Street Museum 2024

"Midtown × Street × Art."

Enjoying art is not limited to inside the museums. The "Street Museum" has taken art on the street of Tokyo Midtown.
The TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD is a design and art competition that Tokyo Midtown holds every year with the aim of discovering and
supporting upcoming talented designers and artists and sowing the seeds for future collaborations.
This exhibition brings back the six winning groups of the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2023 art competition together at Tokyo Midtown.

The artists will release messages woven from their own memories and experiences in their artworks,
directed towards today's society in which an abundance of information swirls around and diverse values are in conflict with one another.
Take a look at the "now" depicted by these young artists who have gained attention.

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TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2024

Information

Exhibitors Winners of the 2023 TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD art competition
Riwon Takagi, Ayae Kamiya, Mitsuki Naka, hellowakana, Masutani May, Liisa
Period March 15 Fri. – April 14 Sun, 2024
Fee Free
Organizer Tokyo Midtown
Venue, Time Tokyo Midtown
【Plaza B1】Metro Avenue 6:30 to 00:30
【Galleria 1F】in front of Bonpoint 9:30 to 00:00
【Galleria 2F】in front of Aēsop 11:00 to 23:00

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01

Searching for Survival

Mitsuki Naka

Searching for Survival

People these days can quickly find out the outlines of things by searching and accomplish a ton of tasks. Today's society is complex and overloaded with information, making it hard to understand essence. Mainly we, who are referred to as Generation Z, are supposed to deal with it. I wanted to capture a society like that through my work. I want this work to make people think about how the spread of information through social media affects us and what kind of life we should lead in the future.

[Materials] Liquid crystal display, industrial machinery, aluminum arm, LED cable light

Highlights

This work depicts the outlines of contemporary society, focusing on the lives, movements, and problems of people living in society which is overloaded with information.

Venue：【Plaza B1】Metro Avenue

Mitsuki Naka

Mitsuki Naka

Born in 1997. From Hyogo Prefecture. Lives in Hyogo Prefecture.

2020
Graduated from the Faculty of Education, Art Education, Kyoto University of Education.
2021
"Crossing" (Bunkamura Gallery / Tokyo)
2022
"Viewpoint and chance" (Contemporary Gallery, Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store / Tokyo)
2023
Nakamitsuki Exhibition "MOVED." (Space A9 / Tokyo)
2023
Excellence Prize in the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2023 art competition
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/nakamitsuki/
Outlines of "Taipa" Freaks

Excellence Prize in the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2023 art competition
「Outlines of "Taipa" Freaks」

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02

Touching the ground

Riwon Takagi

Touching the ground

I think of walking as creating a situation in which the body is in contact with the ground. People walk at different speeds and in different ways depending on where they are.
I have worked on different approaches to the ground.
Most people don't pay attention to the ground in their everyday life. With my work, I want everyone to think about how they walk and connect with the ground, and I hope this gets them thinking about the ground.

[Materials] Liquid crystal display, wood, photo

Highlights

This work consists of footage of people walking around town and photographs of the ground. Take a moment to look at the ground that you unconsciously walk on every day.

Venue：【Plaza B1】Metro Avenue

Riwon Takagi

Riwon Takagi

Born in 2000. From Tokyo. Lives in Tokyo.

2023
Graduated from the Department of Imaging Arts and Sciences at the College of Creative Thinking for Social Innovation, Musashino Art University.
2019
"I TO ART WALK-2019-" (R-ship, NPO / Shizuoka)
2023
Grand Prize in the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2023 art competition
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/takagiriwon/
Web
takagiriwon.studio.site
TOKYO ELEVATION Type 0

Grand Prize in the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2023 art competition
「TOKYO ELEVATION Type Zero」

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03

Goal

Ayae Kamiya

Goal

I created a board game based on my experience with sexual violence to help people get out of the role of being held responsible.

The board game squares have descriptions of various actions that have been considered the victim's fault and how they have nothing to do with the cause of the incident.

As players move their pieces forward to the goal, the journeys of victims, that have a hard time getting out of self-blaming thoughts, are shared with society.

This work aims to improve the current social situation by recapturing the situation that victims are trapped in.

[Materials] Single-channel video, wood, paper, resin

Highlights

The squares describe the steps that a victim of sexual violence goes through to "get out" of the role of being held responsible for an incident. Move pieces and take a new look at victims' situations and the current state of society.

Venue：【Plaza B1】Metro Avenue

Ayae Kamiya

Ayae Kamiya

Born in 1996. From Tokyo. Lives in Tokyo.

2020
Graduated from the Department of Painting Oil Painting Course, Tama Art University.
2023
Completed an Intermedia Art Major at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts.
2020
"When five women get together, dishes would shatter" (Hito to hito / Tokyo)
2022
General Museum special exhibition "dis/cover" (Art User Conference / Tokyo)
2023
71st Tokyo University of the Arts Graduation Works Exhibitions (Tokyo University of the Arts / Tokyo)
2023
Runner-up Prize in the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2023 art competition
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/ayaekamiya0820/
Swirling Rumors 2023 Ver.

Runner-up Prize in the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2023 art competition
「Swirling Rumors 2023 Ver.」

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04

Pockets of Quiet

Masutani May

Pockets of Quiet

We do our best to show up, day after day. It is easy to get preoccupied and end up lost.

Sometimes, seeing means letting go. Look around with no particular purpose in mind. Notice, perhaps, the flowers growing through the cracks in the concrete sidewalk.

[Materials] Glass

Highlights

The work reflects the artist's belief that the beauty and tranquility of nature, which we sometimes come across in our daily lives, are essential to us.

Venue：【Galleria 1F】in front of Bonpoint

Masutani May

Masutani May

Born in 1991. From Singapore. Lives in Toyama prefecture.

2011
Graduated with a Diploma in Visual Communication with Merit from Temasek Polytechnic School of Design, Singapore
2020
Graduated from the G.C.S. (Glass Certification Studies) Program, Toyama Institute of Glass Art, Toyama, Japan
2020
Toyama Art Glass Exhibition "T.A.G. Exhibition 2020" (Mizuma Gallery / Singapore)
2021
Duo exhibition with Hikari Sasaki "Kehai wo Tadoru" (Akita Araya Glass Studio Gallery / Akita)
2023
Excellence Prize in the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2023 art competition
2023
"Yamato Nadeshiko Exhibition" (mist∞ / Tokyo)
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/masutanimay/
Flourish

Excellence Prize in the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2023 art competition
「Flourish」

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05

Trap project (with love) c

hellowakana

Trap project (with love) c

trap#18 episode: “Sofa as ferocious as a crocodile”
A large sofa in the back of a living room.
The sofa looks fluffy and lovely, but is a crocodile. If you stuck your hand inside, it will pull you in and gobble you up.
The bones of those who were eaten rattle inside, warning us that the sofa is dangerous.
I shut my eyes and counted each person who had been devoured, one by one.

trap#19 episode: “The four eyeballs still aren't moving”
Round eyeball-shaped lights sprout from the edge of the bedroom ceiling.
They keep looking at me, and I can't help but look away.
They are not moving now, but they will come after me at night when the lights go out.
I pull the covers over my head and pray, "Please, don't attack me yet."

[Materials] Cloth, wood, thread, iron, paper, cement, rope, light bulb, ceramic, stone powder clay

Highlights

This work was inspired by experiences with a sofa and interior lighting that the artist had personally used in her home for a long time. Please view this exhibit while remembering how you saw things as a child.

Venue：【Galleria 1F】in front of Bonpoint

hellowakana

hellowakana

Born in 1999. From Gifu Prefecture. Lives in Tokyo.

2021
Graduated from the Art Division Communication Art Course, Nagoya University of the Arts.
2023
Completed a Fine Arts sculpture course, at the Graduate School of Art and Design, Musashino Art University.
2022
Sculpture and dialogue method VIII-3 "Experimental Star" (Musashino Art University Sculpture Laboratory / Tokyo)
2022
"Moving viewpoint and sculpture in a passage" (Metro Cultural Foundation / Tokyo)
2023
Excellence Prize in the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2023 art competition
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/hellowakana/
Trap project(with love)b [trap#16]

Excellence Prize in the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2023 art competition
「Trap project(with love)b [trap#16]」

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06

Casa Dolce Casa (Home Sweet Home)

Liisa

Casa Dolce Casa (Home Sweet Home)

How do we interact with this world?

Glancing up from a bench at Tokyo Midtown, a boy could be noticed sitting across. For a moment, it felt like our eyes met - just a simple moment in everyday life, yet it's the start of a peculiar story unfolding in this area.

The city serves as both the backdrop for the story and a public forum. An apple is lying on the ground. Apples may seem completely foreign, but isn't being "public" all about spending time with something different? This question prompted me to name this place "Casa Dolce Casa" (Home Sweet Home).

[Materials] Cloth, paper, panel, aluminum plate, ink, screen tone, charcoal, oil paint, colored pencil, collage, FRP, etc.

Highlights

Feel free to take a seat on the bench facing the artwork. It may enhance your connection to the story it tells. Search for the apple motifs scattered throughout the building.

Venue：【Galleria 2F】in front of Aēsop

Liisa

Liisa

Born in 1999. From Hungary. Chinese nationality. Raised in Italy.

2018
Studied in Japan
2023
Graduated from the Faculty of Manga, Comic Art Course, Kyoto Seika University
2024
Currently studying for the master's degree in Design at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts.
2023
Selected for the 16th "ART IN THE OFFICE" Award Winning Artists for 2023 (Monex Group, Inc.)
2023
Excellence Prize in the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2023 art competition
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/liisa_saaaa/
Let's Go to the Amusement Park Tomorrow

Excellence Prize in the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2023 art competition
「Let's Go to the Amusement Park Tomorrow」

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Call for entries for the TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2024

  • TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2024

  • Tokyo Midtown is now calling for entries for the 17th 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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