Noe Aoki's sculpture exhibition 'Sora no Mizu'　
at Nizayama Forest Art Museum.
Yuji Akatsuka's one-person show ' GATE '
Ikeda Bijutsu Gallery.　　　
　 　　
OCTOBER 2004
The lithographs of Yuji Akatsuka, which he has been working on for one year now, have been published. In combination with a number of sculptures the exhibition conveys a freer, more lighthearted feeling than is usually evident in his paintings. This makes for a very pleasant atmosphere in the gallery.

With the exhibitions of Editions Works's artists taking place, things are very lively! In particular please take a look at Noe Aoki's sculpture exhibition, which is a very large scale exhibition being held at Toyama's Nizayama Forest Art Museum. It is a slightly inconvenient place to reach but with the work spread out in such a large space, well worth checking out.
From 7-11 October in the area Minato-ku in the center of Tokyo, the Tokyo Designers Block 2004 was held. Every year, international and domestic designers attend this event with their work. It is possible to experience the flow of new designs at galleries, cafes, shops and other places. At the Idee Shop in Aoyama, a number of chairs designed by Akira Minagawa, of the mina perhonen fashion label were on show. As an item to put on show around the chairs Minagawa chose to the Edition Works's publication
' YORK HOUSE SUITE '. This is a series of color etchings by the artist Donald Baechler. These small figures of Baechler's gently surround Minagawa's relaxing chairs.

For further information regarding the chairs please contact:

MINA Co.,Ltd.
3F, 5-18-17 Shirokanedai,
Minato-ku,Tokyo
Tel: +81-3-5420-3766


Photos: during the show and a view of the exterior of the Idee Shop.
   
The Korean educational T.V. channel EBS which is presently making a documentary ' The Oriental Light' came to film at Edition Works. This digital broadcast, which has already started in Korea, is to be part of an anniversary event and to be shown worldwide. It will present fifteen artists from China, Japan and Korea in a series of 50-minute documentaries and is scheduled for release next year. One of the artists included is U Fan Lee. As a workshop which prints Lee's work Edition Works was interviewed. The process of printing Lee's lithographs and etchings was filmed.
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YUJI AKATSUKA
'Landscape II'and 'Head'(front)
'Landscape I'(L) and 'Gate I'(R)
'Tree'(L) and 'Landscape III'(R)
At Gallery Ikeda Bijutsu from 12-23 October Yuji Akatsuka's one-person show entitled ' GATE ' is being held.
Small bronze sculptures are on show in combination with the Edition Works publication of three lithographs also entitled 'Gate'. Since 1994 Akatsuka has made etchings with Edition Works a number of times but this time he chose lithography. While maintaining some of the qualities he pursued in etching, Akatsuka's use of lithograph's characteristics of fragility and luminosity are very impressive. While using a hard material such as bronze to make three-dimensional pieces, which retain a free shape and lithographs, which are printed on very soft and thin, handmade, Thai paper, Akatsuka has created a very interesting relationship.
Gallery Ikeda Bijutsu　　Mikami AL Bld 4F, 1-8-8, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo　　Tel : +81-3-3567-5080
NOE AOKI
 
Noe Aoki's one-person exhibition entitled ' Sora no Mizu ' is being held at Toyama Prefecture's Nizayama Forest Art Museum in Nyuzen-machi from 8 October-19 December. The museum is located in a renovated hydroelectric power plant from the Taisho Period. While retaining the structure of that building and some of its atmosphere, the museum offers a very large space. Aoki's work merges within this special atmosphere, while rising up 9 meters high and seemingly extending the space. These forms, to a certain extent, conceal their softness and their strength can clearly be felt.
Nizayama Forest Art Museum 　364-1, Nizayama, Nyuzen-machi, Toyama 　Tel: +81-765-78-0621
The exhibitions of the new series of prints ' Tamakagiru ' and ' Shiratama ' have now finished. We hope to exhibit them again in the near future. Enquiries regarding these prints can be made directly to Edition Works.
AI YAMAGUCHI
The exhibition 'Fiction Love - Ultra New Vision in Contemporary Art' at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Taipei began on 21 August. It introduces a new generation of Asian artists who have been born into an art world surrounded by comics and the virtual world. The exhibition runs until 31 October.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei　39 Changan W. Rd., Datong District, Taipei
The limited edition of shu uemura's cleansing oil, which came out of a collaboration with Ai Yamaguchi, was put on sale.
Yamaguchi's one-person show is on at Shaheen Modern and Contemporary Art in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. It began on 1 October.
Shaheen Modern and Contemporary Art　740 West Superior Ave, Suite 101, Cleveland, Ohio
The exhibition SPIRAL TAKE ART COLLECTION is on at Spiral Hall in Aoyama, Tokyo from 23 October until 7 November. This is an annual exhibition in which work of a size that can be carried is collected and exhibited. Eighty contemporary Japanese artists are selected for the show, which attempts to bring more art into everyday life. For this exhibition Yamaguchi is showing her collection of etchings 'Sukutoko' produced at Edition Works.
MAKOTO ITO
'mute' The opening party. 'noon'
Makoto Ito's one-person show at Shimada Shigeru Gallery has begun and runs until 23 October. This time too Ito has primarily used FRP as his material, but the sculptures are enriched not only by the changing shapes but also different materials and textures.
Shimada Shigeru Gallery　6-43-5 Shimouma, Setagaya-ku,Tokyo　Tel : +81-3-5430-4065
YOSHITAKA ECHIZENYA
'Mother and Child' 'Oedipus'　　　　　　　　'Ajase' 'Paul and Mette'
From 2-23 September Yoshitaka Echizenya's one-person show at Kobayashi Gallery was held. Aluminum plate, which has been cut away in various shapes, has been added to canvases painted with quiet colors. This brings a different light to the symbolic forms which cover the whole surface.
Regarding this works please contact the following:
Kobayashi Gallery　B1, 3-8-12 Ginza Chuo-ku, Tokyo　Tel : +81-3-3561-0515
TOEKO TATSUNO
Toeko Tatsuno is working on some etchings and screen prints. While making good use of the best points of different techniques Tatsuno continues re-working the space within her images.
Tatsuno works with her screen prints and etchings together.
At Yokohama Museum of Art the second stage of the 'Yokohama Collection Exhibition' is open. In the third exhibition room 'Contemporary Japanese Painting', Tatsuno's painting 'Untitled 96-3' is displayed. The exhibition runs until 14 November.
RIEKO HIDAKA

From1 September at Hokkaido's Nakasatunai Art Village at Kitanodaichi Museum Rieko Hidaka's exhibition ' Trees '(1September-3 November) is being held. Rather than the paintings of space that could be seen between tree branches (as in the series of etchings 'From the Space of Trees' made at Edition Works), Hidaka is exhibiting early work of trees painted from a more horizontal viewpoint.
On 16 October (Sat) at 2pm the artist is scheduled to give a talk. For details please contact the following:
Nakasatsunai Art Village Northland Museum of Art　 Sakaehigashi 5sen, Nakasatsunai-mura, Kasai-gun,Hokaido
Tel: +81-155-68-3003
On the Artists' page images of Hidaka's work shown until now at a number of museums, can be seen.
EMIKO KASAHARA
Edition Works is making preparations for Emiko Kasahara's new project. This project could take up to two or three years to complete, so we will keep you informed of its progress.
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Topics
03 Sep 2004 Yuji Akatsuka, Toeko Tatsuno
Mina perhonen's art poster　etc.　(Japanese)
09 Aug 2004 Noe Aoki's in Kagoshima, Ai Yamaguchi,
Emiko Kasahara at the Sydney Biennale etc.(English)
25June 2004 Noe Aoki's new prints at Art zone Kaguraoka
Ai Yamaguchi in Italy　etc.(English)
26 May 2004 Noe Aoki's new prints at Ikeda Bijutsu Gallery　etc.(English)　
30 Apr 2004 Noe Aoki's new prints are coming soon!　(Japanese)
Ai Yamaguchi in Kagoshima
A workshop for the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT) etc. 　(English)
Ai Yamaguchi's first digital print 　etc.　(English)
Makoto Ito, Noe Aoki　etc.　(Japanese)
Yuji Akatsuka, Ai Yamaguchi　etc.　(English)　
Rieko Hidaka in Kagoshima　etc.　(Japanese)　
Rieko Hidaka in Kagoshima　etc.　(Japanese)　
Makoto Ito　etc.　(Japanese)　
Rieko Hidaka in Germany
Noe Aoki　making woodblocks　(English)
Ai Yamaguchi in L.A.　(English)　
Ai Yamaguchi, Yuji Akatsuka at work　(English)　
(Japanese)　
(Japanese)　
For more information, please contact us.


Director Chiaki Kayama　　EDITION WORKS Ltd.