MUSEUM NEWS OCTOBER ’17

MUSEUMText: Ayumi Yakura

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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TINY DINOSAUR 2017 AW COLLECTION

From the 2017 AW Collection of tiny dinosaur, a fashion brand by a designer from Sapporo with designs such as knitted gowns and pullovers knitted carefully with jacquard knitted with long hair mohair thread of three colors have arrived. Loose sleeves can be adjusted with its inside length. Experience the feeling of warmth, softness – a feeling of happiness that you are buried always in flowers.


SONTAG SHOGUN & MOSKITOO
A collaboration 7 inch record by a New York three-piece ambient unit “Sontag Shogun” and a graphic designer / a female vocalist “Moskitoo” who was born in Sapporo has just appeared. Prior to the world release, it was released earlier in Japan in October 8th.


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MIZUKI MISUMI ESSAY “RAMBLING GARDEN”

The first essay by Mizuki Misumi who is a poet, was awarded the Cyuya Nakahara Award, Sakutaro Hagiwara Award and other awards, is now for sale. Three young artists connected to Sapporo: Mizuki Misumi, a poet Fuzuki Yumi and a poet Wataru Yamada will hold a talk and public reading event, in ACF art salon “Sapporo Poetry Summit 2017”.


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MONMECCI “DESIGN PUSHPIN”
The design pushpins by the product design brand “monmecci” started in 2016 in Sapporo has arrived. It was based on the concept of “Design in the place where life is”. The original design printed on the top of the pushpins in a uniquely color walls and corkboards. There are five kinds of designs, including cats and ball, old men, insects etc.


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HIROAKI SUETSUGU “MONO”

Clark Gallery + SHIFT will be holding its solo exhibition “mono” for the first time in three years by Hiroaki Suetsugu who is creating abstract paintings and installation works based in Hokkaido, from November 1st to 23rd. In addition to the exhibits, the new works that he investigated and developed with the use of the properties of pigments in a gallery of darkness. The new artist goods will also be on sale.


Text: Ayumi Yakura
Translation: Satsuki Miyanishi

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