiro (志垣昌宏) Exhibition at Gallery Uesuto (ギャラリーうえすと) - (2010/10)

This exhibition (2010/10/25-30) by Shigaki Masahiro (志垣昌宏) at Gallery Uesuto (ギャラリーうえすと) consisted of a collection of watercolor pictures of Paris that the painter mostly painted at each location. The promotional card shows the style.

志垣昌宏 / ギャラリーうえすと

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Nagayama Akira (永山亨展) Exhibition at Ginza Ono Gallery-2 (小野画廊-2)

This exhibition (2010/10/25-30) by Nagayama Akira (永山亨展) at Ginza Ono Gallery-2 (小野画廊-2) consisted of pictures similar to the one on the promotional card. (The artist wasn't there when I stopped by, so I couldn't discuss the pictures with them.)

永山亨展 / 小野画廊-2

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Group Exhibition at Shibata Etsuko Gallery (柴田悦子画廊) - (2010/10)

This group exhibition (2010/10/24-31) at Shibata Etsuko Gallery (柴田悦子画廊) consisted of work by three artists (see photos below).

Group Exhibition / 柴田悦子画廊

I met one of the artists at the exhibition - Hirano Toshikazu (平野俊一), whose website is here:
http://web.me.com/tosii/art/Home.html

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Namae Yoko (生江葉子) Exhibition at Gallery-403 (ギャラリー403) - (2010/10)

This exhibition (2010/10/21-30) by Namae Yoko (生江葉子) at Gallery-403 (ギャラリー403) consisted of pictures similar to the one on the promotional card. Parts of the pictures featured scratch lines in the paint as a design element.

生江葉子 / ギャラリー403

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Tatebe Miki (建部弥希) Exhibition at K's Gallery - (2010/10)

This exhibition (2010/10/28-11-02) by Tatebe Miki (建部弥希) at K's Gallery consisted of many elements - my favorite being a three-dimension piece making use of interesting reflections. (Actually, I went by on Wednesday and was only able to see part of the exhibition as it was being set up - if I can drop by again before it's over, I may update this post.)

建部弥希 / K's Gallery

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Kikuchi Nuiko (菊池絵子) Exhibition at Office Iida (オフィスイイダ) - (2010/10)

This exhibition (2010/10/25-11-06) by Kikuchi Nuiko (菊池絵子) at Office Iida (オフィスイイダ) consisted of pictures in both oil and pencil. One of the simple designs is shown on the promotional card, which mimics the standard format of post office postcards in Japan. There was another picture that was interesting to ponder - the more so after the artist explained the concept and thinking behind its creation. This is the great part about talking to artists directly - as opposed to someone else interpreting their work - they *know* what they were thinking while making their own creation, which others can only guess.

菊池絵子 / オフィスイイダ

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Exhibition by Kawamura Takumi (河村卓見) at Jungaro (純画廊) - (2010/10)

This exhibition (2010/10/18-30) by Kawamura Takumi (河村卓見) at Jungaro (純画廊) consists of several paintings - one of them featured on the promotional card (below).

河村卓見 / 純画廊

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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塩田澄子 Exhibition at Gallery Seikodo (ギャラリーセイコウドウ)

This exhibition (2010/10/25-30) by 塩田澄子 (I forgot to verify correct pronunciation of the kanji with the artist) at Gallery Seikodo (ギャラリーセイコウドウ) consisted of many oil paintings which were painted with a thinner amount of paint than is typically the case with oil. The artist said her paintings are often confused with other processes (which I can easily imagine - I also thought they were painted with something other than oil paints).

塩田澄子 / ギャラリーセイコウドウ

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Okuno Building Art Galleries - (101027-1500)

Okuno Building Art Galleries

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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"Matsuoka Miho (松岡美穂) Live in Yurakucho on October 27th, 2010"

松岡美穂

I enjoyed listening to this singer, and like the CD I bought with four songs on it. (Good price too - just Y500.)

I took a short video of her performing that day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjlxGZTR_2c

The singer's blog is:
http://ameblo.jp/martin-om28v/

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Tamura Kimi (田村公) Exhibition at Gallery Musashi Ginza (銀座ギャラリームサシ) - (2010/10)

This exhibition (2010/10/18-24) by Tamura Kimi (田村公) at Gallery Musashi Ginza (銀座ギャラリームサシ) consisted of several large, colorful oil paintings. The physical arrangement was interesting as well - with one placed in a corner creating a couple of 45-degree angles instead of one 90-degree one.

田村公個展 / 銀座ギャラリームサシ

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Nakagawa Luna (中川るな) Exhibition at Gallery Kobo (巷房)

This exhibition (2010/10/18-23) by Nakagawa Luna (中川るな) at Gallery Kobo (巷房) consists of small books (with pictures and text by the artist) placed around the under-stairs room and with three low chairs to sit on and contemplate the books from. It's hard to explain why exactly, but it was a lot of fun! The fun was tied in with the size of the room I think - the feeling being something like kids in a clubhouse?

中川るな / 巷房

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Onodera Kaori (小野寺かおり) Exhibition at Salon de La (サロンドゥラー) - (2010/11)

Usually I only post things from exhibits that I've already seen, but I'm making an exception in this case, as this is a new gallery and it seems like a good idea to put this in early. This exhibit (2010/11/03-07) by Onodera Kaori (小野寺かおり) at Salon de La (サロンドゥラー) on the 6th floor of the Ginza Okuno Building, is to be of old handkerchiefs.

小野寺かおり / サロンドゥラー

Salon de La's website is here:
http://www.salondela.com/

Update: I visited the exhibition on Friday - here are a couple of pictures from the exhibit, which was historical, with handkerchiefs from the 1930's and 1940's.

小野寺かおり / サロンドゥラー

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Arai Yukiyo (新井幸代) Exhibition at Gallery Kobo (巷房) - (2010/10)

This exhibition (2010/10/18-23) by Arai Yukiyo (新井幸代) at Gallery Kobo (巷房) consisted of many very interesting glass pieces - just one design of which is shown on the promotional card. My favorite was a box with an interior similar to the top of the piece in the photo below. (This exhibition is in the third floor Kobo space.)

新井幸代展 / 巷房

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Goto Minoru (五嶋稔展) Exhibition at Gallery La Mer (ギャラリー La Mer)

For this exhibition (2010/10/18-23) by Goto Minoru (五嶋稔展) at Gallery La Mer (ギャラリー La Mer), I got as far as the entrance to the gallery, where I looked in from the hallway, but it was crowded inside, so I decided to come back again later, and then I ran out of time. So... I didn't quite see this one, but here's the promotional card for it nevertheless.

五嶋稔展 / ギャラリー La Mer

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Baba Mariko (馬場まり子展) Exhibition at Gallery Kobo (巷房)

This exhibition (2010/10/18-30) by Baba Mariko (馬場まり子展) at Gallery Kobo (巷房) consisted of mainly large pictures - my favorite being the one that is depicted on the promotional card. (This is being held in Kobo's basement space.)

馬場まり子展 / 巷房

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Motohashi Daisuke (本橋大介) Exhibition at Ai-Gallery (藍ギャラリー)

This exhibition (2010/10/18-23) by Motohashi Daisuke (本橋大介) at Ai-Gallery (藍ギャラリー) consists of several large woodblock prints on washi (Japanese paper), one of them shown in the following picture. (For views of the rest of the exhibition, see Ai-Gallery's website.)

本橋大介 / 藍ギャラリー

The artist's website is here:
http://www.daisuke-motohashi.com/

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Okubo Sachiko (大久保沙智子) and Nakamura Yukiko (中村友紀子) Exhibition at Gallery Platform Studio (ギャラリープラットフォームスタジオ)

This joint exhibition (2010/10/17-23) by Okubo Sachiko (大久保沙智子) and Nakamura Yukiko (中村友紀子) at Gallery Platform Studio (ギャラリープラットフォームスタジオ) consisted of various glass pieces - some of which I thought were very nice.

大久保沙智子 and 中村友紀子 / ギャラリープラットフォームスタジオ

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Yamada Rie (山田りえ) Exhibition at Shibata Etsuko Gallery (柴田悦子画廊) - (2010/10)

This exhibition (2010/10/15-23) by Yamada Rie (山田りえ) at Shibata Etsuko Gallery (柴田悦子画廊) consists of many very nice large pictures - one of which the promotional card doesn't even come close to doing justice to! Imagine the dull gold-brown on the card as glittering gold, and the colors of the plant 20x more vibrant, and you might begin to get an idea. If you're in Ginza during this exhibition, do yourself a favor and go have a look. The pictures are very nice, but don't reproduce well, so you need to see the originals!

山田りえ / 柴田悦子画廊

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Group Exhibition at Gallery Izu (ギャラリーいず)

This Group Exhibition (2010/10/19-24) at Gallery Izu (ギャラリーいず) consists of three types of art, with each type by a different artist. The first pictures (on right in photo) are woodblock prints, then (in center of photo) there are pictures utilizing washi (Japanese Paper), and finally there are pictures made with acrylics (left side of photo). All three of the artists appear to be from Hokkaido.

グループ展示会 / ギャラリーいず)

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Hakusui Koya (白翠皇夜) Exhibition at Gallery Tomo (ぎゃらりぃ朋)

This exhibition (2010/10/18-23) by Hakusui Koya (白翠皇夜) at Gallery Tomo (ぎゃらりぃ朋) consisted of charcoal images such as the one on the promotional card. The characters' faces in the various pictures reminded me of those I've seen in some manga.

白翠皇夜個展 / ぎゃらりぃ朋

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Sukenari Masanori (祐成政徳) Exhibition at Gallery Gen (ギャラリー現)

This installation (2010/10/18-30) by Sukenari Masanori (祐成政徳) at Gallery Gen (ギャラリー現) consists of boards with their edges painted light green arranged in a wave pattern which can be viewed from both the front and the back. (Presumably the boards in the picture on the promotional card are the boards used before they were painted.)

祐成政徳展 / ギャラリー現

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Group Exhibition サロンど東京展10月 at Art Space Ginza One (アートスペース銀座ワン)

This month's Group Exhibition - at Art Space Ginza One (アートスペース銀座ワン) - by the Tokyo-ten group (サロンど東京展10月) - as usual - consists of many interesting pictures by the group's artists. (If I have time to visit the exhibition again and if I'm given permission, I'll try to add some photos.)

サロンど東京展10月 / アートスペース銀座ワン

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Naganuma Motoki (長沼基樹) Exhibition at Nabis Gallery (なびす画廊)

This exhibition (2010/10/18-23) by Naganuma Motoki (長沼基樹) at Nabis Gallery (なびす画廊) consists of pictures that often have dripping ink running down the canvas a feature - like in the second image below (from a promotional card available at the gallery).

長沼基樹 / なびす画廊

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Kim Hyung Nam (金亨南) Exhibition at Ginza Seika Gallery (銀座静鹿ギャラリー)

This exhibition (2010/10/18-23) by Kim Hyung Nam (金亨南) at Ginza Seika Gallery (銀座静鹿ギャラリー) consists of a collection of oil paintings similar to the ones depicted on the promotional card. (Naturally the original oil paintings are more pleasing to look at than the small images on the printed promo card - which isn't a very good reproduction of the originals.)

金亨南 / 銀座静鹿ギャラリー

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Group Exhibition at Gallery Seikodo (ギャラリーセイコウドウ) - (2010/10)

This Group Exhibition (2010/10/18-23) at Gallery Seikodo (ギャラリーセイコウドウ) consists of two pictures by each artist - one a small picture of flowers and the other any theme the artist liked. The content, styles, and levels vary - with a couple that I liked very much.

Group Exhibition / ギャラリーセイコウドウ

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Friday, October 15, 2010

Hotori Yui (阿由比展) Exhibition at Gallery Musashi Ginza (銀座ギャラリームサシ)

This exhibition (2010/10/10-17) by Hotori Yui (阿由比展) at Gallery Musashi Ginza (銀座ギャラリームサシ) consists of many nice nihonga paintings. Among other subjects, there were several pictures of Tokyo Tower, and when I ventured to the artist that she must like the tower, she said that she has special memories associated with it. Of the various pictures, I liked the blue Tokyo Tower picture the best, which the artist kindly allowed me to record for this post. The second picture (from the promotional card) shows a picture that apparently will be displayed next to (and inside?) Takashimaya Department store near the south exit of Shinjuku Station from late November as part of the Christmas light-up.

阿由比展 / 銀座ギャラリームサシ

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Aso Miki (麻生弥希) Exhibition at Gallery Kobo (巷房) - (2010/10)

This exhibition (2010/10/11-16) by Aso Miki (麻生弥希) at Gallery Kobo (巷房) consisted of several very nice nihonga pictures. I tried going by the gallery twice during the exhibition, but I wasn't able to discuss the art with the artist either time, so all I can say is that the pictures on the wall looked nice!

麻生弥希展 / 巷房

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Abe Yoko (阿部容子) Exhibition at Gallery-403 ギャラリー403 - (2010/10)

This exhibition (2010/10/13-19) by Abe Yoko (阿部容子) at Gallery-403 (ギャラリー403) consists of her designs on kimono obi - a close-up shown on the promotional card, and a view of several of the obi's on display at the exhibition in the second image.

阿部容子展 / ギャラリー403

Photo by LHS

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

Hino Toshico (日野稔子) Exhibition at Gallery Platform Studio (ギャラリープラットフォームスタジオ) - (2010/10)

This exhibition (2010/10/10-16) by Hino Toshico (日野稔子) at Gallery Platform Studio (ギャラリープラットフォームスタジオ) consisted of all-paper pictures such as the ones you can see on the walls in the second picture. The picture on the promotional card is of one of the pictures before the colors were added - the finished result at the exhibition was quite nice. The effect is similar to stained glass windows.

日野稔子 / ギャラリープラットフォームスタジオ

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
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Morita Setsuko (森田節子) Installation at Gallery Kobo (巷房) - (2010/10)

This installation (2010/10/11-16) by Morita Setsuko (森田節子) at Gallery Kobo (巷房) was in Kobo's two basement exhibition spaces. Walking into the larger of the two rooms, I looked at the roots hanging from the ceiling and thought "Those look real!..." and was surprised to see that they were made of wire when I took a close look. The under-stairs space had some vine-like (hand-made) plants as you can see in the third image below.

森田節子 / 巷房

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Ohmori Ai (大森愛) Exhibition at Ai Gallery (藍ギャラリー) - (2010/10)

This exhibition (2010/10/11-16) by Ohmori Ai (大森愛) at Ai Gallery (藍ギャラリー) consisted of pictures on the wall and a stack of 362 photographs in a pedestal in the center of the room. The photos were (taken one day at a time) of the artist's futon in the morning (viewable in two separate photo albums) on the side of the room, and the pictures on the wall looked like gray squares - until you looked at them closely to discover that they were actually many white lines drawn onto gray.