The boards used by homeless people in the U.S. to beg are called "Beggars' Signs. The "Beggars' Signs" are considered art in that they vary in size, shape, and color depending on the person who makes them.JOURNAL STANDARD." will hold a solo exhibition "GOD BLESS YOU" in various locations.
The brand that fully cooperated with this exhibition is a much talked-about brand with a style of commissioning graphics from artists active both in Japan and abroad.10 boxes (TENBOX)." Pigu, the director of the company, said. The artists, by the way, are undisclosed, but I was surprised to hear that they are well-known people.
. This solo exhibition began with Pigu himself traveling to LA and NY to negotiate with homeless people to give them the Beggars signs they had been using. On June 16 (Fri.), a launch party will be held at the Omotesando store, and the new T-shirts sold exclusively on the Ten Box website will also be available for purchase. The launch party will be held at the Omotesando store on Friday, June 16.
As can be seen from the photos, the beggars' signs of homeless people, who live out their days with ease despite their difficult circumstances, are a kind of culture. The four stores in Omotesando, Shinsaibashi, Sendai, and Utsunomiya will be the places where the embodied thoughts of ten different people will all be on display.
Text_Rei Kawahara
GOD BLESS YOU
Period & Venue
June 16 (Fri.) - June 25 (Sun.) JOURNALSTANDARD Omotesando
July 28 (Fri) - August 6 (Sun) JOURNAL STANDARD Shinsaibashi
Other venues
Sunday, July 9 - Sunday, July 16 Virgil Normal (LA)
Friday, August 18 - Sunday, August 27 Holon Galley (Sendai)
Saturday, September 2 - Sunday, September 3 Ark (Utsunomiya)
Sept. 9 (Sat) - Sept. 10 (Sun) east village OTHER (JOHNSON TOWN)
GOD BLESS YOU Launch Party
Date: Friday, June 16
Hours: 18:00~21:00
Location: JOURNAL STANDARD Omotesando
Address: 6-7-1 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
