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Loads of Random Packages from Amazon Transformed into Art Pieces. Shunsuke Shiga’s Challenge to “Augment Photographic Expression”
One day, photographer Shunsuke Shiga started receiving packages from Amazon. He then decided to transcend this uncanny incident into art using an X-ray. -
Four years of significant marks and memories. Works by contemporary artist Shohei Takasaki
Shohei Takasaki is an artist based out of Tokyo and Portland whose career is unfolding across numerous countries. In this interview, he discusses what he wanted to convey in 2021. -
KAZZROCK x SNIPE1: Two pioneers talk about the past and present of Japan’s graffiti scene and where they are now ―Part 1―
KAZZROCK and SNIPE1, two driving forces behind Japan’s graffiti scene, talk about the past and present of the scene and where they are now. In part 1, they talk about what the scene was like in the early ‘90s and their experiences in the US. -
A change in the painter Ulala Imai’s emotional state: She came to the realization that “to draw what you really want to draw is the…
Painter Ulala Imai held an exhibition “MELODY” at “Parco Museum Tokyo” to showcase her newest works. In this extensive interview, she talks about her own creations. -
USUGROW [Part 2]: On his roots, his style, and the power of expression that connects the world
A solo exhibition by the artist USUGROW was held at the new Toranomon gallery, SHINTORA PRESS. TOKION went there to delve into his roots and style while asking him about his recent thoughts that led to the exhibition. -
TOKION x Wasted Youth Vol.3 TOKION and VERDY Launch a T-shirt Design Contest on Instagram
Graphic artist VERDY and TOKION are opening a T-shirt design contest. We talked to VERDY to learn about his thoughts around the contest. -
Establishing the background of borderless creations by “acte ™”, Berlin’s famed up-and-coming creative studio
“acte ™” is an artist and creative studio established in 2018 by Philipp Groth and Sascha Huth. They now receive a great deal of attention due to outstanding projects including the photo story featuring Japanese rapper Tohji for the fashion magazine “032c” and redefining works in art, fashion, film and design. This is their first long interview with Japanese media that unravels their background. -
Saiko otake drew her sense of the expansion by looking back her own roots
This article takes a deep dive into the roots of Saiko Otaka and behind-the-scenes of the production of her works showcased at her solo exhibition, “UWAJIMA⇄TOKYO”, which takes place at Gallery Art Unlimited (in Nogizaka) and her first-ever co-exhibition with her sister Shoko, titled “BS Channel ~ Black by Sister channel ~” that is currently open at Pearl Book Shop & Gallery (in Hatagaya) -
Putting his soul into one stitch Door to the world opened by the zigzag embroidery——The man called SHISHUMANIA
Incorporating zigzag stitching embroidery, a technique with a decreased number of inheritors, into the expressions of two-dimensional world, SHISHUMANIA opened up a new possibility of traditional technology. The interview uncovers the world of Takuma Fukumori a.k.a SHISHUMANIA. -
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Yu Nagaba’s Artwork Reincarnated into two-and-a-half Dimentional Art Piece Exclusiviely Available at TOKION
A re-creation of the characteristic warm hand drawn lines. The eyewear parts are handcrafted in Sabae-city in Fukui-prefecture, which ultimately makes it an art piece that is not only a décor but can also be worn for going out.