Programme / Exhibitions

EXHIBITIONS

Typo-Graphics Exhibition

The Typography Exhibition at the National Art Gallery will showcase the creative works of some of the most cutting-edge and unique typography designs from all over the world. Inspired by the endless possibilities of elements and medium, each creative design speaks for itself, communicating the message and ideas of the subject matter.

1st May - 16th May 2010
Venue: National Art Gallery 
Operating Hours: Open Daily 10am - 6pm
Fees: Free Admissions

Creative Magazines Exhibition

The Creative Magazines and Media Exhibition will feature the best of the best from the creative media, showcasing examples from some of the most illustrative pages and contents from the world of the creative media. All the best contents, layouts, and design that had captured the audience of the creative world.

1st May - 16th May 2010
Venue: National Art Gallery 
Operating Hours: Open Daily 10am - 6pm
Fees: Free Admissions

Japan Media Arts Festival

The Japan Media Arts Festival has been an annual event since 1997. Its aim is to promote the creation and development of media arts. The Festival highlights creative works of art, entertainment, animation, and manga. At the same time, it also presents a broad range of creative activities. The Japan Media Arts Festival has been an annual event since 1997. Its aim
is to promote the creation and development of media arts. The Festival highlights creative works of art, entertainment, animation, and manga. At the same time, it also presents a broad range of creative activities.

1st May - 16th May 2010
Venue: National Art Gallery 
Operating Hours: Open Daily 10am - 6pm
Fees: Free Admissions

Tokyo Visualist

Tokyo Visualist, a new book introducing visual artists = “visualists” who transmit to the world from Tokyo.

The idea for Visualist came from the desire to introduce the vibrant and diverse visual creative culture of contemporary Japan to a broad, international audience. Incorporating art and design into everyday life has long been an essential part of Japanese culture. Indeed, as is well documented, the seamless integration of art and design into the quotidian lives of ordinary Japanese citizens so impressed the first wave of western observers who visited Japan after the country’s re-opening to the outside world in 1854 that a widespread fashion for Japanese aesthetics arose among leading artists and designers in Europe and the United States. Today, a large community of homegrown talents, including both artists and design professionals, is working hard to make public a wide variety of creative visions that enrich Japanese culture and enliven the experience of living in or visiting Japan.

Our hope is that the works presented in Visualist will not only delight and surprise the readers, but also give a sense of the broad spectrum of talents working in visual creation in Japan today. It is also our hope that the conversations between the creative talents and the curators, and in depth analysis presented in the essays by curators will highlight the key topics and paradigms for further discussion of Japanese contemporary visual creations and contribute to the lively discussion abut visual creative culture in Japan today on both sides of the Pacific.

1st May - 16th May 2010
Venue: National Art Gallery 
Operating Hours: Open Daily 10am - 6pm
Fees: Free Admissions

Japan Young Illustrators Exhibitions

Japan has the highest number of illustrators per population compared to any other country in the world and its not surprising why competition among Japanese illustrators is stiff, especially among the younger generation of illustrators. The Japan Young Illustrator Exhibition was created as a platform to promote young and upcoming illustrators in Japan in hopes of providing more international exposure to these young artists.

The event promises to be a truly unique experience and the first of its kind so don't miss the opportunity to get up close and personal with the  young artists who are making waves in the Japanese illustration scene

1st May - 16th May 2010
Venue: National Art Gallery 
Operating Hours: Open Daily 10am - 6pm
Fees: Free Admissions

Devil Robots Exhibition

Established in 1997, the 5-man team Devilrobots of Japan have firmly established themselves in the world of design through their highly acclaimed work which includes character design, graphics design, audio visual, websites, toys, CD jackets, clothing and much more. The name "Devilrobots" was coined from the team's unique "robotic" style with some "evil" elements thrown in resulting in design work that can best be described as "cute and evil".

Devilrobots is best known for their TO-FU OYAKO toy designs which includes designer cushions and action figures as well as "capsule" toys. First unveiled in 2001 in the form of the TOFU KUBRICK, the TO-FU OYAKO range of toys have greatly expanded over the years turning TO-FU OYAKO into a highly iconic toy character the world over. 

Among the various toy brands and manufacturers that Devilrobots have worked with include Hello Kitty, Bandai, Play Imaginative and Chogokin

1st May - June 2010
Venue: Galeri Petronas
Operating Hours: 10am - 8pm (Tuesday - Sunday)
Fees: Free Admissions

HAROSHI - EXHIBITION

Haroshi makes his art pieces recycling old used skateboards. His creations are born through styles such as wooden mosaic, dots, and pixels; where each element, either cut out in different shapes or kept in their original form, are connected in different styles, and shaven into the form of the final art piece. Haroshi became infatuated with skateboarding in his early teens, and is still a passionate skater at present. He knows thoroughly all the parts of the skateboard deck, such as the shape, concave, truck, and wheels. He often feels attached to trucks with the shaft visible, goes around picking up and collecting broken skateboard parts, and feels reluctant to throw away crashed skateboards. It’s only natural that he began to make art pieces (i.e. recycling) by using skateboards. To Haroshi, his art pieces are equal to his skateboards, and that means they are his life itself. They’re his communication tool with both himself, and the outside world.

The most important style of Haroshi’s three-dimensional art piece is the wooden mosaic. In order to make a sculpture out of a thin skateboard deck, one must stack many layers. But skate decks are already processed products, and not flat like a piece of wood freshly cut out from a tree. Moreover, skateboards may seem like they’re all in the same shape, but actually, their structure varies according to the factory, brand, and popular skaters’ signature models. With his experience and almost crazy knowledge of skateboards, Haroshi is able to differentiate from thousands of used deck stocks, which deck fits with which when stacked. After the decks are chosen and stacked, they are cut, shaven, and polished with his favorite tools. By coincidence, this creative style of his is similar to the way traditional wooden Japanese Great Buddhas are built. 90% of Buddha statues in Japan are carved from wood, and built using the method of wooden mosaic; in order to save expense of materials, and also to minimize the weight of the statue. So this also goes hand in hand with Haroshi’s style of using skateboards as a means of recycling. Also, although one is not able to see from outside, there is a certain metal object that is buried inside his three-dimensional statue. The object is a broken skateboard part that was chosen from his collection of parts that became deteriorated and broke off from skateboards, or got damaged from a failed Big Make attempt. To Haroshi, to set this kind of metal part inside his art piece means to “give soul” to the statue. “Unkei,” a Japanese sculptor of Buddhas who was active in the 12th Century, whose works are most popular even today among the Japanese people; used to set a crystal ball called “Shin-getsu-rin (new moon circle)” in the position of the Buddha’s heart. This would become the soul of the statue. So the fact that Haroshi takes the same steps in his creation may be a natural reflection of his spirit and aesthetic as a Japanese.

Exhibitions
2004 "Art of skateboard Exhibition" at Gallery These,Tokyo
2005 "object" at Gallery deuxpoissions,Tokyo
2005 "HARVEST exhibition" at NICO, Tokyo
2006 "ALM FASHION SHOW" Hollywood, L.A.
2006 "HAND SHAPED SKATEBOARD"at NO12 gallery, Tokyo
2006 DESIGN TIDE TOKYO
2007 FTC TOKYO
2007 Tokyo Music Festival, New York
2007 BURTON [ak] PROJECT, Tokyo
2007 "Skate & Create" at The Ghetto gallery, Tokyo
2007 "Sadistic Skatepard & HARVEST by haroshi EXHIBITION!!! at STICH TOKYO, Tokyo
2008 SKATEDOORS FIRST EXHIBITION at The Ghetto gallery, Tokyo
2008 UGLYCON TOKYO at STICH TOKYO, Tokyo

2009 DEPTH NY-TOKYO sport, Brooklyn New York
2009 HARVEST by haroshi at Revelation, Tokyo
2009 GREEN ROOM FESTIVAL

1st May - June 2010
Venue: Galeri Petronas
Operating Hours: 10am - 8pm (Tuesday - Sunday)
Fees: Free Admissions

Digitization: The Contemporary Digital Art of Malaysia's Emerging Designers

A collective exhibition featuring a diverse range of digital artworks created by Malaysia’s Young Emerging Designers. It is an exploration of the new media art, how its complex effects influences the way we perceive, think and feel, just like conventional art does.

These individuals were chosen to exhibit their works at the Malaysia National Art Gallery, for their passionate spirit of love towards art and design blooms on the canvas of their digital artworks. Pushing the boundaries of traditional artistic expressions, they had explored some of the most interesting and vibrant mediums of digital art.

This new wave of digital art reflects and defines the new breed of intellectual, technological, and artistic youth of today’s Malaysia. The exhibition intends to boost the potential and diversity of Malaysian Digital Art, to sanitize the public image of Digital Art and to enhance the international perception of Malaysian art by celebrating its beauty in a contemporary environment.

1st May - June 2010
Venue: Galeri Petronas
Operating Hours: 10am - 8pm (Tuesday - Sunday)
Fees: Free Admissions

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