# 03 Public Art2013.10.18

Speaking of Shibuya's most famous public art, the first thing that will be remembered is the “Dough Dog Hachiko” that everyone knows. Around 1933 (Showa 8), the articles published in the Asahi Shimbun became widely known to the public of the Hachiko, and it was built in 1934 (Showa 9) by the hand of a sculptor, Ando, who was moved by it. The It can be said that it is the original public art of Shibuya. However, the current Hachiko statue is the second generation. The first Hachiko statue was withdrawn by the delivery of metal during the war, and it was said that the second generation Hachiko statue was reconstructed by the hand of the son of Teru Ando in 1948 (Showa 23). After that, around Shibuya Station, "Moyai Image" given from Niijima-mura, Tokyo on the south exit side, and a huge mural "Tomorrow Mythology" by Taro Okamoto in the communication passage connecting INOKASHIRA LINE Shibuya Station and JR Shibuya Station. In the familiar scenery, you can find public art of various sizes, such as sculptures, murals, and reliefs. Among them are the graphic designers Shigeo Fukuda and works by Kiyoshi Awazu, who often encounter the names of unexpected great masters in the city. Mr. Taro Okamoto once said that "art is a popular thing," but unlike an art museum, the art of "public art" is the art that anyone can always see without paying an admission fee. Art seems at first glance difficult, but it does not mean that there is no one answer at all, and you may look as you like and face each other with free ideas. It can be said that it is an existence that can sometimes be cheered up, healed, and give "small power" and "notice" to our hearts.

Therefore, in this time of Shibuya × map, I think I would like to once again manifest the "public art" be integrated into the city of Shibuya. Some of the city that are usually walking casually, when I noticed that there are a number of art, your heart will be surely Yureugoka. Come on, Let's go to the city with a map.