BEAMS will be holding a talk event titled "Culinary Creation and Street Culture in Food" at PADDLERS COFFEE in Hatagaya from June 25th to September 17th as a joint project with the "Gordon Matta-Clark Exhibition" (held at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo from June 19th to September 17th).


At the heart of Matta-Clark's work is exploring how art can contribute to the creation of thriving communities. In response to this, the exhibition will consider what kind of culture modern food is creating, the meaning and value of culinary creation, and the function of restaurants as a place.

During the exhibition, popular chefs, restaurant owners, and other guests from a variety of genres will be invited to serve original menus inspired by the exhibition, as well as hold talk events related to food. The events will also be streamed on YouTube.


June 25th will be the 100th anniversary of Daisuke Matsushima x Takehiro Kato (PADDLERS COFFEE), Harakawa Shinichiro (the Blind Donkey) on July 1st, Kojima Mariko x Kojima Makiji (margo) on July 23rd, and Fukuda Rika (confectionery researcher) on July 30th.

Other performers include Ishida Takarei (Handmade Soba Naru), Kishimoto Eriko (Traveling Chef), Konno Makoto (Organ/uguisu), Saito Teruhiko (Duck Store), Nomura Yuri (Chef/Head of "eatrip"), Hiyamizu Kimiko (Chef/Food Coordinator), Mihara Hiroko (Minamikaze Shokudo), Yamamoto Chiori (chioben) x Eguchi Hiroshi (Mitosaya Herb Garden Distillery/Distiller). Further details will be announced on the Paddlers Coffee website, the event's official Instagram, etc. as soon as they are confirmed.