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N05/H05Makoto Aida and 24 other artists: OSHIBORI Linkage Exhibition

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OSHIBORI Linkage

Type

Exhibition

Other

Venue

H

Higashi-nihonbashi・Bakurocho Area

Etoile Kaito Living Building

1-15-15 Higashi-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

N

Nihonbashi・Yaesu・Kyobashi・Ginza

MUJI Ginza Store B1F

3-3-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo


                                          
Date

2023.9.23 - 11.5


Venue 1: MUJI Ginza Store B1F 9.29 (Fri) – 11.5 (Sun) 11:00‒22:00 Open daily *Exhibition of the oshibori works (unused) by all 25 artists. Venue 2: Etoile Kaito Living Bldg. 9.23 (Sat) – 11.5 (Sun) 11:00‒18:00 Open daily *Exhibition of the oshibori works (unused) by all 25 artists, as well as these that have been used and changed in texture.

Ticket

Venue 1: MUJI Ginza Store B1F
Free of charge

Venue 2: Etoile Kaito Living Bldg.
Common ticket for the venue (17 exhibitions)
Adult ¥2,500, Student ¥1,500
Free for high school students and younger

OSHIBORI Linkage is an experimental project to encounter art from around the world at restaurants by using the Japanese oshibori (moistened hand towel) as a white canvas.

A total of 25 artists, including those recommended by the Tokyo Biennale and artists selected from abroad through an open call, will participate in the project. Their original drawings are embroidered on oshibori. These embroidered works will be offered mixed with regular oshibori at about 20 restaurants in Tokyo that are partners in this project, where visitors can enjoy a chance encounter with the artworks (hand towels).

In this exhibition, visitors can see both the oshibori works used to entertain guests during the Biennale's Summer period and unused one made from the same original artwork.

 

CHECK!

Experience Oshibori Art in Restaurants in Tokyo!

These oshibori artworks are not only on display, but also served with regular oshibori at about 20 restaurants and others in Tokyo that are partners in the project (period: 2023.9.1–11.5). Oshibori are washed after use by guests and served repeatedly. Whether you come across these artworks or not depends on luck, check the special website below for a list of palces where you may actually experience omotenashi (hospitality) with oshibori art.

▶︎OSHIBORI Linkage Website

Artists・Members

International Open Call Artists (Country or region of origin / Base of activity)

Michael Amter (USA/Belle Meade, New Jersey), Hsiaochi Chang (Taiwan/Taipei), Muziwandile Gigaba (South Africa/Durban), Henry Grahn Hermunen (Finland/Helsinki) and Rikard Larsson (Sweden/Stockholm), Laura Ige (Argentina), Violeta Ivanova (Bulgaria/Austria), Dorina Juhász (Hungary/Szentlőrinc), Celina Jure (Argentina), Antonius Kho (Indonesia), Steffi Klenz (Germany/London, UK) and Clare Strand (UK/Brighton), Mar + R3nder (Argentina), odekrom (Clare Ghigo and Joseph Calleja) (Malta), Violetta De Saga (Ukraine・Germany/Berlin), Shirley Soh (Singapore), Timo Wright (Finland/Helsinki)

Recommended Artists

Makoto Aida, BAKENEKO KLUB, Miran Fukuda, Dan Isomura, Mari Katayama, O JUN, Kenichi Obana, Meo Saito, Azumi Sakata, Yui Usui

 

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Exhibition view at MUJI Ginza Store. Photo by Rui Kimura

LINKAGE

OSHIBORI Linkage

An experimental project to encounter art from around the world at restaurants by using the Japanese oshibori (moistened hand towel) as a white canvas.

details

Ended

OSHIBORI Linkage

Type

Exhibition

Other

Venue

H

Higashi-nihonbashi・Bakurocho Area

Etoile Kaito Living Building

1-15-15 Higashi-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

N

Nihonbashi・Yaesu・Kyobashi・Ginza

MUJI Ginza Store B1F

3-3-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo


                                          
Date

2023.9.23 - 11.5


Venue 1: MUJI Ginza Store B1F 9.29 (Fri) – 11.5 (Sun) 11:00‒22:00 Open daily *Exhibition of the oshibori works (unused) by all 25 artists. Venue 2: Etoile Kaito Living Bldg. 9.23 (Sat) – 11.5 (Sun) 11:00‒18:00 Open daily *Exhibition of the oshibori works (unused) by all 25 artists, as well as these that have been used and changed in texture.

Ticket

Venue 1: MUJI Ginza Store B1F
Free of charge

Venue 2: Etoile Kaito Living Bldg.
Common ticket for the venue (17 exhibitions)
Adult ¥2,500, Student ¥1,500
Free for high school students and younger