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"Chocolate" Exhibition

21_21 Design Sight
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Artists

Mike Abelson, Yuri Shimizu , Philippe Baumont-Pagani, Cabane de Zucca, Front, Naoto Fukasawa et al.
21_21's first exhibition, "Chocolate", has been planned and executed under the direction of Naoto Fukasawa a product designer and one of the 21_21 directors. The subject matter of the first exhibition is "chocolate", something with which everyone is familiar and yet here, nothing more than a springboard for expressing design points of view. Here, Naoto Fukasawa and some 30 creative individuals and groups present surprising visions that respond to the word "chocolate" and its bittersweet nature. The 70 or so works on display span a wide range of media, including installation, video, photographs and sculpture. Bon appétit!

The following events have been planned in conjunction with the exhibition. Detailed information will be updated on the museum's website.

• ''Gallery talk'' by participant creators
In creating works for this exhibition, what aspects of chocolate did the creators focus on, and what were their thought processes? This series of fun-filled talks reflects the individuality of the participating creators and provides a great opportunity to sharpen your "design sight" via theirs.

• Lecture by Naoto Fukasawa
Fukasawa will talk about why "Chocolate" was chosen as 21_21 Design Sight's first major exhibition. This talk is aimed at students and designers learning about design.

• A ''live chocolate show'' by a patissier
Scheduled for June. "Making chocolate" involves far more than dreaming up innovative shapes and forms; it calls for careful consideration of how to stimulate the five senses, how it appeals visually and aromatically, the composition of tastes, the sounds it makes and its texture inside the mouth. This event is designed to give participants a taste of the highly creative world of the confectioner by showing them at work.

- All programs will be conducted in Japanese only.
- The above details are subject to change without notice.

Photo top: Tyen "Shocko Scream" 2007 Courtesy of Tyen
Bottom: Naoto Fukasawa Image photografh of "Chocolate Life" 2007 Courtesy of Naoto Fukasawa

Schedule

Apr 27 (Fri) 2007-Jul 29 (Sun) 2007 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
10:00-19:00
Closed
Tuesday
Closed during the New Year holidays and in between exhibitions.
Notice
Exhibition Hours: 11:00-20:00, Closed on Tuesdays
FeeAdults ¥1000, University Students ¥800, High and Junior High School Students ¥500, Elementary School Students and Younger Free
Venue21_21 Design Sight
http://www.2121designsight.jp/en/
LocationMidtown Garden, Tokyo Midtown, 9-7-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052
Access5 minute walk from Roppongi Station on the Toei Oedo or Hibiya line, 5 minute walk from exit 1 at Nogizaka Station on the Chiyoda line.
Phone03-3475-2121
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