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Cherry Blossom Party
Eitoeiko
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Daisaku Oozu, Okamoto Mitsuhiro, Risa Marina Komiya, Midori Mitamura, Mineki Murata, Fukumo Touki, and Takehito Fujii
eitoeiko presents Cherry Blossom Party, a group exhibition featuring works by Daisaku Oozu, Okamoto Mitsuhiro, Risa Marina Komiya, Midori Mitamura, Mineki Murata, Fukumo Touki, and Takehito Fujii. Since 2020, when the government-sponsored Cherry Blossom Party - an annual gathering held at Shinjuku Gyoen since 1952 - was discontinued amid allegations of legal and administrative violations, eitoeiko has organized an exhibition under the same title. The project recasts the former political spectacle as a cultural assembly, inviting artists to reflect on the symbolic and social resonances of the cherry blossom. This year's presentation marks the sixth iteration.
The exhibition takes place against the backdrop of 2026, the year Japan appointed its first female prime minister since the establishment of the cabinet system in 1885. The 104th prime minister - known as a close ally of former prime minister Shinzo Abe - has also been associated with the defense of longstanding patriarchal structures and has faced allegations of financial ties to the Unification Church. The historical ceremony of hanami, often framed as a seasonal celebration of transience, thus appears here entangled with questions of power, public ritual, and political memory. Across photography, performance, installation, and ceramics, the participating artists engage the layered meanings of sakura as both botanical presence and cultural sign. Their works gesture toward the aestheticization of ephemerality that has long accompanied cherry blossom viewing, while also probing the political theater historically surrounding the event from which the exhibition takes its name.
The exhibition takes place against the backdrop of 2026, the year Japan appointed its first female prime minister since the establishment of the cabinet system in 1885. The 104th prime minister - known as a close ally of former prime minister Shinzo Abe - has also been associated with the defense of longstanding patriarchal structures and has faced allegations of financial ties to the Unification Church. The historical ceremony of hanami, often framed as a seasonal celebration of transience, thus appears here entangled with questions of power, public ritual, and political memory. Across photography, performance, installation, and ceramics, the participating artists engage the layered meanings of sakura as both botanical presence and cultural sign. Their works gesture toward the aestheticization of ephemerality that has long accompanied cherry blossom viewing, while also probing the political theater historically surrounding the event from which the exhibition takes its name.
Schedule | Apr 4 (Sat) 2026-Apr 30 (Thu) 2026 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | Eitoeiko http://eitoeiko.com/  | ||||
| Location | 32-2 Yaraicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0805 | ||||
| Access | 5 minute walk from exit 2 at Kagurazaka Station on the Tozai line, 10 minute walk from exit A1 at Ushigome-kagurazaka Station on the Toei Oedo line, 12 minute walk from exit 2 at Edogawabashi Station on the Yurakucho line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6873-3830 | ||||
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