Aoyama Book Center, Aoyama - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Aoyama Book Center, Aoyama. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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Ryutaro Takahashi + Sueo Mizuma "Japan Re-Re-Re-Discovery #3"
Series of art talks on the theme of "Japan", with gallerist Sueo Mizuma and guests. Japanese only; advanced reservation required. For details please see the venue website.More »
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"11 Zero Generation Designer's Praxis Publication Symposium"
Q&A and panel discussion on the theme of post-2000 design.More »
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"Ghost Story Illustrations" Exhibition
Original illustrations for ghost stories.More »
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Masaru Tatsuki "Tohoku"
Features the winner of the 37th Kimura Ihei Award.More »
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" Sound BookShelf " Exhibition
This sound installation allows you to experience the soundscape of the abstract current of information by walking round an empty book store space equipped with sensors and wireless networks.More »
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Keiji Ueshima + Tadanobu Takahashi + Sueo Mizuma "Japan Re-Re-Re-Discovery"
Art talk on the theme of "Japan", with gallerist Sueo Mizuma and guests. Japanese only; advanced reservation required. For details please see the venue website.More »
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"Meme Design School 2011 Open Lecture"
Symposium on the future of East Asian design, featuring leading Chinese book designer Lu Jingren and several other panelists from Japan, China and Korea. Reservations and inquiries: office@memedesign.org...More »
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"Children who don't Die" DVD Release Commemorative Talk
Architect Shusaku Arakawa, who passed away in May 2010, was a staunch believer in architecture that would enable its inhabitants "to not die". This talk event commemorates the DVD release of the movie...More »
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Toshiyuki Inoko + Sueo Mizuma "Japan Re-Re-Re-Discovery"
Talk event from two leaders in the art world about regenerating Japan through diverse means, such as technology, art and design. More »
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"Four Seasons Cat Picture Book Prints" Exhibition
Features prints from four different seasonal picture books.More »
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Taishi Hirokawa Exhibition
Photographer Taishi Hirokawa visited Soma City after it was damaged during the March 11th earthquake. He made portraits of the families living in the evacuation camps and also gave a Fujifilm instant camera...More »
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Reiko Tada Exhibition
In addition to works recently exhibited in Kichijoji the illustrator will show new, playful drawings on dozens of kinds of stationery.More »
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Ayumi Ohashi Exhibition
Prints and illustrations from Haruki Murakami's serial column in "an.an" magazine.More »
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Hideo Seo + Keigo Saito "MIRACLE PLANTS"
Photo prints of 38 richly individual and unique plants, in parallel with the publication of a book of interviews.More »
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Heikichi Harata "Yes, I see."
Features posters and prints.More »
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Orie Ichihashi "Paris"
15 posters by Kenji Sano of Mr_Design based on photos by Ichihashi from her book "Paris". Talk by Ichihashi and Sano: June 14th (Tue) 19:00-More »
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Tomokazu Matsuyama Exhibition
Posters that use dots and lines to create optical illusions.More »
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Jun Igarashi + Ryuji Fujimura "Architecture Born Out Of Experience"
Features young architect Jun Igarashi talks with next-generation architect Ryuji Fujimura, who runs his own online magazine and freepaper.More »
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Atsuki Kikuchi + Tatsuo Majima Talk Event
Talking event on the subject of creativity.More »
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Ryudai Takano + Minoru Shimizu Talk Event
To mark the publication of Ryudai Takano's "Kasupapa" photography collection, Takano and critic Minoru Shimizu will participate in a talk event, followed by a book-signing session.More »
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Toshio Matsumoto + Gozo Yoshimasu Talk Event "Film Makers"
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Toshinori Arai + Masashi Matsuie "Editor's Works"
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Seizo Tajima Talk
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Herbie Yamaguchi "Photos Connect People" Talk Event
Photographer Herbie Yamaguchi will discuss the stories of the people in his work that he has encountered over the forty years of his career from ages 20 to 61.More »
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Kenya Hara Talk Event
Design talk by Kenya Hara. There will also be an autograph session afterwards.More »
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Chihiro Ishizu + Yuki Sasameya Talk Show
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"Illustration Aoyama Juku School Entry Work Review & Discussion" Talk Session
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Yuichi Kodama Film Screening
Screening of representative and new works by film director Yuichi Kodama. There will also be an autograph session after the screening.More »
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Haruhiko Asai + Fumikazu Masuda Talk
This talk gives visitors a brief introduction to concepts such as universal design, kids design, and sustainable design.More »
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Fumikazu Ohara + Daisuke Fujii Talk Event
"Inventive designer" Fumikazu Ohara talks about how to go against the grain, together with special guest Daisuke Fujii. Autograph session for Ohara's "Gyakko" book after the talk. More »
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Kyoichi Tsuduki "In Search of Roadside Gods"
Editor and photographer Kyoichi Tsuduki talks about his roadside travels through obscure corners and mysterious places in Japan and the US.More »
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Hiroki Taniguchi "homosapiensaru’s wisdom"
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Akira Uno Talk
Talk to mark the launch of a collection of works and interviews with 39 artists who have fascinated and inspired Akira Uno. During the talk, Uno will give a commentary on the works contained in the book....More »
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Hiroo Kikai + Toshiyuki Horie Talk Event
Photographer Hiroo Kikai talks about his adventures in Turkey and photography theory with author Toshiyuki Horie.More »
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Takayuki Soeda + Aoshi Kudo "Looking Back on the ADC Exhibition and Yearbook"
Takayuki Soeda and Aoshi Kudo will look back on the year's trends in advertising and design and the future of both fields.More »
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"Proto" Exhibition
Talk event by three designers who handled the art direction for the Takeo Paper Show 2010.More »
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Atsuki Kikuchi + Tatsuo Majima Talk Event
Fourth in a series of talks hosted by Atsuki Kikuchi, featuring contemporary artist Tatsuo Majima.More »
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"Ellie Omiya & Ryoji Arai Talk Event"
Special talk between Ryoji Arai and Ellie Omiya, author of "Gumi and Sachiko".More »
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Miyako Ishiuchi + Miwa Nishikawa Talk Event
This summer, the NYC gallery Andrew Roth published a monograph containing Miyako Ishiuchi's three early series: "Sweet Home Yokosuka" (1976-7), "Apartments" (1978) and "Endless Nights" (1978-80). The book...More »
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"Matryoshka: Good Design"
Talk to commemorate the launch of Genqui Numata's new book, "The Book of Matryoshka".More »
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"The Joy of Independent Publishing"
Talk about independent publishing by Here and There editor Nakako Hayashi and Hiroshi Eguchi.More »
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"Illustration Aoyama Juku 2010" Exhibition
On display are works by students from the drawing and illustration departments at the Illustration Aoyama Juku.More »
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Kasane Nogawa + Kiki "Mountain Time"
Talk by alpine/nature photographer Kasane Nogawa and her close friend Kiki.More »
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Maya Maxx Exhibition
On display are illustrations by Maya Maxx for Akehiro Shirai's new poetry collection.More »
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Kasane Nogawa "Mountains"
Held to mark the launch of her new book "Mountain Time", this exhibition features large prints of Nogawa's photos of mountains. More »
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Tupera Tupera Exhibition
Illustrations of fruits and vegetables.More »
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Hiroki Yamamoto + Yukimasa Okumura "Fashion, Music and Graphics"
This talk is being held to commemorate the opening of "Parallel Universe", a solo show of new graphics by designer Hiroki Yamamoto. Also participating is Yukimasa Okumura, art director of Yellow Magic...More »
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Natsuki Ikezawa "Bird, Angel or Plane"
Flying is a recurring motif in the works of Natsuki Ikezawa - satellites that wander through outer space, birds crying, pilots of fighter bombers. At this talk, Ikezawa will speak about the flying figures...More »
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Takuya Yoshinaga + Kengo Ishiguro "Visions of a Yankee Reporter"
Talk between Takuya Yoshinaga, a former vice-head of a biker gang who spent his youth in reform school and now works as a reporter for a newspaper in Sao Paolo, and Kengo Ishiguro, editor and producer...More »
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Tabaimo "Goat/Cross Section/Venice"
Talk by contemporary artist Tabaimo, who portrays the fragmentary and disjointed landscapes of our contemporary society with wit and humor. At this event, she will talk about her illustrations for the...More »
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Reiko Tada "ABC's ABC's ABC"
Illustrations by Reiko Tada, featuring her adorable alphabet characters decorating the walls of the gallery.More »
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Murgraph Exhibition
Original illustrations from a poetry collection by Koji Takimoto published this June.More »
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Keiichi Tanaami "Paradise of Eyes"
Drawings by Keiichi Tanaami.More »
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Ichio Otsuka "The Making of MAGIC!"
On display are various rough sketches, cover designs, color proofs and other materials related to the making of Otsuka's illustration book "Magic".More »
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Kohei Sugiura + Takeshi Nakajima Talk Event
This talk between Kohei Sugiura and Takeshi Nakajima is being held to mark the launch of a new compendium that documents Sugiura's varied career since the 1960s.More »
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"Fashion As Art Project" Exhibition
This exhibition is a collaboration between Aoyama Book Center and students from the fashion department of Musashino Art University. On display are works by 37 fourth-year students on the theme of fashion...More »
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Ryoji Honma "Count Brown Exhibition"
This exhibition marks the release of volume 4 of stylist, designer and artist Ryoji Honma's "Count Brown". On display and for sale are books from the previous series.More »
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Ryoji Arai "Moke Moke"
On display are original illustrations from Ryoji Arai's newest picture book, "Moke Moke" - a word coined by the artist to describe the sensation of freshness experienced by a baby before its faculties...More »
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Kiyoshi Kuroda + Yuho Sano "Forest, Travel, and Music"
Talk event with noted illustrator Kiyoshi Kuroda and Yuho Sano (Humbert Humbert) on the topic of forests, travel and music.More »
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Manami Yamada "Nose-hair Grandma"
On display are all 32 original illustrations from Yamada's picture book "Nose-hair Grandma". Also on sale are tie-in products and accessories.More »
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Mutsuko Watari + Neiku Deku "Mori no Otobukuro"
On display are original illustrations from the picture book "Mori no Otobukuro", as well as rough sketches and panels that introduce viewers to the Czech Republic, where Neiku Deku now lives.More »
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Katsumi Omori "Bonjour!"
On display are works from Katsumi Omori's "Bonjour!", the third and final part of a series preceded by "Stars and Stripes" and "Incarnation".More »
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Masumi Hara "Happy Prince"
Exhibition of original illustrations and autograph session held to mark the publication of Masumi Hara's new picture book "Happy Prince". Autograph session and mini talk Date and time: May 1st (Sat)...More »
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"Soya Nakagawa's Corridor - Primitive Nature and Books"
Soya Nakagawa is an artist who began learning how to draw from a young age. Since graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts, he has been working in a variety of fields. This exhibition focuses on his...More »
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"Fun with Photography" Exhibition
Takashi Homma photo workshop was first given at Aoyama Book Center in the summer/fall of 2009. Thanks to a favorable response it is back again this April! Homma will lead 6 sessions on how to take, edit...More »
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Kozue Takagi + Shinya Fujiwara "What have you been doing recently?"
Talk show featuring emerging photographer Kozue Takagi, who won the runner-up Grand Prix at the 2006 Epson Color Imaging Contest, and Shinya Fujiwara.More »
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Kazuo Umezu Mini Live & Autograph Session
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Tabaimo + Yoshio Suzuki "Discovery of Talent”
Talk show with special guest Yoshio Suzuki, assistant editor of Brutus magazine, who will chat with artist Tabaimo about the stories behind her work and the "discovery of talent".More »
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Bunpei Yorifuji Workshop: "Let's Have Fun Drawing!"
Bunpei Yorifuji is an art director known for his R25 cover characters and the "Do it at home" Tokyo Metro poster series. This workshop, which is being organized to coincide with the publication of his...More »
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Kanae Uehara Exhibition
This exhibition of greeting cards is a commemorative event to mark the publication and release of Kanae Uehara's new book, "Simple and Attractive New Year Cards" from Salvia Kobo. On display are great...More »
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Kikuo Kawaguchi "Silhouette Factory"
Exhibition and sale of Kawaguchi's "silhouette objects", made using the technique of etching to create silhouettes of people, bicycles and other objects from nickel silver plates.More »
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Kenya Hara Talk Show
For Kenya Hara, the author of the original "Please Steal the Poster +3" (Heibonsha), what might the "struggle" back then mean to him 14 years on? Assistant editor of "Sumu" magazine Kazumi Nishimoto, a...More »
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"Photographing Sacred Places" Talk Event
This talk event features three special guests - Risaku Suzuki, Meisa Fujishiro and Naoki Ishikawa, photographers who worked together on "Tenkaijin", a booklet of landscapes of cultural significance along...More »
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Yuko Yamamoto "In the Kitchen"
Exhibition of original illustrations to commemorate the publication of Yuko Yamamoto's new book "In the Kitchen" (mill books). On display are around 80 works including watercolors of dishes and ingredients,...More »
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Ryo Takagi Exhibition
On display are original works from "Kirie ya Irohagaruta" (2006) and "Shin-kirie ya Iroha Caruta" (2009). Also being held concurrently is an exhibition of original illustrations from the 2010 Kirieya Calendar...More »
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Release of "Quotation" Issue No. 5 Talk Show: "On designers and artists who handle products"
With Toru Hachiga (editor of Quotation) and Shuji Nagai (director of Culturart by Beams) See website for reservations.More »
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Illustration Aoyama Juku 12th Session Exhibition
Exhibition of works by students in the drawing and illustration courses at Illustration Aoyama Juku.More »
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John Warwicker "The Floating World: Ukiyo-e" Publication Release Exhibition
This exhibition celebrates the publication release of John Warwicker's first monograph. Warwicker is a founding member of the London-based creative collective Tomato. On display are new original posters...More »
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Tokyo Graphic Passport Exhibition
In conjunction with the Tokyo Graphic Passport creative conference organized by +81 Creatives, Aoyama Book Center is staging an exhibition of magazines, posters and other work by 13 creators and art directors...More »
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"The Condors through Photos" Exhibition
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"Utsuroi Messages from 18 Photographers" Exhibition
Exhibition of original prints of photos that appeared in the film "Utsuroi Messages from 18 Photographers". Each photographer in this show selected one photo for exhibition at "Gelatin Silver Session 2007"...More »
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"POSTYMO - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in London 2008" Exhibition
The video version of YMO's live CD, released in December 2008, is finally ready! In advance of its general release, Aoyama Book Center is holding a photo exhibition featuring YMO. Viewers will also be...More »
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Hiroki Yamamoto "Summer Vacation 2009"
In addition to works that were not displayed at the "Tokyo Q&A" show held at JAGDA Tokyo, four-color print and graphic works by Yamamoto developed in recent years are on display. Also on display and...More »
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Komako Sakai Exhibition
Autograph session: July 26th (Sun), 13:00/16:00More »
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Shin Suzuki Exhibition
On display are photographs of the weather - wind, clouds and rain - from the photo collection "Tenki Gojiten." Viewers can get a glimpse of seasonal expressions we tend to overlook, like the expansiveness...More »
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Jo Nagasaka Talk Show
Rising young architect Jo Nagasaka, principal of Schema Architecture, has just released his first book entitled "When B Side Becomes A Side." Invited guests are architect Hideyuki Nakayama and Tetsuo Nishizawa....More »
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"Bath Art & Nico & CGB" Exhibition
Can't we turn our bathrooms into nicer spaces? Many of them are windowless - but with today's advanced printing technologies, you can have a poster just like the wall paintings of Mount Fuji in public...More »
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"Bokunchini, Matsui Hideki!?" Original Illustration Exhibition
Exhibition of original illustrations by Masumi Asano from his first picture book. Related events also scheduled. See website for details.More »
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Makoto Ueda Exhibition
Original illustrations from the newly published picture book "The Story of Witch Daisy" by illustrator Makoto Ueda, who also creates book covers, illustrations, CD jackets and advertising images.More »
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"Sansatsuya Book Workshop"
"Sansatsuya" (meaning "three book combo store") is a unique book project produced by ISIS Edit School. Since spring 2008, Aoyama Book Center in Roppongi has set up a space for the new style of "book-mediation",...More »
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Ayano Kinoshita "My Kamakura"
Exhibition of original illustrations to commemorate the publication of Kinoshita's travel book "My Kamakura." Talk event also scheduled. See website for details.More »
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Katsuhito Nakazato Exhibition
Has there ever been a darker vision of the Japanese landscape? Nakazato's photo collection "Ultra" presents a natural world whose finer details gradually emerge out of the gloom. These blown-up inkjet...More »
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Yusho Ide "Talk Theater: Sound and Imagination"
Aoyama Book Center is organizing a special culture salon with interactive performance entitled "Yusho Ide: Talk Theater, Sound and Imagination" in order to commemorate the publication of Ide's book "Invisible...More »
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Kazumi Kurigami "Gelatin Silver, Love"
Photo exhibition by Kazumi Kurigami marking the release of his work "Gelatin Silver, Love." The room belonging to the lead male character in the film version makes a reappearance here with photos taken...More »
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"Hanatsubaki" Exhibition
Exhibition of posters, sketches, photos and rare archival materials by Masayoshi Nakajo, art director for Shiseido's Hanatsubaki magazine for over 40 years.More »
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Idea No. 333 Special Issue "Emil Ruder" Publication Release Exhibition
Emil Ruder was a pioneering Swiss typographer and designer based in Basel. This exhibition features Ruder's cover designs for the Swiss printing magazine TM in the 1950s and 60s, which convey the essence...More »
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"Boro: Rags and Tatters from the Far North of Japan" Exhibition
This exhibition showcases 20 "boro" textile pieces from the Chuzaburo Tanaka collection. Until only a few decades ago, the Tohoku area of Japan was associated with poor agricultural villages. "Boro" refers...More »
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Shin Suzuki Exhibition
Shin Suzuki has just completed exhibitions at three locations in the Tokyo area last month. This exhibition is his first at a bookstore, commemorating the publication of his photo book "Bluemark." In addition...More »
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Naoki Ishikawa Exhibition
Naoki Ishikawa's "The Last Adventurer" (Shueisha) won the 6th Takeshi Kaiko prize for non-fiction. Both a noted author and photographer, Ishikawa climbed Mount Fuji, in addition to the world's other highest...More »
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Yuichi Yokoyama Exhibition
Exhibition of original illustrations by Yuichi Yokoyama, who has worked as an illustrator for magazines, books and manga comics. In recent years, Yokoyama has also gained attention abroad in countries...More »
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Suzuna Koga Exhibition
Exhibition of original illustrations by Suzuna Koga for the book "Kaimono Sanpo Gomuzori," written by international picture book artist Ryoji Arai. This is Koga's first picture book exhibition.More »
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Hiroki Yamamoto + Kaoru Kasai Talk Show
Lifestyle brand Antoine Brumel from design company Marvin, led by art director Hiroki Yamamoto, produced an original calendar in collaboration with Aoyama Book Center this autumn in a limited edition. To...More »
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"Changing Values" Book Launch Talk Show: Issei Kitagawa x Kenkyu Shintsubo
Issei Kitagawa (Graph) handles design and printing for the monthly magazine DTP World, and has garnered rave reviews for his serial articles that have been gathered into the book format "Changing Values."...More »
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Marvin "2 Billion Light Years of Solitude"
First poster exhibition by art director and president of Marvin, Hiroki Yamamoto. Aoyama Book Center has offered to mount an exhibition by the elusive Marvin, an outfit that frequently escapes normal...More »
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Kyoji Horiuchi Exhibition
The heroes and characters in these illustrated posters and picture book pages draw viewers in with their unique charm. Horiuchi's work is a masterful blend of text and image that creates an enchanting...More »
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"Photofes2008" Exhibition
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Commemorative Exhibition for Publication of "Sennen Gaho": Machiko Konnichi's Illustration Proofs
Monochrome works collected in "Sennen Gaho" will be on display in an exhibition held in conjunction with the publication of Konnichi's new work. Venue: Jiyugaoka outlet, in-store, comics sectionMore »
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Retrospective of the Turner Prize: Poster Exhibition and Related Book Fair
In conjunction with the Turner Prize Retrospective Exhibition at the Mori Art Museum, the Roppongi Catwalk Gallery will hold an exhibition of posters and also display art books on artists like Damien Hirst,...More »
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Naoki Honjo + Ryuta Iida Exhibition
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Yuji Obata "'Madeira' and 'February'"
This exhibition displays the outtakes that were cut from the photo collection "February", published in December last year, containing images of ice-skating and snowflakes falling on Tokachidake in Hokkaido....More »
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Le Cafe 421 "Protege-Cahier - French Children's School Supplies and Notebook Covers"
Protege-Cahier means "notebook cover" in French. The notebook covers introduced in the book "Protege-Cahier - French Children's School Supplies and Notebook Covers" were distributed around schools as product...More »
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"Let's Send Efuto" Exhibition
Efuto, or illustrated envelopes, were first created by some British picture book illustrators and are becoming increasingly popular in Japan. These creative envelopes, decorated by hand with a specially...More »
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Izuru Aminaka Exhibition
This illustrator's selected original drawings from "Elephant's Back" (Kodansha) and "Translated Classics Anne of Green Gables" (Kodansha Bunko) will be on display.More »
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Keiichi Tanaami "Daydream"
This is an exhibition commemorating the publication of Keiichi Tanaami's graphic picture book "Daydream." A new drawing series depicting women as goldfish selected from works exhibited at the artist's...More »
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Ryoji Arai + Hiroshi Abe "Kenji Miyazawa Picture Book Exhibition"
Ryoji Arai and Hiroshi Abe, two representative modern picture book illustrators, have created two new illustrated books based on works by Kenji Miyazawa, who never ceases to stimulated creativity. Original...More »
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"Shunsuke Ito x Re:S Photography Exhibition - Japan Series 01. Hokkaido / Kita-Tohoku Edition"
This is a photography exhibition of works by Shunsuke Ito who is extremely active in Re:S magazine. Original acrylic-processed prints packed with Japanese technology will be on sale as well as "risu-tenugui"...More »
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Makoto Ueda "Margaret and the Christmas Gift"
This is an exhibition of original drawings for this artist's latest picture book "Margaret and the Christmas Gift." Books for autograph will be sold also.More »
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TDC BCCKS The 20th Anniversary Exhibition
A new type of design exhibition combining web service and international designers' works in "real space" will be hosted by BCCKS Inc. and designer group Tokyo Type Directors Club (TDC) to commemorate TDC's...More »
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Bohnchang Koo Exhibition
This is a commemorative photography exhibition for the artist's two new books that were published in September. This artist is one of Korea's representative photographers and is highly acclaimed internationally...More »
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Mika Posa Exhibition
This is a photography exhibition of children's portraits by a photographer based in Paris and Tokyo. This artist has published photography collections and illustrated books taking Parisian children's lives...More »
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"10 People who Changed the Tide of Magazine Design" Exhibition
This is an exhibition based on the book by art director Yasushi Fujimoto taking the theme of magazine design. The work of 10 domestic and international designers who have influenced magazine design around...More »
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Shinichi Takemura + Taku Sato "How to View the World with Water"
This is a talk show event related to the 21_21 Design Sight "Water" exhibition. "Do you know how much water is used to make one bowl of Gyu-don?" Shinichi Takemura, the concept adviser for exhibition...More »
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Talk Show " ATAK011 Live DVD Atak Night 3"
Musician Shibuya Keiichio has been in the spotlight for his award-winning digital art CD "filmachine phonics" released in February and has an installation exhibition scheduled for next spring. ATAK, led...More »
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Yoshihiko Kushimoto + Taku Sato Talk Show "The Life of Legendary Surfer Yoshihiko Kushimoto"
This is a talk show event related to 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT EXHIBITION 2 "Water" exhibition. Yoshihiko Kushimoto is a world famous surfer that has survived the legendary big wave 3 times and is also known...More »
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Pedro Costa + Nobuhiro Suwa Talk Session "Inside/Outside - Places to Film"
Pedro Costa is known for depicting the life of the poor in the slums such as in "In Vanda's Room." "Colossal Youth" that features Vanda and Ventura, an immigrant from Capeverde is also very powerful. Nobuhiro...More »
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"Ex Machina + Hasymo" Exhibition
October 20th (Sat) marks the much awaited release of full CG animation film "Ex Machina"! This film is a powered up renewed version of "Appleseed" released to much acclaim in 2004. The film boasts a...More »
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Talk Event "Architects' Perspective x Perspective that Transcends Genres "
This talk show is held in commemoration of the publication of "Kenchikuka Box Vol.01". The authors, Torafu's Keiji Ashizawa and Kouichi Suzuno, Shinya Kamuro and Yuuko Nagayama will discuss their design...More »
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Kenji Yanobe "Torayan's Great Adventure"
A giant robot that breathes fire, an ark appearing at the top of a mountain - are some of the dreamlike scenes that this contemporary artist has created in the past. This exhibition commemorates the release...More »
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Rock, Paper Scissors x ea "The Possibility of Paper and Design as Told by Designers" Talk Event
This is a talk show commemorating the publication of "Unbalance / Balance: Paper's Origins and Human Senses." The 2006 theme for the "Takeo Paper Show" held annually by paper specialist company Takeo is...More »
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Yoshihiko Kushimoto + Mie Kushimoto "Enjoy The Moment"
"Surfing. To ride the waves is the act and learning of feeling the awesome power of nature course through one's body, accept it in one's heart. Our works have recorded the air and light of the moment on...More »
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"Shoten Kenchiku" Exhibition
This year the magazine "Shoten Kenchiku (commercial architecture)" reaches its 50th anniversary. This exhibition follows the publication's history. Valuable past issues will be also on sale.More »
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Kayo Ume "Boys"
"Boys" is a series featuring elementary school age boys that the artist met and befriended when she was a photography student.More »
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Masatoshi Nagase "Impress"
This exhibition of over 100 photographs featured as a series in magazine "Tokyo Calendar" was held to popular acclaim last December and is returning to Tokyo and Osaka.More »
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Philosophy Zine #04 Publication Anniversary Installation "Philosophy"
The next issue of the magazine "Philosophy" will be its final one. It is known for bringing together many photos and illustrations from a variety of sources. This installation brings together photographs,...More »
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Zenmai Company "Traveling Postage Stamps"
The "Traveling Postage Stamps" series are conceptual works that place used postage stamps on postcard-size canvases and overlay them with color and lines.More »
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Kouichi Kubota "Holy Land"
This is an exhibition being held in commemoration of the release of "To the Holy Land," a photograph and essay collection published by Tokuma Books this year. 20 photographs including those taken especially...More »
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Yukari Miyagi "Hiroo Wall Paintings"
Polar bears trotting through a snowfield, gigantic butterflies floating through cherry blossom hills, red susuki grass rippling in the wind are among the scenes drawn in this artist's 300m long wall painting...More »
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"One of a Kind Painted Tote Bag" Exhibition
This is an exhibition of 50 hand-painted canvas tote bags (named paintote bags). Fun pop motifs such as skulls and fruits are drawn using grids and dots as a base, depicting a concentrated version of art...More »
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Moleskine Invitation au Voyage Exhibition 2007 - Japan
Moleskine notebooks have always been loved by travelers. A travel notebook competition commemorating the release of the new "Moleskine City Notebook" was held in 2007 to inspire Japanese travelers' creativity....More »
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Gentaro Ishizuka "Pipeline Alaska"
The oil fields of the Arctic Ocean on Alaska's coast boast North America's largest oil reserve. Oil extracted from these fields are carried from Prudhoe Bay that is frozen for three quarters of the year...More »
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Issaku Fujita "Kimagure Camera Book (Cameras on a whim)"
This exhibition is being held to commemorate the publication of "Kimagure Camera Book." The author-photographer was the first to use the term "datsuryoku" (relaxed) to describe his own photographic style....More »
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tupera tupera "The Story of the 12 Stars"
This is a commemorative exhibition for the publication of picture book, "The Story of the 12 Stars" (Village Books). The popular creators' unit "tupera tupera" has redrawn the stories of 12 constellations...More »
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Ryoji Arai "Sun Organ"
This is an exhibition of the original drawings for picture book author Ryoji Arai's new book, "Sun Organ". Artist Talk Show: June 17th, 15:00- -Please make reservations. -Please visit <a href="http://www.aoyamabc.co.jp/10/10_200706/07617.html">event...More »
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Komako Sakai "The Velveteen Rabbit"
This exhibition will feature original drawings for the artist's new rendition of the classic picture book "The Velveteen Rabbit". Artist Book Signing Event: June 23rd, 14:00- Entrance tickets for...More »
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Typography Festival "ABC dé Typography!"
-Typography Workshop This workshop will introduce participants to the wonders of the brand-new compact hinged platen printing press Adana-21J, invented and manufactured by Robundo/Adana Print Club. Dates:...More »
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Tadanori Yokoo Exhibition
Okabe Print Editions was one of the first companies to bring in silk screen printing from the U.S. in the 1960s, and established a separate silkscreen studio. The artist has been involved in this work...More »
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"Dispatch from Mounting Craftsmen" Exhibition
This exhibition will feature handmade kakejiku (hanging scrolls) by traditional Japanese mounting craftsmen. Currently kakejiku production has become automated and scrolls can be mass-produced. The need...More »
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Hiro Kikai "Tokyo Dream Tales"
Kikai's deserted scenes are loaded with the smell and vibe of people. "Tokyo Dream Tales" is the newest book by the Domonkyo Award-winning artist who has taken "portraits of places" for a long time. 21...More »
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"Cut-Off Line" Exhibition
"Cut-Off Line" was written in the hopes that more people would understand the joy of haiku poems. Otaka Sho's touching haiku poems are illustrated with Orie Ichihashi's photographs and Yoshihiro Yagi's...More »
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"Design Japan - 50 Creative Years with the Good Design Awards" Exhibition
This exhibition is being held in commemoration of the Japanese pubication of "Design Japan - 50 Creative Years with the Good Design Awards", which was planned for the 50th anniversary of the Good Design...More »
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Min Tanaka "Between Mountains and Sea"
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Eiko Kadono + 100%Orange "Pig Bakery"
"Pig Bakery" is a small mobile bakery. One day a mysterious customer came to the bakery to ask for "Tail Buns" and left. The book is filled with fun possibilities of the kinds of breads that the customers...More »
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"Illustration Book Pro 01" Exhibition
This exhibition displays 20 original works that were featured in "Illustration Book Pro 01". This book is a collection of 150 illustrators' works that were carefully selected based on the concept "Originating...More »
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"Maho-chan's House" Exhibition
In commemoration of the publication of "Maho-chan's House", the author's childhood sketches and rare, treasured childhood photographs of the author taken by her father Shinzo Shimao will be on display....More »
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Orie Ichihashi "Knick knacks and markets of Hawaii"
Photographs from 'Aloha Book' will be on display to celebrate its publication. Knick-knacks that Kaori Akazawa, one of the co-writers, collected in Hawaii will be on display as well. More »
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Mikiya Takimoto "Sightseeing"
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"Luis Valtuena Global Humanitarianism" Exhibition
For this exhibition, photographs that were selected for the Luis Valtuena Award will be on display. The Award was established by Medicos del Mundo, an NGO that works with humanitarian medical assistance;...More »
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Ryoji Arai "My Yellow Bus"
This is an exhibition of original illustrations for Ryoji Arai's new picture book, 'My Yellow Bus' from Gakushu Kenkyusha. 'My Yellow Bus' is about a boy who rides the bus by himself for the first...More »
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Shin Suzuki "NHK Beautiful Vase"
Shin Suzuki photographed the first 10 vases introduced in the publication of "Beautiful Vase", a popular television program by NHK. The original prints will be on display to introduce the serene world...More »
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"Gelatin Silver Session - On film, and on Printing Paper" Exhibition
Ansel Adams once said, "Negatives are music scores, and printing is its performance." For this exhibition, four photographers held a session: they exchanged negatives of the their photographs, and...More »
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Nanaco "8.15 Okinawa"
An exhibition that celebrates the release of a photography book documenting "Cocco live special 2006 - Okinawa Gomizero Project" that was held on August 15th. More »
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Reiko Ikemura + Emi Morimoto "Child of the Sea"
Emi Morimoto took photographs for a poetry book on Reiko Ikemura's solo exhibition "Child of the Sea" at the Scupture Garden Museum, Vangi Museo, which was Ikemura's first exhibition of sculptures to be...More »
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Kenji Oikawa + Shin Sobue Exhibition
A collaboration between illustrator Kenji Oikawa from 100% Orange and book designer Shin Sobue. This exhibition will reveal what went on backstage during the creative process of their book, 'Pan! Se'....More »
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"Tanaami Style 'Kamon' Playing" Exhibition
16 works of family crests that were created for "New Generation of Kamon Playing" by graphic designer Keiichi Tanaami. More »
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Keisuke Nakoshi "Eyes of Fellows - Excuse Me"
Photographs from Keisuke Nakoshi's first solo exhibition "Eyes of Fellows" that was held at the Beams Gallery this May will be on display. "Eyes of Fellows" depicts the two weeks that Nakoshi spent with...More »
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Ryuhei Yokoyama "Press the Shutter Like a Drunken Pianist"
16 large photographs from the book "Press the Shutter Like a Drunken Pianist" will be on display to celebrate its release.More »
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Mariko Hirasawa "For Your Lovely Self - Fall/Winter Fashion"
Original illustrations by Mariko Hirasawa will be on display to celebrate the release of "For Your Lovely Self - Fall/Winter Fashion" from Kurashi-no-Techo. Hirasawa provides illustrations for the...More »
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Keiko Nomura "Bloody Moon"
Photographs of landscapes and women taken in Amami Ohshima, Taiwan, Hawaii, South India and Tokyo between 2000 and 2006. More »
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Ui Nakabayashi "Scene"
To celebrate the release of Ui Nakabayashi's book of handbag collections, this exhibition will display 80 bags that are featured in her new book. Nakabayashi's bags are decorated with embroidery, appliqués,...More »
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"Shuan" Exhibition
An exhibition of vivid and stylish photographs expressing the beauty of fighting; bull, dogs, roosters, and boxers that are fighting because they want to, not because they have to. This exhibition celebrates...More »
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"Hide and Seek Road" Exhibition
An exhibition introducing the picture book "Hide and Seek Road" which received the 23rd Shinpusha Publishing Company Award. More »
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Yuichi Yokoyama "Us"
This is an exhibition of the original drawings for the series "Us" and "Beasts" from the artist's new book and some new works. Paintings of human beings and animals that are barely distinguishable from...More »
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Zenmai Company "Traveling Stamps"
The "Traveling Stamps" series consists of postcards with colors by artist Hiroko Takahama and lines by violinist Shigeto Miki. The postcards were sent by Takahama's father, who worked for a trade company...More »
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Nobuyoshi Araki "Hiunkaku Story Limited Edition Works" Exhibition
Known as part of the three famous "kaku" of Kyoto together with the Kinkakuji and Ginkakuji temples, Hiunkaku sits in the Tekisuien garden in the normally closed-off West-Honganji temple. Hiunkaku,...More »
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Terunobu Fujimori + Naoki Honjo Exhibition
In celebration of X-Knowledge HOME special editorial No.7 "The Terunobu Fujimori", ABC is holding an exhibition of works by Naoki Honjo. Famous for his technique of taking pictures of real landscapes that...More »
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Hajime Sawatar, Miyako Ishiuchi, Kuge Yasuhide Exhibition
An exhibition of works by three photographers who will be presenting at the ABC Book Festa 2006 on August 20th. More »
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ABC Event Poster Exhibition
This is a display of 160 posters for events that were held at Aoyama Book Center from fall of 2005 until summer of 2006. More »
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"Graphic Design in Japan 2006" Celebratory Fair
This is an exhibition and sale of some works featured in 'Graphic Design in Japan 2006', an annual publication by the Japan Graphic Designers Association. The works include posters, book editorials,...More »
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Shin Ueda "Sketchbook"
Original illustrations from Shin Ueda's picture book, 'Sketchbook', about two precocious twin girls and a shy boy finding a sketchbook under a maple tree. More »
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Understanding Le Corbusier
Blueprints, sketches, and photographs of Villa Savoie and other works.More »
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Jo Nishikawa "Deep Inside"
Scenes of state-of-the-art technology in action by Jo Nishikawa. Nishikawa dived deep into factories, construction sites, research facilities, and nuclear plants to take photographs of Japan's cutting...More »
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Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas "What I can do - Teardrop of a Hummingbird"
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas is an artist from the Haida tribe in Canada. Original illustrations and postcards from his book about folk tales by the indigenous people of South America, 'What I can do', will...More »
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Karel Zeman Animated Works
The strange and beautiful world of Karel Zeman, considered to be the co-founder of Czech animated film. The films will be on a repeat during the day. DVDs will be available for purchase. 6/13 - The Jester's...More »
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Tamie "Rainbow Hawaii"
To celebrate the release of 'Rainbow Hawaii', the second album on Hawaii from Takuji Aoyanagi, Ren Takada, and Goro Ito, Aoyama Bookcenter will exhibit photographs and illustrations by painter/percussionist...More »
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Foreign Picture Book Exhibition
An exhibition of picture books from the United States, the UK, and many non-English countries. Teaching materials, pop-up books, out of print books, and books from bestseller lists will be on sale. There...More »
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Naoki Honjo "small planet"
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Fumio Shiozawa "For Toshiko Okamoto: 'Princess of the Sea Gods'"
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"Special" Exhibition "The People on Earth"
Photographs from "Special" will be displayed as posters. The special features for the first edition are: treehouses and art brut. Related goods will be on sale inside the shop.More »
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Shinpusha/Hirama Itaru Award Winner - bird of silence
An exhibition celebrating the publication of "birds of silence", the grand prize winner of the 8th Shinpusha/Hirama Itaru Award. The photography contest is held twice a year with the promise of their...More »
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To the Myths of the Planets
Four selected works from Ishikawa's photograph books "The Void", and his new book "The Adventure of Being Alive Now". More »
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First Generation Japanese
A long time ago, countless people from the Korean Peninsula crossed the Kanmon Straits to scatter to various parts of Japan. After the war, most of them went back home. However, some of them settled here,...More »
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Original Prints for "Travel"
Twenty original prints from Yuichi Yokoyama's new book "Travel" from Eastern Press. There will be a gift with the purchase of the signed book.More »
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Min Bear
Fourteen original drawings from the picture books "Min Bear's Flower Garden" and "Min Bear's House". More »
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Kosuke Mae "Mahoro Station - Handyman Tada's Store"
Up and coming photographer Kosuke Mae's shots of the suburbs of Tokyo, where Shion Miura's new book takes place. More »
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Between Water and Sky
Glass artist Naho Iino's first solo exhibition will feature some of her best works, including "Clover" - a collection of paperweights, each with a single four-leaf clover hovering inside an egg-shaped...More »
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Yuji Takeuchi "Yesterday Today Tomorrow"
An exhibition to celebrate the publication of "Yesterday Today Tomorrow", a photography book documenting the six months of "Hibino Expo 2005". Yuji Takeuchi took 13,000 photographs to cover this event...More »
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"The Deer-Star" & "Rabbit and Turtle" Illustrations
Yukari Miyagi's new drawings exhibition features illustrations for two books, "The Deer Star" by Mary Austin and "Rabbit and Turtle" by Wasaburo Ishiwara and Kazue Daikoku. Miyagi started her career as...More »
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Hoshino Camera
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John Lennon "The New York Years"
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My Moleskine Exhibition Japan
My Moleskine shows simultaneously in 5 venues the work of over 80 Japanese and foreign graphic designers, musicians, stylists, illustrators and photographers. The exhibition places importance on the creative...More »
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My Garden: Mitsuhiko Imamori Photography
To mark the release of his book "My Garden", photographs by Mitsuhiko Imamori will be on display.More »
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Gloomy 5th Anniversary Exhibition "G5" in Aoyama
For this special "G5" exhibition celebrating the fifth anniversary of Gloomy, Illustrations and original drawings will be on display. There will also be limited sales of original goods. More »
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Ichiro Fujisato Exhibition
A photo exhibition by Ichiro Fujisato commemorating the release of Kotaro Isaka's mystery novel "The accuracy of Death".More »
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Hawaii Hawaii Photo Exhibition
An exhibition to celebrate the publishing of the photography book "Hawaii Hawaii".More »
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Inuneko DVD Commemoration Photo Exhibition
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Yukinori Fukushima Works 04-05





