O02Social Dive (Japanese)

Tokyo Oh!! YATAI Listening Tokyo – rediscovering things and sounds

Yaei + Oshare Brothers

Area
Other
Period
2021.07.10(Sat) - 09.05(Sun)
Hours
12:00-20:00 Closed Tue
Venue
The garden in the Three houses NAGAYA “Qtei”
Others

Free Admission
●Another venue
Fifth Fujii Building 3rd floor

<Open Call Project SOCIAL DIVE>

“Tokyo Big Stands” is a project that builds settlements of empty architecture, which are made of materials such as bamboo and scrap wood, across empty spaces in Tokyo. These will become havens, what we call “Asyl”, where people can continue selling their own items and expressing themselves freely. Throughout the Tokyo Biennale, the venues will proliferate from left to right. Liberated areas made where you can live to your fullest will become a reality in Tokyo, Japan’s center, offering new lifestyles to participants.

As part of the larger plan, “Listening to Tokyo”is a project that takes your special records and replays them with enhanced sound quality. The resulting “salon” will become a space where participants can exchange their sentiments and stories surrounding the music (records) while enjoying the high quality sound.

(As of March 2020)

1: “CheLin” house, 2017, Kuma Art Museum (Kumakogencho, Ehime Prefecture)
2: “Hachioji, explicit and cool” explicit stage, 2019 Caffs kura (Hachioji U-road, Tokyo)
3: “Shiinamachi Salon” 2015, Ikebukuro Monparnasse Kaiyu Art Galleries (Shiinamachi, Tokyo)

Artist

Yaei + Oshare Brothers


Yaei

Yaei is a unit composed of Takahiko Kaino and Jiro Iwamoto, whose activities are based on the continuous construction of a “sanctuary.”

Takahiko Kaino (in charge of interior decoration and coordination)
Born in Tokyo on June 6, 1975. A festival lover who carries the title of painter. In 2012, he moved from Tokyo to Matsuyama City in Ehime Prefecture, an unfamiliar place where he knew no one. Currently, he continues to present his work throughout the country, while devoting himself to “human revitalization,” not to be confused with urban revitalization. He excels at making the best possible use of a given space to create a work that can only be achieved there. Paint and “people” (the artist himself) are his primary medium; he uses paint to create canvas paintings, and “people” to paint the city. Another reason why he calls himself a painter is because he adds color to the city. That is why the most happening place in Japan is said to be where Kaino can be found.

Jiro Iwamoto (in charge of exterior structure and horse-power)
Born on February 16, 1958 in Kihoku Town, Ehime Prefecture. While living in Tokyo in 1987, he was involved in the launch of Suizokukan Gekijo (“aquarium theater”), an open-air theater troupe. He was in charge of theater design and stage art. In 2001, he returned to his hometown in Ehime, where he continues to live. He is a veteran fighter, a living legend.

Oshare Brothers

Oshare Brothers are an artist duo of Takahiko Kaino and Yoshinaga Gender since 2015.
Takahiko Kaino
Same as above.

Yoshinaga Gender
Born in 1978, Yoshinaga Gender produces photographic works, installations, and overtly decorative sculptures primarily on the theme of the “self.” He has pursued primitive forms of expression that directly stir the emotions, causing surprise, joy and wonder. As a result, he recently awakened to the idea of engaging in activities in the manner of a gastronome, sampling delicious food at various restaurants, and expressing the joy of such experiences through sound installations.

Venue

Location

2-45-9 Yahiro Sumida-ku Tokyo

Access

・8 minutes walk from “Keisei Hikifune” Station on the Keisei Line
・9 minutes walk from “Komurai” Station on the Tobu Kameido Line
・13 minutes walk from “Hikifune” Station on the Tobu Skytree Line

Others

Inquiries
tb2020.jp/en/contact-en
(Tokyo Biennale Executive Office)