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Ann Liar Reiji Exhibition

A REAL UN REAL AGE

ANREALAGE (Ann Liar Reiji) has a brand name that connects everyday (A REAL), extraordinary (UN REAL), and era (AGE) into one word.

Condensed thinking, crystallizing manual work, tireless progress.

What is Ann Liar Reiji trying to convey in his history that has consistently questioned the meaning of fashion since his debut?

The brand's first exhibition, held at Shibuya PARCO MUSEUM in December last year, filled the will of Ann Liar Reiji in space with clothes, photographs and words, shocked viewers.
The A REAL UN REAL AGE exhibition will finally be held at Nagoya PARCO GALLERY by Ann Liar Reiji, who has established itself as a fashion brand that attracts the most attention to this trend, revealing 10 years of blood, sweat and intelligence.

[Dress] Ann Liar Reiji
[Photo] Yuki Okuyama
[Words] Takeji Hirakawa, Mariko Nishitani, Shunichi Mugita, Keisuke Kanda,
    Yushi Asida, Masato Kudo, Yoshiaki Sakamoto
Venue
Parco Gallery
Nagoya Parco West Building 8F
Period
2013/08/30 (Fri) - 2013/09/16 (Mon) 
*Entry until 30 minutes before closing
*Closed at 18:00 on the last day
Entrance fee
General 500 yen, student 400 yen (free for elementary school students and younger)
*Admission is free for use only in the shop space
*200 yen discount each (cannot be combined with other discounts) by presenting the admission ticket for "Aichi Triennale 2013"
Organizer
PARCO
Planning and production
Asu Nakanishi-ya
Contact
052-264-8370  (* to August 28 (Wednesday), 052-264-8111 (Representative of Nagoya Parco))
Official website
Ann Lia Reiji Official Site: http://www.anrealage.com/
Yuki Okuyama Official Website: http://y-okuyama.com
Cooperation
Seric Co., Ltd., Jiel Associates, Midwest
Graphic design
Masaya Muto (NO DESIGN)
Related Publications
"A REAL UN REAL AGE" (PARCO Publishing)
Book-in-book specification Two-series / 239 pages each / B4 size & A5 size variant
Price: 5,000 yen (+ tax)

Ann Liar Reiji's first book that highlights the essence of the brand by dividing vision and thinking into "books of photography" and "books of words".

Book Design: Masaya Muto (NO DESIGN)


Photo book "A REAL UN REAL" / Page 239 / A5 size deformation
Ann Liar Reiji's book that conveys visually
[Photo] Yuki Okuyama

A full-fledged photo book that captures the challenge of making clothes by Ann Liar Reiji up close by attracting attention photographer Yuki Okuyama.


The book of words "AGE" / 239 pages / B4 size
Ann Liar Reiji's book in words
[Writing] Takeji Hirakawa, Mariko Nishitani, Shunichi Mugita, Keisuke Kanda, Yushi Ashida, Masato Kudo, Yoshiaki Sakamoto

Through words such as the theory of Ann Liar Reiji, who speaks from various angles and distances, commentary on 20 seasons from debut to the latest collection, interviews with Kunihiko Morinaga, etc., highlight the outline of Ann Liar Reiji.

Related Events

Opening Reception Mr. Kunihiko Morinaga Visit

Mr. Kunihiko Morinaga, designer of Ann Liar Reiji, will be visiting.
Date and time: Friday, August 30, 2013 18:00-21:00
Venue: Parco Gallery
*General customers can also participate. (Admission required)
  Please come and visit us!

Kunihiko Morinaga Talk Show

A talk event will be held to commemorate the exhibition in Nagoya.
■Date and time: Saturday, August 31, 2013 14:00 to 15:00
■Venue: Within the Parco Gallery
■Capacity: 25 people
■Participation fee: 500 yen (with exhibition admission ticket)
■How to Reserve Participation

 *Reservations by e-mail have been closed. *

 A first-come, first-served reception will be held by e-mail from 11:00 on August 23 (Fri).
 Please fill in the title "Ann Liar Reiji Exhibition" and the following required items in the text.
 Please make a reservation to [email protected].

[Contents of entry]
1: Name of the applicant and accompanying person
2: Emergency contact information (phone number)

*You can reserve up to 2 people per person.
*It will be on a first-come, first-served basis. We will close the reception as soon as the capacity is reached.
*Cannot be cancelled.
*For those who can participate, we will send you a reservation completion email from [email protected].
*On the day of the event, we will check the reservation completion email screen or printout at the reception desk.
*Reservation will be completed by e-mail from [email protected].
 If you have specified a domain, please make settings so that you can receive an email from "@parco.jp".
*It's not an automatic reply. It may take some time before sending.
*The personal information you receive will be used only for contacting the talk event, and will not be used for any other purpose.

■The reservation capacity is limited to the number of seats available.
 Anyone who enters on the day can participate if you like to stand up.
 However, if the venue is crowded, you may not be able to see it.


Kunihiko Morinaga (Designer, Ann Liar Reiji)

Born in Tokyo in 1980. Graduated from Waseda University, Bantan Design Institute. The brand name is a coined word that combines A REAL (daily), UN REAL (extraordinary), and AGE (era). Started activities in 2003. It features colorful and fine patchwork made based on the belief that "God resides in the details" and original forms of clothes that are not bound by the human body. In 2005, he won the Avant-garde Grand Prize in New York City's new designer contest "GEN ART 2005". Participated in the Tokyo Collection since 2006. In 2011, he received the 29th Mainichi Fashion Grand Prize Newcomer Award and the Shiseido Encouragement Award. Exhibitions include Ann Liar Reiji's first solo exhibition "A REAL UN REAL AGE" in 2012 (Parko Museum, Tokyo) and "Philosophical Fashion 2: A COLOR UN COLOR" in 2013 (21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, November 24).

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