Street Museum 2021

"Midtown × Street × Art."

Enjoying art is not limited to inside the museums. The "Street Museum" has taken art on the street of Tokyo Midtown.
This exhibition brings the six winners of the 2020 TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD art competition together in Tokyo Midtown again.
The works on display will include installation art, paintings and more. Please enjoy artworks that showcase the individualities and talents of some of today’s top up-and-coming young artists.

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Exhibitors Winners of the 2020 TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD art competition
Sumire Funakoshi, Satoshi Kawata, Yoichi Sakamoto, Kai Sano, Chiaki Yamamoto, Yumiko Wada
Period March 19 Fri. – May 30 Sun, 2021
Time 6:30 to 24:30（Plaza B1's opening hours）
Fee Free
Venue: Metro Avenue, Plaza B1, Tokyo Midtown
Organizer: Tokyo Midtown

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To West going to / back

Chiaki Yamamoto

To West going to / back

During the late Edo period, residences belonging to people from the Choshu Domain were confiscated or demolished by the shogunate government as part of a punitive expedition against the region. Following this, the victims walked all the way back to Choshu (now Yamaguchi Prefecture). On the other hand, the artist walked from Gunma, where her family home used to be, all the way to Yamaguchi Prefecture, where she currently resides. The demolition of homes, and walking. This work contrasts people who share elements in common across time.

[Material] A 12-foot timber, video, notes, things used when walking, tarpaulin, and a single pipe

Highlights

The artist continues to try to walk an extraordinary distance while carrying a 12-foot timber. Imagine her journey as though you're enjoying meeting her along the way.

Chiaki Yamamoto

Chiaki Yamamoto

Born in 1995 in Fujioka City, Gunma. Currently lives in Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi.

2018
Graduated from Gunma University, Faculty of Education, Major in Art
2019
TOKKIN TOKIN STYLE [39noichi (Made in Sakushima Market), Aichi]
2019
There's a Freeloading Artist Living Beyond This Door (Gunma)
2020
Solo Exhibition: That of Life and This of Living (Shinsakae Green Heights Room 103, Aichi)
TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2020 (Tokyo)
02

strip of memory

Sumire Funakoshi

strip of memory

Think of "memory" as a single strip that forms a link stretching forward unbroken from the past. The artist drew sequences of scenes from her memory on a strip, then cut them out and rearranged them to recreate memory's uncertain mutability. At the same time, the accidental connections between colors and forms will evoke in the mind of each beholder unique new scenes, reflecting memory's diverse forms.

[Material] Oil on canvas

Highlights

This painting is displayed flat like a single street, so it can be viewed from various angles. Adjust your viewpoint freely, and find scenes that suddenly stand out.

Sumire Funakoshi

Sumire Funakoshi

Born in 1996 in Hirakata City, Osaka. Currently lives in Kyoto city, Kyoto.

2019
Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Major in Oil Painting Currently a second year graduate student at Kyoto City University of Arts, Graduate School of Arts, Master's Course in Painting
2019
Solo Exhibition: Flower of Anamnesis (Kyoto City University of Arts Small Gallery, Kyoto)
2020
Kyoto City University of Arts Pre-Relocation Project: Exhibition of Works and Model of New Campus (Kyoto Station Building West Exit Plaza, Kyoto)
2020
Won the Grand Prix in the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2020 Art Competition
2021
Solo Exhibition: souvenir (SHITOHATO Head Office Lobby, Kyoto)
03

seek

Yumiko Wada

seek

The artist has woven lace from hair extensions to create designs of insects and flowers. Hair extensions are things that fulfill a desire to transform. This work uses them to create lace, a symbol of wealth. Evoking images of insects and flowers seeking the light, it reminds the beholder of how humans instinctively seek beauty and social superiority.

[Material] Hair

Highlights

Made from human hair, the lace also looks like the human mind itself given form. See what images emerge from this translucent work for you.

Yumiko Wada

Yumiko Wada

Born in 1981 in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa. Currently lives in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa.

2005
Graduated from Tama Art University, Faculty of Art and Design, Department of Sculpture
2018
5Rooms II — THE TRUTH IS IN THE AIR (Kanagawa Kenmin Hall Gallery, Kanagawa)
2020
Solo Exhibition: Wada Yumiko Exhibition (Gallery Q, Tokyo)
04

From outside on the other hand

Satoshi Kawata

From outside on the other hand

The artist has created a "mural" with pieces of molded galvanized iron sheets and other materials of various shapes. Dotted with many different textures and touches, the multilayered canvas questions the relationships between the inside and outside of people's living spaces, and the seen and unseen.

[Material] Wood, linen, Jesmonite, sand, metal, pigments, and synthetic resin paints

Highlights

The mural creates an unusual atmosphere, as if the outdoors has been brought inside the room. Feel both the presence of the entire work, and the details that give glimpses of layers of various textures.

Satoshi Kawata

Satoshi Kawata

Born in 1987 in Neyagawa City, Osaka.

2013
Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts, Graduate School of Arts, Major in Painting
2018
Walking in Textiles—Contemporary Art in Ichinomiya (Ichinomiya City Hall, Aichi)
2019
CELEBRATION –Japanese-Polish Contemporary Art Exhibition– (ROHM Theatre Kyoto, Kyoto)
2020
SUBJECT/OBJECT (HOTEL ANTEROOM KYOTO, Kyoto)
2020
Won the Semi Grand Prix in the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2020 Art Competition
05

Still Life?

Kai Sano

Still Life?

Using cracked concrete and grainy charcoal, the artist depicted a living room where a family gather. The COVID-19 pandemic has robbed living rooms of their function as places of relaxation, and is causing their existence as safe zones to falter. This work represents such a room, and asks what circumstances we find ourselves in now.

[Material] Concrete, charcoal, and wood

Highlights

It harbors a vaguely fragile image formed by the charcoal and the cracks in the concrete. The work asks what zones are safe for us.

Kai Sano

Kai Sano

Born in 1994 in Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka. Currently lives in Arakawa City, Tokyo

2017
Graduated from Aichi University of the Arts, Department of Fine Arts in the Faculty of Arts, Major in Sculpture
2019
Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Major in Intermedia Art
2017
Crossing Factors (EFAG, Tokyo)
2019
Tokyo University of the Arts Graduation Works Exhibitions (Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo)
2019
Tokyo Street View (RED AND BLUE GALLERY, Tokyo)
06

strings

Yoichi Sakamoto

strings

This work is formed from two simple strings.
Moving their ends up and down with a motor produces waves, which in turn produce complex patterns like the surface of water. Using strings you can't fully control, the work creates a new landscape that emerges from between what you can control and what you can't.

[Material] Motors, devices, pulleys, rubber, elastomers, and fishing lines

Highlights

Enjoy the depth, breadth, and myriad expressions created by two strings whose ranges of motion, time difference, and speeds are controlled.

Yoichi Sakamoto

Yoichi Sakamoto

Born in 1982 in Setagaya City, Tokyo. Currently lives in Setagaya City, Tokyo.

2005
Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Architecture
2007
Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Major in New Media
2018
Dutch design week / Craftscape (9+1, Eindhoven, Netherlands)
2019
optical walls (Milanosalone, Milan, Italy)
2019
Open Space 2019: Alternative Views (ICC, Tokyo)

Call for entries for the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2021

  • TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2021

  • Tokyo Midtown is now calling for entries for the 14th TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD, a design and art competition to discover and support the next generation of creators.
    In addition to the prizes, winners are given long-term supports and collaborative opportunities with Tokyo Midtown including participation in the Street Museum exibition.

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