Roppongi as art gallery!
Three energetic artists transform the town with art
ASANO Kohei: Cat Paths in Roppongi
ASANO Kohei
《Happiness Is There》 2006
- Cats bring happiness to the streets of Roppongi.
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Have you ever said hello to a stray cat? It’s nice when they slink it up to you, isn't it? ASANO Kohei’s Cat Paths in Roppongi is all about communicating with the stray cats of Roppongi using video cameras and screens. Partake of this interactive work as you walk around the town and experience the small moments of joy that inter-species communication can afford.
Dates : 12:00, Saturday, March 27 till 17:30, Sunday, March 28
Venue : Roppongi Hills and various locations in Roppongi
- ASANO Kohei
- Born 1974 in Tokyo. Completed undergraduate studies in video art and graduate studies in media art at the Tokyo Polytechnic University. Currently works to create opportunities for communication among people through interactive arts. Also serves as assistant professor in the Department of Media Art of the Faculty of Arts at Tokyo Polytechnic University.
■You can be a part of this project with your mobile-phone!
FUJI Hiroshi: Street Gardening with Toys
FUJI Hiroshi 《Toysaurs》 2009
At the Aqua Metropolis Osaka 2009
* The completed work may differ in appearance from the photo.
FUJI Hiroshi 《Happy Tower》 2007
* The completed work may differ in appearance from the photo.
- Myriad toys come together
And are reborn as a work of art -
"Kaekko" is an exchange program for toys proposed by artist FUJI Hiroshi. All the toys he has collected over the years have been combined to make giant models of dinosaurs and animals that appear throughout the town. FUJI has breathed life back into toys that at one time were no doubt loved by children. Now the toys are reborn and pop up around the town like flowers blossoming in spring.
■Dates : 12:00, Saturday, March 27 till 17:30, Sunday, March 28
■Venue : Primarily along Ryudocho-bijutsukan-dori street, but also in other locations around Roppongi
- FUJI Hiroshi
- Born 1960 in Kagoshima. Received MA from Faculty of Fine Arts, Kyoto City University of Arts. Established Fuji Hiroshi Planning Studio, after working as a Lecturer in the Papua New Guinea National Arts School and for Toshikei Co. Ltd. Creates works using various spaces, with his unique methods of layering “conversations” and “regional experiments.” Currently leads Fuji Hiroshi Planning Studio.
CHOI Jeong Hwa: Happy Happy Project
CHOI Jeong Hwa
《Flower Paradise》 2003
* The completed work may differ in appearance from the photo.
CHOI Jeong Hwa
《Guns, Germs and Steel》 2009
* The completed work may differ in appearance from the photo.
- Brightly colored artworks abound in the town
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This work, by leading Korean artist CHOI Jeong Hwa, is characterized by its flamboyance, surprise and humor. It consists of such common materials as shopping bags and plastic baskets, but nevertheless it can transform familiar urban scenes. CHOI makes the flowers of art blossom in Roppongi.
■Dates : 12:00, Saturday, March 27 till 17:30, Sunday, March 28
■Venue : Roppongi Street and various locations in Roppongi
- CHOI Jeong Hwa
- Born 1961 in Seoul, South Korea. Graduated from the department of western painting, Hongik University. Creates large scale works with traditional bright colors as well as pop and kitsch shapes and materials. Currently active internationally, not only as an artist but also as an art director and interior designer. Resides in Seoul.
Happy Together, workshop by CHOI Jeong Hwa
■Dates：18：30〜, Saturday, March 27 (For the first 50 people)
■Venue：Roppongi Hills, Garden Square in front of the North Tower
■Free of charge
* The completed work may differ in appearance from the photo.
