PROFILE
Collage artist, graphic designer , art director of "ERECT Magazine". In addition to providing artwork and graphics for apparel brands and advertisements, he has worked extensively on flyers for live concerts and events, DVD and CD jackets, and book bindings. He has also participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Japan and abroad as a collage artist.
PROFILE
Born in New York City in 1983 . Raised in Tokyo . He has been involved in the vintage one-off brand "CHICO" since he was a student, and is currently a designer for "mother", "VTOPIA", and "TOWA CERAMICS". 2015, he re-launched "DEPT", a vintage store that his father started in the U.S. in 1980. 2019. In 2019, he opened "DONADONA TOKYO" with florist Yasutaka Ochi.
, a powerful AKIRA exhibition that makes extensive use of the scrap materials from the former Shibuya PARCO.
SPOT.1AKIRA ART OF WALL
Place: PARCO MUSEUM TOKYO (4F)
Dates: ~December 16 (Monday)
The interview took place at a time when Mr. ERI was returning from France the day before and Mr. Kawamura was leaving for France the day after.
Have the two of you ever worked together before?
Kawamura:Nice to meet you .
ERI:It's nice to meet you, but we have a lot of mutual acquaintances, so of course I knew of you. It is a wonder that we had no contact with each other until now.
Kawamura:It really is true.
Panels used on the walls of "Shibuya PARCO" under construction before its opening.
ERI:The work here was displayed outdoors at "Shibuya PARCO" until the summer, wasn't it? . It seems larger when seen in a place with a ceiling.
Kawamura:. actually, it's the biggest piece I've ever done.
ERI:Sounds like a lot of work to produce....
Kawamura:I made it digitally, but even when I looked at it on the screen, I couldn't tell the scale (laughs). (Laughs.) Because it is difficult to print out the original size, it was quite a challenge.
ERI:What is going to happen to this panel after this?
Kawamura:. It seems that they will keep it at "Shibuya PARCO". But the chairs for "AKIRA" will be destroyed when they are finished.
The "Akira" chair is also a photo spot.
ERI:Eh, what a waste. Why don't you take it back (laughs)?
Kawamura:I don't know why I made it, but putting it in the house is, well, disturbing (laughs).
ERI:I'm going to hate it. . That's not good. . I don't think I'll change it when the light bulb goes out....
Kawamura:No doubt....
In addition to panels, rubble, vinyl, and other waste materials are also used in the exhibit.
ERI:Did you direct the space as well?
Kawamura:I asked YOSHIROTTEN to take care of all the details. I consulted with them on various matters. Also, some of the rubble and debris were from the construction of Shibuya PARCO.
ERI:Heh . But I guess "Akira" lovers might find this a bit , well, irresistible.
. Finally, I sat down in the "AKIRA" chair for a quick snapshot.
