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09.10.07 60 Minutes Workout a Day
This is a detail of Andy Smith’s brilliant new work to promote the British Heart Foundation 60 minutes a day campain. The campain is aimed at school children to exercise 60 minutes everyday, regardless of how… hoolahooping, riding a too large or too small bicycle, walking your dog or juggling with plates. It is one of two posters, artdirected by Marc and Anna.
See more of Andy Smith’s work here 09.10.01 Chris Rubino, Jim Helton and the Ace Hotel
Ace Hotel x Chris Rubino from Jim Helton on Vimeo. Brooklyn-based artist Chris Rubino created four canvases for the Ace Hotel in New York City in April, 2009. Looking for a place to stay and interested in art while visiting NYC? Try Ace Hotel. It is located on 20W and 29TH STREET, NEW YORK CITY, NY 10001 (call: 212.679.2222 or FAX: 212.679.1947) Formerly The Breslin Hotel, the historic property that houses Ace Hotel New York has always been full of life. The new owners, who also run Ace Hotels in Portland, Palm Springs and Seattle have reinvented this New York establishment to a place for people who make cities interesting. It is built around collaborations and friendships with local designer, artists, and independent businesses. Chris Rubino, the Brooklyn-based artists and artdirector, who has been showing his works and collaborating with a wide range of companies around the globe (including Uniqlo, GAS, graniph and Journal Standard in Japan) has created 4 canvases forrooms in Ace Hotel. Filmmaker Jim Helton, has screened this beautiful documentation on Rubino’s working process. We hope you enjoy your stay… 09.07.28 Enjoy Tokyo’s Rainy Season with Robert Hanson’s Umbrella from And A
Cabaret and Berlin based british Illustrator Robert Hanson collaborated with And-A for this umbrella design. The umbrella is available at all And-A shops throughout Japan and online at the And A webshop Enjoy Tokyo’s or elsewhere’s rainy season with this light blue and hopefully taifun-resistant typo masterpiece. 09.06.03 Disturbanity for And AOur second Wall On Paper Clip project with And A happened in collaboration with Berlin based Disturbanity a.k.a. Matthias Gephart.
This special paper clip was created as a campain for the opening of the new And A Web Shop!
09.05.29 Fantasista Utamaro @ Wall Gallery Harajuku
UP! UP! UP!
Japanese illustrator, artist and designer Utamaro Fantasista exhibits from June 02nd till July 15th at the Wall Gallery Harajuku, Tokyo, La Foret Department Store 1F. Utamaro Fantasista will show a collection of 5 different fabrics and textile designs that can be bought directly from the gallery walls per 1m pieces in length or as much as you like and stock lasts!
Prizes are as follows: 1-3 meters: ¥ 6.000/m 3-5 meters: ¥ 5.400/m and 5 ~ meters: ¥ 4.500/m Pin-batches in three sizes are available as well: 120 mm: ¥2,205 100mm: ¥1,890 75mm: ¥945
If you are interested to purchase Utamaro’s artworks from outside of Japan, please contact Cabaret, if you are interested to purchase within Japan, please contact Fantasista Utamaro directly. Please view the Cabaret Feature page for details and more works of the artist, 09.01.31 In die Nacht- Mikiko Fujita @ Ongoing Art Center Tokyo
We got recently introduced to an interesting Art Space in Kichijouji Tokyo: the Ongoing Artcenter. The Ongoing Artcenter is seeing itself as a pioneer to introduce today’ s and upcoming trends in art. By questioning: “What is Art?” they have created a gallery space with a cafe and a bar, a library complex and they set up symposiums and life events. Emerging artists have the possibility to discuss their ideas, do workshops, and of course exhibit their works. The Ongoing Artcenter is constantly working on widening their artist network, which will hopefully find international echoes as well. (The website is unfortunately in Japanese only) The painter Mikiko Fujita will show her collection of night paintings at the Ongoing Artcenter from February 18th until March 1st. In die Nacht (Into the night) 2009. 02. 18 – 03. 01 12:00 – 21:00h (Cafe opens till 23:00) (holiday on 02. 23th and 24th) Opening reception party: 02.21 from 19:00h Flamenco performance: 02.28th from 19:00h Ongoing Artcenter Tokyo Musashinoshi Kichijouji Higashi cho 1-8-7 09.01.19 Wall on artist Bob London
Bob London and Cabaret collaborated with the Japanese Apparel company And A for this paper clip card. And A calls this project “wall on”. The cards will be given as presents to customers at all And A stores throughout Japan as long as stock lasts. So run quick and get yours.
09.01.03 Alan Funbuilders creates Creamous
Singapore based Alan from Funkbuilders starts 2009 with his new brand CREAMOUS. CREAMOUS is all about quirky art-infusions, retro-fitted sub cultural leanings, pop surrealism, and post-punk sensibilities. Currently his first products will be “THE LITTLES” toy. The toy is a mixture of toy +fashion. Please have a look on the creamy CREAMOUS website Rob Ryan created Fantastic Christmas for Matsuzakaya
UK based papercut artist and illustrator Rob Ryan created a Fantastic Christmas campain for the department store Matsuzakaya Japan. Thousands of shoppers were walking around with his gorgeous papercut artwork on paper shopping bags. He created also images for Matsuzakaya’s web book and and more. Please find out yourself here | |||
