ART

Illustrator $HOW5 describes the neo-future, where the past, the future, and culture intersect.

Since I’ve been at the forefront of the evolution of photography in Tokyo’s skateboarding culture, I wanted to keep track of the future of the photography world in Japan’s streetball culture. Regarding that, I can’t help but think that a new chapter is about to begin with baller and photographer TANA’s new photo book, Ballaholic.

Artist Eric Haze, who is in Japan for his first solo exhibition, Daisuke Genma, creative director of sacai, and Masayuki Nishimoto, of en one tokyo, dive into a conversation branching from the exhibition.

We conducted an interview with artist Yuko Mohri to reveal her artistic practice. In the second part, we asked her about keywords in her activities, her admiration for music, her punk spirit, a performer side of her, and her future prospects.

Sneakerwolf, an artist whose original Edo-moji graffiti “Kanji-Graphy” is gaining popularity, explains how Edo-moji graffiti was born and what message he puts into his work.

“Visitors,” currently held at Ginza Maison Hermès Le Forum, is an inquiry into a hybrid, contemporary outlook by Christian Hidaka and Takeshi Murata. The following interview looks into the process and background behind “Visitors.”

Interview with special makeup artist Kaiho, who held his first solo exhibition.

Makoto Taniguchi held his first solo exhibition in two years, entitled Where is your ♡? at NANZUKA UNDERGROUND in Jingumae. What meaning is contained in the “girls” presented in the duality of image and material?

Today, tattoos are considered a form of culture that has a great affinity with music and fashion. We spoke to Tappei, who is turning heads in the scene, about his roots and future.

TENGAone, who says he wants to “entertain the viewers” and “change the ways they view the world,” looks back on his past artistic practices and talks about the intention behind his works.