Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store will be hosting the "MITSUKOSHI x Tokyo University of the Arts Summer Art Festival 2020." This exhibition, which has been held every two years, will be held for the sixth time this year. The exhibition will bring together works by approximately 90 graduate students and alumni under the age of 40, recommended by current professors from nine departments: Japanese Painting, Oil Painting, Sculpture, Crafts, Design, Architecture, Advanced Art and Expression, Art Education, and Cultural Heritage Preservation. This year's theme is "I LOVE YOU," and we will be showcasing works by these young talents as artists living in a diverse society.

Japanese painting


Kohei Nagasawa
"Halfway up the hill" 53cm x 53cm Japanese paper, mineral pigments, silver leaf

Oil painting


Ayumu Hoshino
"Road of Roses" 10cm Wood panel, paper / ballpoint pen, watercolors, acrylic gouache
Sculpture


Yoshiki Shimada
"Aimai Rocket" Width 21 x Depth 14 x Height 11 cm Stone, crayon / colored stone carving
Crafts


Kifumi Ebizuka )
"Shopping bags 11" Height 33cm x Width 22cm Plastic bags, product packaging, thread/woven
Design


Yamada Isana
"Return to port [Humpback whale]" Width 22cm x Depth 17cm x Height 23cm Resin sculpture
Architecture


Ochi Shunsuke Ochi
"Combinoid (A)" Plate left: 59.4cm x 42cm, Giclee Edition: 5/5
"Combinoid (Un)" Plate right: 59.4cm x 42cm, Giclee Edition: 5/5
Advanced Art Expression


Arisa Chinen
"To Know is to Grow (Stellar)" Plate left: 68cm diameter, thread, pin, acrylic paint, lacquer, wood board
"To Know is to Grow (Bird)" Plate right: 58cm diameter Thread, pins, acrylic paint, lacquer, wood board

Art Education



Kana Ueda (Ueda Kana)
"A Needle to Guide Someone" Width 6.5 x Depth 6.5 x Height 26 cm Iron and mortar

Cultural Property Preservation


Aki Yamada (Yamada Aki)
"Together with Rabi" Width 8 x depth 5 x height 12 cm (when two pieces are placed side by side) Separate base available Width 11.5 x depth 9.5 x height 8.2 cm Hinoki wood, acrylic paint *For more details about the exhibition, please see below.
・Special site
https://www.mistore.jp/shopping/feature/shops_f2/st_art_sp.html

・Shop news
https://www.mitsukoshi.mistore.jp/nihombashi/shops/art/art/shopnews_list/shopnews0272.html

・MITSUKOSHI x Tokyo University of the Arts Summer Art Festival 2020 Digital Catalogue
https://my.ebook5.net/mitsukoshi/artgeijyutusai0812/

In this "new lifestyle" where we want to cherish the time we spend at home, we hope you will enjoy the diverse expressions of the young talents who will lead the next generation at this exhibition, which allows you to meet new artists and experience new ways to enjoy art, as an opportunity to incorporate art into your daily life.



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