Posted:Nov 3, 2008

New Tokyo Contemporaries “End of the tunnel” Opens

Kicking off the Marunouchi Art Weeks, the “New Tokyo Contemporaries” association of seven young galleries (Aoyama | Meguro, Arataniurano, Zenshi, Take Ninagawa, Misako & Rosen, Mujin-to Production and Yuka Sasahara Gallery) are exhibiting their artists’ work throughout the 7th floor of the Shin Marunouchi Building.

Zenshi's Yuki Itoda's paintings cover the entire wall of one restaurant's seating area.
Zenshi's Yuki Itoda's paintings cover the entire wall of one restaurant's seating area.
Photo: AR

Arataniurano's Go Watanabe has installed a work in the entrace to the women's toilets.
Arataniurano's Go Watanabe has installed a work in the entrace to the women's toilets.
Photo: AR
Light pieces by Jo Nagasaka from Sschemata Architectural Office, which works in collaboration with Aoyama | Meguro, illuminate this corridor.
Light pieces by Jo Nagasaka from Sschemata Architectural Office, which works in collaboration with Aoyama | Meguro, illuminate this corridor.

To the right of the men's toilets, work by Mujin-to Production's artist collective 'Chim↑Pom'.
To the right of the men's toilets, work by Mujin-to Production's artist collective 'Chim↑Pom'.
Photo: AR

The 'Atelier Room' features paintings by several artists from several galleries, such as Misako & Rosen's Maya Hewitt.
The 'Atelier Room' features paintings by several artists from several galleries, such as Misako & Rosen's Maya Hewitt.
Photo: AR

The 'Salon Room', which looks like something out of the final scenes of '2001: A Space Odyssey', also features a variety of work from different artists, including video work by Yuka Sasahara Gallery's Mami Kosemura.
The 'Salon Room', which looks like something out of the final scenes of '2001: A Space Odyssey', also features a variety of work from different artists, including video work by Yuka Sasahara Gallery's Mami Kosemura.
Photo: AR

Ashley Rawlings

Ashley Rawlings

Ashley Rawlings was the editor of TABlog from 2006 to 2008. More information about his work can be found at www.ashleyrawlings.com.