【Report】 artists gathered in Shibuya · Sakuragaoka Town disappearing in redevelopment · art event · Lesley · key

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▲ Sakuragaoka-cho area divided by a large main road

Approximately 60 buildings including eating and drinking establishments, live houses, offices and houses of JR Shibuya station west exit crossing National Route 246, Shibuya · Sakuragaoka Town 1-3, 8 (including some 4) are at the end of October In early November, we evicted all along with the redevelopment of "Shibuya station Sakuragaokuchi area". There are many old-fashioned cozy old shops such as the famous restaurant "Fujiya head office" which stands and drinking, the jazz cafe "Mary Jane" founded for 46 years, the small diner "Sanjyo-dong", especially at the number 1 and 2, many stuffed up There will be a lot of people who are lost in stores and feel loneliness.

▲ along Route 246 is a long-established store "Ramen Zohsi", "Misato Cave", "Ikebe Musical Instrument" line up.▲ "Mary Jane" loved as a sacred place for jazz fans

The shutter closed, the town where it was lively, is now quietly refreshing before the full-scale construction starts in January next year. The art event "arigato sakuragaoka by art photo tokyo" started on November 17 in such a fading city. The venue is the site of Yamaha Electone City Shibuya.

"Yamaha Electone City Shibuya" (Former Shibuya Epicuras) once called "Yamaha on the Cliff"

The facility, which opened in the form of a bowling alley in 1975, was originally a recording studio for Yamaha artists "Shibuya Epicurus", but "Yamaha Electone City Shibuya" opened in 1992. Since then, it has been popular as a symbolic presence overlooking the Sakuragaoka area from its small location, being used as a place for information dissemination in addition to the event and live center of the Electone.

Currently, art events are held in which more than 50 artists gathered together using the same facility on the Yamaha building site. The purpose of holding the event is to have two meanings celebrating the "tomorrow" of the future Sakuragaoka Town "born in 2023 after the Olympic Games," together with the "Machijima" of Sakuragaoka Town, which has been loved for many years It is said that it is.

| Works cutting out "Shibuya of the present" from the master to the youngsters of the digital era too

Let's take a closer look at the contents of the art event that started last week.

Participating artists include Japanese masters such as Ryan McGinley, Shinoyama Norinobu, Araki Nobuyoshi, Ninagawa Mika, Mr. Sugimoto Hiroshi, Leslie Ki, Hiromix, Kakimoto Kensaku, Wakaki Shingo, Mogi Monika etc. To young people active at the front line gathered together in one place. In addition to photographers, EVERYDAY HOLIDAY SQUAD, SIDE CORE, which deals with graffiti and street art, Mr. Makoto Tanijiri, architect, Mr. Oga Okabe, illustrator, Mr. Atsushi Tadashi and Media Arts Mr. Rei Wakita, etc. Many top creators also participate and it is full of highlights.

▲ Ryan McGinley who is a highly popular young photographer worldwide. Artists characterized by nude, nature, pop colors

Among them, the main space of the venue was occupied by Leslie Kee's work.

▲ Work taken by Leslie Kee at Sakuragaoka Town▲ Work taken by Leslie Kee at Sakuragaoka Town

In Room 6 on the second floor, works by Leslie shooting a young male or twin-corded female subject on the wall. The location is around Sakuragaoka, which is a redevelopment project site, and the familiar scenery of Sakuragaoka including "Ikebe Musical Instrument", "JR YAMANOTE LINE " and "West Exit Footbridge" is included in the background of the model.

▲ Photograph of Mr. Nozomi Tree shot by Leslie Kee.

In Room 1 near the entrance of the 3rd floor, in remembrance of the actress / Tree Kirayashi who died this September, the exhibition "Love · Trees Natural Forest" exhibition (September 20 to 24) held by Leslie and planned in Nara In addition to photographs, memorial images from celebrities with friendships, letters sent by director Kawase Naomi are released. "The land of the fading redevelopment" "the end of Heisei" "death of the actress", I can not help feeling the end of one era strongly.

Among the works introduced at this event, there were also many things that set "Shibuya" at the location. I would like to pick up some of them and introduce them.

2階Room7の展示は「TOKYO PHOTOGRAPHER'S NIGHT」。広告やアート、映像などの分野で活躍する、音楽好きのフォトグラファーを中心に2011年から開催しているクラブイベント「TOKYO PHOTOGRAPHER'S NIGHT」。そのイベントに参加する10人のファトグラファーによる国内初のグループ展が行われている。

▲TOKYO PHOTOGRAPHER'S NIGHTグループ展示の様子。手前は笠井爾示さんの作品

Especially eye-catching piece is a work that synthesized PM KEN (Mr. Peng)'s overseas and Japanese landscape. In this exhibition, we exhibit photographs of Brooklyn's Williamsburg 'and' Shibuya Parco ',' Times Square 'and' SHIBUYA 109 '.

▲ HD TIMES SQUARE, 109 (2018) / 2200 × 1500 mm / The left half is Times Square, the right half is the current scenery around Shibuya 109

▲ HIROMIX's picture taken in Shibuya. The near picture is near the Shibuya scramble intersection

Also on the 2nd floor Room 9, HIROMIX (Hilo Mix) 's Shibuya' s town shooting exhibition. She was taking a picture by herself with a compact camera and was a pioneer of the current instagram grammar and was a fire of the 'girls' photo boom of the 1990s.
▲ HIROMIX's picture taken by Mr. HIROMIX. Near the Tokyu Hands near the right

Towards this event, we are taking down the streets of Shibuya, such as "near the scramble intersection" and "near Tokyu Hands", but the color that seems to be HIROMIX at that time still seems to be still alive.
▲ Kakimoto Ken Sak's work. Currently, Kakimoto himself purchases four billboards in Tokyo including Shibuya, and art works are posted on the street. At the venue, works taken by Billboard in front of an actor, Yosuke Kubozuka, are displayed on the ceiling, feet and walls as a whole

Pictures and art works other than photographic works are also on display. The most interesting thing was the video work of the artist group "Everyday Holiday Squad". At the "ROAD WORK ver TOKYO" video work "The Shibuya" that transforms in redevelopment, youths dressed as work clothes at the construction site set the stage at "Shibuya at night" to skim through the streets with skateboarding Run around. Eventually they make "skate park" in the space they reached. The work is made as a sequel to the work produced in Ishinomaki after the earthquake, "From the disaster area to Tokyo, the street culture connects the landscape beyond the place" is said to be included.
▲ From Everyday Holiday Squad video work "winning eleven"

In yet another video work "winning eleven", young people draw a white line on the ground at a construction site at night and draw a soccer court. One worker comes to the construction site at dawn, but it does not seem to care about the football court of the white line at all, and construction is resumed as usual .... It is finished in a very unique video work "The park revives for only one day at the construction site".
▲ Media art by Mr. Wakita Rei exhibiting in the parking space. Characters such as "wagon car priority" and the space where "yellow parking line / arrow" etc. are left is used as it is

Besides that, media art using video and sound, such as Mr. Wakita Wakida in the 1st floor parking space and Mr. Jun Tabashi in the Room 2 on the 4th floor, was also seen, giving rhythmical changes to the space composition of the venue.

| A Yamaha Building to be demolished is left in the gallery as it is

In addition to the exhibits such as photographs and images, I would like you to pay attention to the "Yamaha Building" which will be dismantled in a few more months. The most important feature of the event is that it does not change the buildings and interior, and the gallery exhibition of this time is done using the form as it was at the time of closing this year, such as a studio, a break room, a rehearsal studio, a signboard etc. There is it.
▲ There are many small rooms and studios in the facility▲ 'Yamaha Electone City Shibuya' electric sign remains

In the building consisting of all 5 floors, rooftop, there are many small studios and rooms. In the course of appreciating art work, it is inevitably going up and down the stairs, walking down the narrow corridor all the way ... ... so far as I lose sight of where I am walking, the Yamaha building , It looked like a complicated maze. Unless you are looking at the floor map, you will not be able to reach the artist's space of your choice.

▲ Graffiti is drawn near the stairs leading to the rooftop

Unlike new buildings, old buildings that have been over 40 years old are nostalgic and kind. It feels like a school building.
▲ A number of "appreciation messages" that the staff who worked at Yamaha left on the wall

Everywhere on the walls of the building, "Messages of appreciation" that Futaf who had worked at Yamaha when the facility closed at the end of the year remained, and again that this facility was loved by many people It makes me realize.

▲ Oasis on the roof of the suddenly opened in big city · Shibuya. DJ in this roof space, a live event is scheduled.

We entered the facility for the first time this time, but what was particularly impressive was the "rooftop space". You can enjoy 360-degree panoramic views of Shibuya Fukuras (formerly Tokyu Plaza) being redeveloped on the north side, SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE SQUARE and Shibuya SHIBUYA STREAM the east side, and the redevelopment in front of Shibuya Station. In addition, there is nothing to block the view on the same facility located at a high elevation, and there is a large sky unimaginable in a city. If you are tired of watching the work, you can go out here and take a break in the BAR space while looking up at the sky.
▲ near the main studio entrance on the 3rd floor▲ Utilize the wide space of the main studio, this will be the event venue during the exhibition

The main studio on the third floor also has huge screens, seats and BAR space. Here we invite various guests during the exhibition, and DJs and live events are held.
▲ BAR space is also complete. Space where you can enjoy live events in a relaxed atmosphere while drinking alcohol

On the 23rd (18-22 o'clock), the latest type city pop from the club floor by young singer, Kick a Show (Kikkasha), DJ Nobu on 29th (19 ~ 24 o'clock) We send "TOKYO TECHNO SOCIETY # 5" where they appear. On the 30th (19th to 20hrs) it will be exhibited 217. Talk live by Noma singer / Aoyama Thelma, after talk (20: 30 ~ 22: 00), the high school student wrap championship (2015) And a teenage rapper, Leon Fanorakis, who had the experience of winning "Laptair Birth! Season 2" (2018). (Leon · Fanorakis) is appearing, high-quality events are planned.
▲ We will welcome visitors by light-up at night

A 2.6 hectare "vast town" is about to disappear shortly. Please enjoy engraving art events with luxurious artists and firmly carve in the memories of Shibuya · Sakuragaoka Town and Yamaha.

Admission fee is 1,000 yen (tax included, pre-registration system), the session is until December 2.

arigato sakuragaoka by art photo Tokyo
〇 Period: Saturday, November 17, 2018 - Sunday, December 2,
 木・金・土・日曜 開催（※月・火・水曜は休館）
 12:00〜20:00
〇 Venue: Yamaha Electone City Shibuya site (8 - 27 Sakuragaoka cho)
○ Admission: 1,000 yen (Official siteFrom pre-site registration system)
 ※高校生以下、60歳以上は入場無料
○ Special cooperation:
 渋谷駅桜丘口地区市街地再開発組合
 株式会社東急不動産
Yes sponsorship: Shibuya
○ Organizer: ARIGATO SAKURAGA OKA Executive Committee
○ Planning and Production: Avex Entertainment
〇 Official:https://www.artphototokyo.com/

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