It is a web store and merchandising brand that designs and sells goods from a variety of artists.KONER GALLERYand the New York-Tokyo beat-making groupGxBxTThe "Yokai and Monsters" art show will be held in Harajuku on Saturday, December 9.
The core artists range from Nagoya and the Tokai region to Tokyo and even New York.
Here is its lineup.
The exhibition will feature the work of various styles of tattoo, low blow, sign painting, and sculpture artists active in the Tokai region, as well as Chris Garver, famous for his work on the American reality TV show "Miami Ink," Shinji aka Kakushi Sakura, and artists from the New York City tattoo store "INVISIBLE NYC" and others. The works of the most famous tattoo artists in New York City, such as Chris Garver, famous for his work on the reality TV show "Miami Ink," Shinji aka Sculpture Sakura, and artists from the New York tattoo shop "INVISIBLE NYC," are gathered.
Other exhibitors include Ayumi Nojiri, Risa Nishimori, and Miki Sakurada, all ceramic artists active in New York, as well as KAZZROCK, a pioneer in the Japanese graffiti scene from Tokyo, and Tokyo-based carver AKILLA aka Kibiwa, who is active in countries around the world. A wide range of works will be exhibited and sold, including paintings, toys, and ceramics with motifs of yokai (monsters) and monsters, regardless of genre.
The music for the gallery is produced by GxBxT, a beat-making group based in New York and Tokyo. First, theirSoundCloud hereto listen to the music. Members of the group include former members of the hardcore bands DYINGRACE, E.G.H., HOMICIDAL and the hip-hop group Delirium, as well as members of the Japanese and Boston street group AGARI CREW.
The day will include live performances by ZORRO and DJ MOGG of GxBxT, DJ performances, and the sale of official merchandise by the artists.
It would be interesting to see how Japanese culture, such as ceramics and tattoos, has changed in New York. Please enjoy this kind of art with a core street flavor genuinely and wholeheartedly, not the kind of art that you study in museums or art galleries.
Text_Shinri Kobayashi
KONER GALLERY & GxBxT ART SHOW "Yokai/Monster Exhibition
Dates: Saturday, December 9
Venue: BLOCK HOUSE
Address: 6-12-9 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hours: 13:30-22:00
Admission: Free
KONER GALLERY
Mail:konergallery@gmail.com
Instagram:@koner_gallery
www.koner-gallery.com
GxBxT
Instagram:@gxbxt
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AKILLA aka KABUWA and KABUTAKU Shun Ichimon ( Tokyo )
Ayumi Nojiri(NYC)
APPLETRAP( Nagoya)
A24( Gifu)
Chris Garver(NYC)
Damien Rodriguez(NYC)
Damion Ross(NYC)
ILLSYNAPSE( Nagoya)
IZUMONSTER( Nagoya )
Jonah Levin(SF)
Johnny Akihito Noda( Nagoya)
KAZZROCK( Tokyo )
KIKU(NYC)
KNUCKLE( Gifu)
LAiNNY( Toyohashi)
Risa Nishimori(NYC)
Matt Ahn(NYC)
Miki Sakurada(NYC)
Regino Gonzales(NYC)
Rocky Burley(NYC)
SANROKU( Toyohashi)
Shinji aka Kakuri Sakura, Kakuri Shun Ichimon (NYC)
SECOND KNOCK( Nagoya )
TETSUYA( Hamamatsu)
Troy Denning(NYC)
Tomoaki Eguchi( Nagoya)
LIVE ZORRO from GxBxT
DJ DJ MOGG from GxBxT
