Asami Kiyokawa solo exhibition TOKYO Monster

Now that the fashion culture of the 90s is attracting attention. Why do young people decorate themselves in the first place? Are they trying to hide something? Is it a desire for transformation? What is fashion, culture, cosplay? The shadow of a new era is always wandering in the city. Through about 60 new works by Asami Kiyokawa, the words of Yukiko Mototani spun from Kiyokawa's works, and digital installation exhibitions, we look back on the essence of fashion while looking back on Tokyo's fashion culture in the 1990s.

Venue	PARCO MUSEUM Parco Museum Shibuya Parco Part 1/3F
Period	2014/11/29 (Sat) – 2014/12/15 (Mon) 10：00～21：00 ※Admission until 30 minutes before closing　※Closed at 18:00 on the last day
Admission fee	General 500 yen, student 400 yen (free for elementary school students and younger) [Original sticker present for all visitors] ※The number is limited, so it will end as soon as it runs out. ★<PARCO Card Class S> Admission free upon presentation 　 <PARCO Card> Half the entrance fee upon presentation ※Limited to the person himself / herself.　※Multiple discount services cannot be used together.
Sponsorship	PARCO
Planning and production	Parco, ASAMI, RCKT/Rocket Company*
Contact	03-3477-5873　 (Parco Museum)
Production cooperation	Masaichi Aoki (Street Editorial Office), Kazuzo Ishii
Venue composition	Design and Communication
Technical support	HDMI
Graphic design	Koichi Yahata (ARKHAM design)

Harajuku's cute fashion is attracting worldwide attention. It is also an era where you can make yourself huge with a variety of information. "TOKYO Monster" is a solo exhibition inspired by the street fashion of a strange young man in Harajuku, Tokyo in the 1990s, which was the starting point, and modified the snapshots of those days and expressed the emotions of young people wandering. Why do young people who have something in their hearts decorate themselves at all times? Isn't fashion having a great energy to create the boundaries of dreams? The monsters may still change their appearance and continue to live.
Asami Kiyokawa

They all look naked even though they are supposed to be wearing something. I can't help but go out to the city by exposing the wounded living body.
Yukiko Mototani

Contents of the exhibition

Overview of the work

©Asami Kiyokawa / ©FRUiTS ©Asami Kiyokawa / ©FRUiTS

FRUiTS is a street fashion photography magazine, which is popular for street snapshots of young people dressed in strange fashion, taken on the street corner of Tokyo.
For the first time, about 60 new works "TOKYO Monster" that Asami Kiyokawa added new expressions using photographs that strongly reflect street culture and fashion culture of the 90s, will be released as original monsters.

Other exhibitions

In addition to a digital interactive exhibition that will be open to visitors, a talk event will be held during the exhibition.
In addition, related books containing the new work "TOKYO Monster" will be sold in advance at the venue.

Related Books

Title ： "TOKYO Monster"
Fixed price ： 3,456 yen (tax included)
Specifications ： A4 Transformation, Hard Cover, 120P
Publishing ： Street editorial room

The latest collection of works "TOKYO Monster" will be released in advance at the venue!
Based on the concept of "Harajuku Freestyle", FRUiTS is a street snap magazine that collects photographs of young people dressed in unusual fashion gathered in the Harajuku area of Tokyo. The "TOKYO Monster" series, a work that creates new expressions by adding the inspiration received by Asami Kiyokawa to snapshots that strongly reflect street culture and fashion culture taken in the 1990s. This is a collection of the latest works by Asami Kiyokawa, which adds the words of playwright and novelist Yukiko Mototani, to about 60 new works and spun from each work.

Writer profile

Asami Kiyokawa ASAMI KIYOKAWA

Artist, art director.
He has attracted attention for his unique technique of embroidery on photographs, and has been active in a wide range of works of art, including costumes, advertisements, videos, spatial design, and product design. He has always been presenting works with his own world view. In addition, he has a reputation for his works that make women beautiful. He has authored the picture book "Night of the Galactic Railway", a collection of works "Beauty Collection", and "Manito". The latest work "Secret" is on sale. In 2014, he exhibited for the first time in Milano Salone, and many other exhibitions. He has won the 2010 VOCA Exhibition Award and the 2012 VOGUE JAPAN Women of the Year. Recently, the area of activities has been expanding, such as designing the interior of the Dutch interior brand moooi, which will be the first store in Japan.
http://www.asamikiyokawa.com/

※ Details of the exhibition and publications are subject to change.

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