MUSEUM NEWS MAY ’16

MUSEUMText: Aya Shomura

The staffs of “MUSEUM,” which is the cultural complex to promote the current creative scene in Hokkaido, pick out and recommend the latest news in monthly selected from “MUSEUM STORE” at 1st floor is a select shop of lifestyle design focused on fashion, “SOUVENIR HOKKAIDO” deals in products can be purchased, for example artworks, CDs and books by Hokkaido artists, and “Clark Gallery+SHIFT” at 2nd floor promotes and manages artists as the only one commercial gallery of contemporary art in Hokkaido. You could get exclusive information like some events at only MUSEUM, don’t miss it! In addition, online store of MUSEUM STORE has launched, please check it out!

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TINYDINASAUR F/W 2016 COLLECTION
Until May 22nd, “tinydinosaur” is having its occasion for ordering of A/W 2016 at MUSEUM in Sapporo. The theme is “A cycle without beginning or end” to praise our lives; repetition of the beginning and end.

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SENSE EXHIBITION 01
SenSe, the label collaborating with DOTMOV 2016 for MV category, is having its 1st exhibition “SenSe Exhibition 01“. From 19:30 to 20:30 on May 28th, the closing party with music including VJ will be held.

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MINA AN IKOR
From a project “mina an ikor” by ToyToy a designer of Ainu pattern and Takuya Minee a fashion producer, stall and T-shirt will arrive in MUSEUM, arranged traditional Japanese patterns like sakura and Ainu pattern modernly.

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DRESS AND TIGHTS EXHIBITION
In June, a fashion brand “Dress and Tights” will hold its exhibition of original images at Clark Gallery + SHIFT. The brand’s concept is “wearing arts”. New tights by 5 Sapporo-based artists will be released simultaneously.

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MAREWREW NEW RELEASE “CHIKAPUNI”
On April 6th, released a full album by Marewrew which performs on a theme as regeneration and oral tradition of “Upopo”, an ainu traditional song. With adding other inherited songs in Chikapunikotan, all the song from their first mini album has been newly recorded.

Text: Aya Shomura

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