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08.10.14

Greetings from….

In August 2008 I invited international artists, illustrators, designers and photographers to send me a postcard from thier hometowns or from the countries where they live or work right now.

The Feedback was amazing: 126 creatives from all around the world participated in this project and sent about 160 wonderful postcard artpieces to Tokyo!

Flyer Design: Tomoki Uematsu

Here is the story behind it….

While I was still working as the artdirector for graniph here in Tokyo, I was in a very nice contact with Sergio Auguilar, who is the founder and owner of the select store Subaquatica in Madrid Spain.

(If you are around, please don’t miss to pass by his store and gallery, the selection is exquisite for Madrid and he has two of the sharpest eyes for newest trends in the art, illustration and design world!!!)

To celebrate the fith anniversary of Subaquatica, Sergio invited all artists that were collaborating with him in the past years and organised the postcard exhibition “Greetings from…”

I loved this idea and asked him, if I can do a show with the same concept in Tokyo. He agreed and so I contacted everyone who has worked with me before for a T-shirt collaboration at graniph.

The first card that arrived came straight from NYC. Peter Arkle sent it and caught exactly my feeling of an individual that has been blown in the freelance sky and needs to learn how to fly!

Japanese Postmen had to work hard to deliver all letters to Kaeru Sensei’s office in Shibuya, and of course we were happy to receive every single artpiece.

Followed by cards from Australia and New Zealand

Polly Dedman, Lyn & Tony, Nadia Flower, Karen Y Wong, Leam Moore, Jeremyville

and also from Canada

Nathalee Paolinelli, Melinda Sentillan, Morgen Watt, Kenn Sakurai

they also came from Brazil, Costa Rica and Argentina…

Beto Shibata, Alex Romano, Laura Varsky, Lala Ladcani, DG PH, Hugo Werner, Fede Gonzales

A huge number came from London

Alice Stevenson, Andy Potts, Bob London, ContainerPLUS, Boico, Build

and more from London….

Richard Hogg, Toby Neilan, Melvin Galapon, Naomi Ryder, Erin Petson, Hanna Melin and Lisa Jones

and some excellent postcards of the Royal Family…

Matt Dent, Jess Wilson, Lisa Jones, Bob London

and pieces from other parts of the British Isles

Joel Lardner, Marcus Walters, Rob Barber, Al Murphy, Jon Burgerman, Holly Wales, Andy Smith, Emma Hughes and Andrew Grooves

A whole bunch of German artists participated and created amazing artworks.

Look at the pop- up card of Katharina Gschwendtner

Katharina Gschwendtner’s Reeperbahn in Hamburg

Mobile Hometown pieces, seamonsters in the Hamburg Alster River and a shopped up Michel Statue

The closest were the cards from Tokyo based and Japanese artists:

Shantell Martin, Anna Antoniades, Alvin Yeung, Le Doux, Ian Lynam, Mikio Saito, Anamachy Painting, Yoko Abo and Yoshi Shimura



ContainerPLUS: An Introduction Fantasista Utamaro @ Wall Gallery Harajuku Postcard Exhibition	08.10.14 Postcard Exhibition Greetings from…. In August 2008 I invited international artists, illustrators, designers and photographers to send me a postcard from thier hometowns or from the countries where they live or work right now. The Feedback was amazing: 126 creatives from all around the world participated in this project and sent about 160 wonderful postcard artpieces to Tokyo! Flyer Design: Tomoki Uematsu Here is the story behind it…. While I was still working as the artdirector for graniph here in Tokyo, I was in a very nice contact with Sergio Auguilar, who is the founder and owner of the select store Subaquatica in Madrid Spain. (If you are around, please don’t miss to pass by his store and gallery, the selection is exquisite for Madrid and he has two of the sharpest eyes for newest trends in the art, illustration and design world!!!) To celebrate the fith anniversary of Subaquatica, Sergio invited all artists that were collaborating with him in the past years and organised the postcard exhibition “Greetings from…” I loved this idea and asked him, if I can do a show with the same concept in Tokyo. He agreed and so I contacted everyone who has worked with me before for a T-shirt collaboration at graniph. The first card that arrived came straight from NYC. Peter Arkle sent it and caught exactly my feeling of an individual that has been blown in the freelance sky and needs to learn how to fly! Japanese Postmen had to work hard to deliver all letters to Kaeru Sensei’s office in Shibuya, and of course we were happy to receive every single artpiece. Followed by cards from Australia and New Zealand Polly Dedman, Lyn & Tony, Nadia Flower, Karen Y Wong, Leam Moore, Jeremyville and also from Canada Nathalee Paolinelli, Melinda Sentillan, Morgen Watt, Kenn Sakurai they also came from Brazil, Costa Rica and Argentina… Beto Shibata, Alex Romano, Laura Varsky, Lala Ladcani, DG PH, Hugo Werner, Fede Gonzales A huge number came from London Alice Stevenson, Andy Potts, Bob London, ContainerPLUS, Boico, Build and more from London…. Richard Hogg, Toby Neilan, Melvin Galapon, Naomi Ryder, Erin Petson, Hanna Melin and Lisa Jones and some excellent postcards of the Royal Family… Matt Dent, Jess Wilson, Lisa Jones, Bob London and pieces from other parts of the British Isles Joel Lardner, Marcus Walters, Rob Barber, Al Murphy, Jon Burgerman, Holly Wales, Andy Smith, Emma Hughes and Andrew Grooves A whole bunch of German artists participated and created amazing artworks. Look at the pop- up card of Katharina Gschwendtner Katharina Gschwendtner’s Reeperbahn in Hamburg Mobile Hometown pieces, seamonsters in the Hamburg Alster River and a shopped up Michel Statue The closest were the cards from Tokyo based and Japanese artists: Shantell Martin, Anna Antoniades, Alvin Yeung, Le Doux, Ian Lynam, Mikio Saito, Anamachy Painting, Yoko Abo and Yoshi Shimura