"Sonoaida," is an art project leaded by artist Akira Fujimoto, started in 2015. The project utilizes buildings slated for demolition or vacant properties as temporary spatial media."Sonoaida #Shin-Yurakucho," is one of the series and began in December 2021. A-TOM Co., LTD., became an organizer to bring fresh perspectives and insights to the city through the unique viewpoints of artists, fostering new values for the future.
CONCEPT
"Sonoaida #Shin-Yurakucho” transforms a vacant retail space on the first floor of Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.’s Shin-Yurakucho Building into a spatial media. One of the programs, “ARTISTS STUDIO” involves artists relocating their production environments to the space for approximately one and a half months, during which they create works, showcase their production process, and sell their art. The artists participating in the studio program rotate periodically, ensuring a continuous presence of artists at work.
Additionally, we hold "OUTSCHOOL" - a program for learning about contemporary art through practical experience, as well as irregularly scheduled workshops.Together, these initiatives propose a new form of community where diverse individuals involved in art or even others can gather.
Sonoaida #Shin-Yurakucho
Address: Shin-Yurakucho Building 1F, North Side 112, 1-12-1 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Organizer: A-TOM Co., LTD.
Planning: Sono Aida Executive Committee
Cooperation: Mitsubishi Estate
Equipment Support: BLACK+DECKER / DEWALT / LENOX / IRWIN
SERVICE
ARTISTS STUDIO#01
ARTISTS STUDIO#01
December 1, 2021 to January 30, 2022
Exhibition|Proximate Horizons
January 27, 2022 to January 30, 2022
Artist | Akira Fujimoto / Osamu Mori
ARTISTS STUDIO#02
February 2 to March 6, 2022
Exhibition|Tempered Temporality
March 4, 2022 to March 6, 2022
Artist | Atsushi Aizawa / Kanto Iwamura / Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho
Curation | Kana Miyazawa / Erika Yoshii / Erika Dreskler
ARTISTS STUDIO#03
March 7 to May 1, 2022
Exhibition|Y.N.W.P. - How to turn capital into garbage -
March 16 to April 24, 2022
Exhibition|Can we turn capital into garbage?
April 23 to May 1, 2022
Artist | yang02 / Nanae Mitobe
ARTISTS STUDIO#06
August 10 to September 19, 2022
Exhibition|Eternal braketime in an oasis
September 17–19, 2022
Artist | Namazu( Yoshiki Omote、Shoma Fujimura、Taichi Moriyama)
ARTISTS STUDIO#07
November 2 to December 4, 2022
Exhibition | count three bodies
December 1, 2022 to December 4, 2022
Artist | Koichi Shimauchi / Ryu Ika / Yu Matsui(Takuya Sekikawa)
ARTISTS STUDIO#09
January 18, 2023 to February 26, 2023
Exhibition
February 24, 2023 to February 26, 2023
Artist | Anri Ikeda / Rui Yamaguchi / Akira Fujimoto
Beginning with "The Moment of Breathtaking Scenery" (The 5th Floor, 2021), curated by Ysuke Okura, a collaborative work by curator Ysuke Okura, calligrapher Nana Mori, and photographer Ryuichi Ishikawa was presented at the "Morishikawa Sansuizu" exhibition (Kurenbo, 2022). During their residency program at Sono Aida, the newly formed art collective "San" (三) unveiled the results of their work created during their stay.
Dates: September 8 (Fri) – October 15 (Sun), 2023
Exhibition Period: October 7 (Sat) – October 15 (Sun), 2023
Exhibiting Artists: San (Ysuke Okura, Nana Mori, Ryuichi Ishikawa)
ARTISTS STUDIO #12 District117
Yin Yuan, who received the A-TOM ART AWARD 2023 Sono Aida Prize, became the final resident artist at Sono Aida #Shin-Yurakucho. They then participated in the group exhibition "Itsumo no Sonoaida" (Sonoaida as Usual) alongside other artists who had been active at Sonoaida. Yin Yuan presented a humorous "practice session" inspired by Japan's tea-serving culture.
Practice Session
Exhibiting Artist: Yoon Won
Photography: Junkai Zhang
Cooperation: Epson Sales Japan Corporation
Itsumo no Sono Aida
Dates: October 20 (Fri) – October 29 (Sun), 2023
Final Project Exhibition "Itsumo no Sonoaida"
We will be exhibiting works by artists who have been active in the Shin-Yurakucho Building. Area 112 is designated as the main exhibition venue. Additionally, in Areas 117 and 135, which have been in use since September 2023, we will showcase works by artists who have created art within the Shin-Yurakucho Building and have a connection to the Yurakucho area. This aims to bring vibrancy to the Shin-Yurakucho Building by featuring a diverse array of artists.
Dates: October 20 (Fri) – October 29 (Sun), 2023
Exhibiting Artists: Atsushi Aizawa, Anri Ikeda, Hiroto Iwamura, YinYuan, San (Ysuke Okura, Nana Mori, Ryuichi Ishikawa), Hideyuki Shimauchi, Kensho Tambara, Shinnosuke Tojo, Sayaka Toda, Hana Saku Sou, Ryoichi Fujisaki, Akira Fujimoto, Hogalee, Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho, Yuki Matsui (Takuya Sekikawa), Yasushi Mori, Rui Yamaguchi, Yang02, Ryu Ika
Meta Fair #01, an NFT art fair, is set to take place in Yurakucho this March. This groundbreaking event is Japan's first NFT art fair where 20 leading contemporary artists are collaborating with NFT specialists to explore NFTs as a form of fine art.
In a time when the "NFT Art" market has become somewhat disconnected from the traditional fine art scene, Meta Fair #01 seeks to address the crucial question: what significance does NFT technology hold for contemporary art? As society increasingly looks towards a "meta" world, where does the value of art reside? And how should contemporary art position itself in a near future where the physical and virtual coexist?
This art fair is an attempt by the participating artists to confront these questions directly and to pose them to society at large.
Exhibiting Artists: Torajiro Aida, Atsushi Aizawa, Hiroto Iwamura, M4K3, Hiroko Okada, Mikiko Kamada, KUSAMURA MAD RAT, Taisuke Koyama, Koichi Sato + Hideki Umezawa, Kensho Tambara, Shota Tsukiyama, Shinnosuke Tojo, Sayaka Toda, Kaya Hanasaki, Ryoichi Fujisaki, Akira Fujimoto + Yuta Tokunaga, MICHAEL RIKIO MING HEE HO, Masahide Matsuda, Arata Mino, Hana Yamamoto
Curation: Kensho Tambara
Dates: March 11th - 13th
Organizer: A-TOM Co., LTD.
Planning & Management: Amatorium Inc., NPORT, Inc.
Sponsors: OpenSea Inc., Spatial, Inc., GRID Inc., Avex Business Development Inc., Mori Building Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Startbahn Inc., Accenture Art Department
Cooperation: Sono Aida, Yuko Nagayama and Associates, Open Art Consortium
Meta Fair#02 will emerge as a resting and information center, showcasing Tokyo's art scene, located just a two-minute walk from the ART FAIR TOKYO 2023 venue.The fair hosted various events, including a talk event featuring acclaimed artist Ryan Gander.
Sonoaida #Shin-Yurakucho: An Exhibition Exploring Shin-Yurakucho
"Sonoaida #Shin-Yurakucho: An Exhibition of Exhibitions" Held at Courtyard HIROO
We held an exhibition at Courtyard HIROO showcasing the artist residencies and exhibitions from the first to the fifth phases of the "Sono Aida #Shin-Yurakucho" project.
Venue: Courtyard HIROO 3F GALERIE, 4-21-2 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Dates: Monday, September 12, 2022 – Sunday, September 25, 2022