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News 2010-03-06

  • Nam HyoJun will participates "Thank You Art" party (Thank You Art Day 10' ) from VIDEOTAGE, Hong Kong http://to.ly/1kfh #
  • Nam HyoJun will do live chat performance on 3/7 afternoon. http://to.ly/1kfm #

News 2010-03-04

  • Nam HyoJun and Ikumi Nagasawa participate group show "Haven't You Heard?" at Contemporary by Angela Li(HK) from 3/11 http://to.ly/1jxA #

News 2010-02-10

News 2010-02-01

Ai Ryumon AIR event info

Office339’s first AIR Program (Artist In Residence) showcases the latest work (created in Shanghai) by young, up-and-coming Japanese painter, Ai Ryumon.

Office339 Artist In Residence Program#01 龍門藍 Ai Ryumon

From September to October 2009, we will hold the following events. Please join us and enjoy Ai Ryumon’s beautiful new world.

Ai Ryumon Open Studio

Ai Ryumon will open up her residence studio space. We invite you to drop by, meet the artist and enjoy a light snack and drink.

日期 Duration: 9/9 – 9/13 13:00-18:00
地址 Venue: Office339
中国上海市威海路696号1号楼106室 (近陕西北路) 郵便番号200041
106, Building No.1, WeiHaiLu696, Shanghai, 200041, China

Ai Ryumon Solo Exhibition “GIrl by Girl”

The exhibition is the culmination of the 2 month residence program. We will exhibit 20 of Ai’s new artworks including a large, 3 square metre painting, pieces from her ‘Layer Tights’ series and a number of drawing works. There will also be a live performance at the opening reception.

开幕式 Opening Reception: 2009/9/18 18:00-20:00pm
展览日期 Duration: 2009/9/18 – 10/18
开放时间 Hours: 周一~周五 10:00-18:00 / 周六 1:00-6:00 / 周日 休息
Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00 / Sat 13:00-18:00 / Sun and public holiday only by appointment
地址 Venue: The Foundry Gallery (筑造空间)
中国上海市陕西北路729弄内到底 (近康定路) 邮编200040
End of lane 729, Shanxi Bei Road (x Kang Ding Road), Shanghai, 200040, China

The first contemporary art show of Hokkaido artist in China “Essence of the Snow Country”. Even though it was heavy rain, totally 1200 visitors came at the opening and ended one month period on a high note.

We updated video/images and media info on our website. Please check them out!

Live performance video & exhibition view.
http://www.office339.com/en/exhibitions/snow/exhibitionview/

Media information.
http://www.office339.com/en/media/

4861006805 QUOTATION Worldwide Creative Journal no.4
Gradation Blue 蜂賀 亨
ビー・エヌ・エヌ新社 2009-07-27

by G-Tools

Director Kenta Torimoto was introduced as one of 10 active Japanese creators outside of Japan at QUOTATION Worldwide Creative Journal no.4.

2009 JUL – Lost Generation No.3

Director Kenta Torimoto contributed a report for Lost Generation No.3.

Contributed article for BT

B002BTP33W 美術手帖 2009年 07月号 [雑誌]
美術出版社 2009-06-17

by G-Tools

Director Kenta Torimoto contributed a report for Bijutsu Techo 09 July issue.

Currently, images access problem at this site has occuerd in China. This is becouse China shut down the images management system we use.

If you need to check images in this site, please contact us by e-mail.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Go on AIR-G FM Hokkaido

Director Kenta Torimoto go on the radio program “Talk, Step, Jump” at AIR-G FM Hokkaido. He introduced about our activities and “Essence of the Snow Country”.


AIR-G FM Hokkaido “Talk, Step, Jump”
http://www.air-g.co.jp/
5/24 8:30~8:55

“Essence of the Snow Country”’ feature article appeared in Hokkaido Shinbun 5/14 evening issue.

Tomoaki Ichikawa Media info

Tomoaki Ichikawa’s interview appears in following papers.

上海壹周(Shanghai Weekly) No.440

BiZ presso No.66

SHINJI SHISHIKURA’s “the eye” was selected BRUTUS BEST BETS Special! at BRUTUS No.659 「LIFE, FASHION, LIFE.」.

BRUTUS (ブルータス) 2009年 4/1号 [雑誌]
B001U52N18
*P101

Weihailu696 Open Studio

Our yeary open studio event!

Weihailu696 Open Studio “Happy Together”

Duration:
2009/4/18 13:00 – 20:00 
2009/4/19 13:00 – 20:00
(Two Days)

Address:
中国上海市威海路696号 (近陕西北路)
WeiHaiLu696, Shanghai, 200041, China

Nam HyoJun at CIGE09

Nam HyoJun participate Beijing based art fair CIGE09 from our partner gallery Vanguard Gallery.

CIGE2009 (China International Gallery Exposition)
China World Trade Center
Vanguard Gallery Booth# B154,155,156
2009/04/16 – 04/19

Nam HyoJun’s solo show “middle tension” will be held at CASHI, Tokyo, Japan.

Nam HyoJun “middle tension”

2009/04/10 – 04/25
Opening Reception: 04/10 18:00-20:00

Venue: CASHI
Address: 2-5-18-1F Nihonbashi-Bakurocho Chuo-ku Tokyo 103-0002 Japan
Gallery hours: Tue.-Sat. 11:00-19:00 Closed on Sun., Mon. and Public Holidays
Contact: info@cashi.jp

Updated Tomoaki Ichikawa’s solo show “Floating”’s photo and video

飘 Floating – Exhibition View
http://www.office339.com/en/exhibitions/floating/exhibitionview/

Director Kenta Torimoto contributed a culumn for Whenever Online Bussiness.

中国業界人記事
鳥本健太の中国美術市場コラム 第3回:略奪品とオークション

Ikumi Nagasawa at 101Tokyo

Ikumi Nagasawa participate 101 Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair from our partner gallery Andrew James Art.

101 Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair
2009/04/02日 – 04/06
AKIBA SQUARE
UDX Bldg 4-14-1 Sotokanda Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-0021

Andrew James Art
Booth No.26

Contributed article for BT

Director Kenta Torimoto contributed a report for Bijutsu Techo 09 April issue.

美術手帖 2009年 04月号 [雑誌]
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Director Kenta Torimoto contributed a culumn for Whenever Online Bussiness

中国業界人記事
鳥本健太の中国美術市場コラム 第2回:金融危機以降のアートマーケット

SHINJI SHISHIKURA’s new works to go on show at BEAMS’s new project “TOKYO CULTUART by BEAMS”

Duration: 3/2/2009 – spring/summer

Exhibition Works:
“the eye ~Paris-Shanghai-Tokyo~”(artwork)
“Moving Art BuCKone”(Video)

TOKYO CULTUART by BEAMS
http://www.beams.co.jp/beams/html_nws/nd08120901.php
+81-(03)-3470-3251
BEAMS HARAJUKU 3F, 3-24-7 Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
11:00 – 20:00

ARTiT, Japanese quality bilingual art magazine ARTiT, latest issue has arrived.

ARTiT No.22
http://www.art-it.jp/e_index.php
No curating, no art?

Available to buy at Office339.

Shinji Shishikura starts permanent exhibition in Paris.

“the eye -Paris-Shanghai-Tokyo-”

“Bistro J”
20 Avenue de Paris 78000 Versaills / Tel.: 01 39 24 01 36
12:00-22:00 / Closed on Monday

Welcome to your visit.

Director Kenta Torimoto participated Dream Plan Presentation 2008 organized by Entrepreneur Center Ltd..

The presentation theme is “ART changes society”.
He did presentation in front of 500 audience at Tokyo Big Sight on 12/19.

Dream Plan Presentation 2008
http://www.entre.co.jp/dreamplan/index.html

Entrepreneur Center
http://www.entre.co.jp/

Shinji Shishikura lead BuCKone’s family will appear at MAMUSKA Tokyo again!

『MAMSKA Tokyo Vol.5』
※Cover page is Bucket Business man (Shinji Shishikura) playing DJ.

2008/12/28 15:00 open !

DATE
2008/12/28
Shinji Shishikura will play from 18:00 to 19:00

Venue
ASAHI ART SQUERE

Shinji Shishikura performs in the one of artwork at “DISSONANCES -Japanese Six Artists-”, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.

DISSONANCES -Japanese Six Artists-
不協和音~日本のアーティスト6人

※He participates and performs in the artwork “Fluxus Trial” (produced by Mieko Shiomi).

Duration
2008/9/30 – 12/25
10:00-17:30

Venue
Toyota Municipal Museum of Art

decob Shanghai Call-for-artist

Office339 co-organizes The Nomadic “decob” Shanghai exhibition with Cool Magazine.

New York based art magazine, COOL is calling for artists to contribute their original, hand-made eco-bags: Decorated Eco-Bag, a.k.a “decob,” for an exhibition and a product-release project, The Nomadic “decob.”

In midst of the global environmental issues, we believe taking initiative on what we can do locally, around our personal surroundings is the step towards solving the global issue. The “decob” will be shown to international audiences in effort to raise awareness of environmental issues and call to take initiatives.

[Project Description]
-The hand-made eco-bags will be shown in an exhibition and will be available for sale.
-Best of “decob” and other awards will be given to selected eco-bags.
-Project will be covered by the art magazine COOL on its paper and online publications.
The exhibition will go on to tour to major locations such as New York and London.

[Project Dates]
January 10-23, 2009

Venues:
-The Foundry Gallery (筑造空间)
-Ligare Gallery

shanghai-map

Now we are calling for artists.

1.ARTIST for Eco-Bag
Please check here

2.Performance Artists for the opening
An artist who can do performance at opening Jan 10, 2009.

We are looking forward to hear your apply!

Director Kenta Torimoto starts to write regularly for Whenever Online Business.

鳥本健太の中国美術市場コラム 第1回: 経済は文化のしもべである(?)

Ikumi Nagasawa’s solo show “I hear” will be held at V-GALLERY, Basel, Switzerland.

2008.11.30-2009.1.17
IKUMI NAGASAWA Solo Show “ I hear ”
V-Gallery (Basel, Switzerland)

Exhibit more than 10 new paintings.
This is her fist show in Europe. Welcome to your visit.

Opening Scene



Ikumi Nagasawa won a prize at SHELL ART AWARD 2008.

SHELL ART AWARD 2008 

Prize-winning works will exhibit following date & venues.

[TOKYO] 
2008/11/12 – 11/24
10:00 – 19:00
DAIKANYAMA HILLSIDE FORUM
Tel 03-5489-3648

[KYOTO] 
2009/1/6 – 1/11
9:00 – 17:00
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Tel 075-762-4671

Welcome to your visit.

We start to deal with Japanese quality bilingual art magazine ARTiT.
Available to buy at Office339 or partner book shops in Shanghai (also accept advertisement for the magazine).

ART iT
http://www.art-it.jp/

Nam HyoJun at SCOPE London

Nam HyoJun participated SCOPE London from Vanguard Gallery.
Exhibited new installation, paintings and video.



SCOPE London
2008/10/16 – 10/19

Vanguard Gallery
Booth No#131

Director and Nam HyoJun’s feature article appeared in SUPER CITY.

SUPER CiTY Shanghai 10月号

Office339 and Director Kenta Torimoto’s article appear in by-weekly business magazine Biz presso No.54 (Oct.7).

Updated exhibition images and opening scene.

“I know you know it”
http://www.office339.com/en/exhibitions/iknowyouknowit/

Exhibition Images
http://www.office339.com/en/exhibitions/iknowyouknowit/exhibitionimage/

Opening Scene
http://www.office339.com/en/exhibitions/iknowyouknowit/opening/

We will organize and participate following exhibition and fair.

Office339 Open Studio
Office339
2008/09/07 – 09/14

The 12th SHANGHAI ART FAIR
上海世贸商城 SHANGHAI MART
2008/09/10 – 9/14

别样的美景 INDEFINITE BEAUTY
WHITE FACTORY
2008/09/10 – 10/31

Office339 organizes Ikumi Nagasawa’s first solo show in Shanghai, “I know you know it”.

Office339 and Vanguard Gallery organize Nam HyoJun and Liu Fei’s exhibition “GAP”.

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Nam HyoJun participates MIDORIKAWA Yutaro curated exhibition “SUICIDE EXPOSITION 2008″.

SUICIDE EXPOSITION 2008

SUICIDE EXPOSITION’s aim is to do away with this.

Artists: AIDA Makoto, KOBAYASHI, david, Nam Hyojun, MINEOKA
Organize: NART
Curation: MIDORIKAWA Yutaro

Date: 1 Sep – 23 sep 2008
Venue: Otto Mainzheim Gallery (Tokyo)
Mail: info@nart.jp

Office339 is pleased to announce the opening of a group exhibition curated by Nam HyoJun from 25th Aug 2008.

We also launched ZAINICHIART official web site
ZAINICHIART
http://blog.office339.com/zainichi/

A Japanese group show of 80’s generation artists, “If you’re happy, clap your hands”, has started since 28th June at Andrew James Art.

We updated images and videos of very livery opening party. Please check the link below and enjoy it.

“If You’re Happy, Clap Your Hands” Opening Scene

SHINJI SHISHIKURA’s solo exhibition “ME-JIKARA” will be postponed till 25th May. If you haven’t seen the exhibition, please don’t miss it!

“眼力 ME-JIKARA”
Duration: April 18 – May 25, 2008
Hours: Mon-Fri, 10:00am-5:30pm / Sat 1:00-6:00pm / Sun: By appointment

Venue: The Foundry Gallery (筑造空间)
End of lane 729, Shanxi Bei Road (x Kang Ding Road)), Shanghai, 200040
中国上海市陕西北路729弄内到底 (近康定路) 邮编200040

Contact:
Tel: 86 21 5213 6309
E-mail: info@office339.com
http://www.office339.com

Shinji Shishikura will show next Me-Jikara exhibition “Me-Jikara 5.0″ at BEMA JAPAN(Shinjuku) B GALLERY.

SHINJI SHISHIKURA “ME-JIKARA 5.0″

22/5/2008 – 24/6
Opening&Performance: 24/5(Sat) 18:00-20:00

B GALLERY
BEAMS JAPAN 6F, 3-32-6, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

Big scale performance will be held at the opening. don’t miss it!

Nam HyoJun participates the memorial first exhibition at CASHI, a brand new gallery at Bakurocho, Tokyo.

100 degrees Fahrenheit vol.0

Artists:
Keita Sagaki, Tetsuomi Sukeda, Ichirota Suzuki, Nam HyoJun, Kumiko Negami, Shotaro Hokari

Duration: 6/6/2008 – 28/6/2008 (Closed on Sundays, Mondays and public holidays)
Opening: 6/6/2008 19:00-

CASHI – Contemporary Art SHIMA
http://cashi.jp/
2-5-18-1F, Nihonbashi-Bakurocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Weihailu696 open studio on 4/19 was broadcasted on 4/25 21:30 by 上海东方卫视Channel “The City“.


Shinji Shishikura’s performance and interview.

We moved to WeiHaiLu696.

Since 01/04, we changed address and tel/fax number as follows.

Address:
中国上海市威海路696号1号楼106室 200041
106, WeiHaiLu No.696 Building No.1, Shanghai, 200041, P.R.China

Tel/Fax:
+86 20 6267 0176

Please check more detail here.

Exhibition info updated

Updated exhibition information we are planning in April 2008.

Check here.

Contributed article for netTAM

Director contributed netTAM (Toyota Art Management)’s relay column.

Relay column No.38: 「日本は安い」と言わせていいのか??

Web site updated

We’ve just updated our web site.

Office Move Announcement

Owing to moving the office, we don’t use following address and tel no any more.

Past Address
中国上海市康定路1033号同济佳苑
TongJiJiaYuan, KangDing Rd. 1033, JingAnqu, Shanghai, 200042, P.R.China
+86 (21)-6218-7684

We will move to this address from mid of March.

New Address
中国上海市威海路696号1号楼106室
106, WeiHaiLu No.696 Building No.1, Shanghai, P.R.China

Apologies for any convenience.

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