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Exhibition details
This exhibition offers an opportunity to once again ponder the futureof design as well as the mysterious powers of nature which transcend the limits of human imagination. Tokujin Yoshioka, the director of the exhibition, has attempted to incorporate in his own design work the many laws that exist in nature, while at the same time exploring the possibilities of technology. His works do not merely remind people of the natural world on a visual level or imitate the more apparent manifestations of the laws of nature. Rather, by using technology as well as his own ideas as a kind of sustenance, he creates new forms of nature, in a process that results in what might best be described as a “second nature”. Rooted in this mindset, this exhibition presents the experimental works of eight groups of creators, including Tokujin Yoshioka himself. The exhibition also presents a cloud-like installation that envelop the exhibit space.
- DATE：
- 2008.10.17.（Fri）- 1.18（Sun）
- TIME：
- 11:00～20:00（Entrance until 19:30）
- CLOSED：
- Tuesdays (Except Dec. 23th and Jan.6th),Dec.27th to Jan.2nd
- ADMISSION：
General ¥1,000/ University Student ¥800/ High and Junior high school student ¥500/ Ages 12 and under may enter for free
(tax included, ¥200 discount for a group of over 15 people)- Organizers：
21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, THE MIYAKE ISSEY FOUNDATION- In Association with：
Agency for Cultural Affairs / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry,Shibuya City, Minato City- In cooperation with：
D-MEC LTD., MAXRAY INC., OKUTANI WIRE NETTING, MFG, CO.,LTD.,
TOLI Corporation- Special Thanks to：
KUWASAWA DESIGN SCHOOL
Tokujin Yoshioka
Tokujin Yoshioka
Born in Saga, Japan in 1967. After worked under Shiro Kuramata and Issey Miyake, established his own studio, Tokujin Yoshioka Design in 2000. He has collaborated with various noted companies in and outside Japan such as HERMES, SWAROVSKI and ISSEY MIYAKE, which he has been doing shop design and installation. The paper chair “Honey-pop” (2001), Yamagiwa’s lighting “ToFU” and cell phone “MEDIA SKIN” for au design project have been highly evaluated as art works simply more than design works and became a part of permanent collections in the world’s well-known museums such as Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. Major awards: Mainichi Design Award, 2001. Cultural Affairs Section of Government of Japan, Encourage Prize, 2006. Design Miami/Designer of the Year, 2007. Selected as one of “100 Japanese respected by the world” in Newsweek magazine of Japanese edition.
http://www.tokujin.com/