Kenya Hara "White"
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At Ginza Graphic Gallery
Media: Graphics, Art Party, Art Talk
Through a sophisticated beauty of simplicity, Kenya Hara continues to tackle challenging, unexplored issues in design.
This exhibition attempts to give insight into the process of elimination of all extraneous elements in order to understand the essential nature of things. It gives visitors a look into the core philosophy that drives Hara's practice as a designer, using the aesthetics or concept of "white" to examine numerous works created by returning to the bare essentials.
Using the concept of "white" as a lens through which to take a fresh look at many of his works, this exhibition highlights the way Kenya Hara perceives things. Works on display include the packaging for the new Kenzo Power fragrance; Hakkin saké from Obusedo in Nagano Prefecture; book designs for "A Single Volume", "Re-design" and "Haptic," which bring together works that he has produced; and the Tsukubai (stone wash basin) water feature into which water falls from above, changing first into transparent droplets, and finally disappearing as it swirls downward.
Schedule
From 2008-10-07 To 2008-10-31
Opening Reception on 2008-10-07 from 17:30 to 19:00
Artist(s)
Website
http://www.dnp.co.jp/gallery/ggg/index_e.html (venue's website)
Fee
Free
Venue Hours
From 11:00 To 19:00
saturdays closing at 18:00
Closed on Sundays, Holidays
Access
5 minutes walk from the Ginza station on the Ginza, Hibiya and Marunouchi lines.
Address
DNP Ginza Building 1st floor, 7-7-2 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061
Phone: 03-3571-5206 Fax: 03-3289-1389
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ころころ転がる水玉が、楽しいです。
http://henacyoko-art.at.webry.info/200810/article_9.html
Go if you want to see Hara's works from "Water" Exhibition at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT and/or "Tokyo Fiber" Exhibition at Spiral last year. If not, .... don't.
ggg always displays simple works more simply but more attractively.
special japanese fascination.
科学と日本美の融合!
http://michael-lady.blogspot.com/2008/11/white.html
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Kenya Hara "White"</a>
Venue: Ginza Graphic Gallery
Schedule: From 2008-10-07 To 2008-10-31
Address: DNP Ginza Building 1st floor, 7-7-2 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061
Phone: 03-3571-5206 Fax: 03-3289-1389

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