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Shiro Kuramata Exhibition
Bunkamura Gallery
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Shiro Kuramata
Shiro Kuramata is a designer who has been producing innovative works in the field of commercial space, furniture, and product design since the mid-1960s. He continued to explore the possibilities of creation under the themes of “weightlessness” and “non-existence” by actively incorporating materials such as acrylic, glass, aluminum, steel mesh, and FRP that were not used in interiors and furniture at the time. The theme was “weightlessness” and “non-existence” and he continued to explore the possibilities of creation.
He was widely recognized around the world with his “Deformed Furniture” series (1970) and went on to create masterpieces such as “How High the Moon” (1986), a chair made of expanded metal, and “Miss Blanche”, a chair with floating roses in acrylic. In 1990, Kuramata received the Order of Arts and Letters from the French Ministry of Culture and was highly acclaimed internationally.
This exhibition features Shiro Kuramata Cahier, a collection of silkscreen prints based on valuable sketches Kuramata left behind, as well as furniture such as Cabinet de Curiosité and Sofa with Arms Black Edition. and furniture such as the floating cabinet “Cabinet de Curiosité” and “Sofa with Arms Black Edition,” as well as small items such as perfume bottles and flower vases.
He was widely recognized around the world with his “Deformed Furniture” series (1970) and went on to create masterpieces such as “How High the Moon” (1986), a chair made of expanded metal, and “Miss Blanche”, a chair with floating roses in acrylic. In 1990, Kuramata received the Order of Arts and Letters from the French Ministry of Culture and was highly acclaimed internationally.
This exhibition features Shiro Kuramata Cahier, a collection of silkscreen prints based on valuable sketches Kuramata left behind, as well as furniture such as Cabinet de Curiosité and Sofa with Arms Black Edition. and furniture such as the floating cabinet “Cabinet de Curiosité” and “Sofa with Arms Black Edition,” as well as small items such as perfume bottles and flower vases.
Schedule | Aug 12 (Thu) 2021-Aug 22 (Sun) 2021 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | Bunkamura Gallery http://www.bunkamura.co.jp/english/gallery/about/  | ||||
| Location | 2-24-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8507 | ||||
| Access | 7 minute walk from the Hachiko exit of JR Shibuya Station, 7 minute walk from the North exit of Shinsen Station on the Keio Inokashira line. | ||||
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