Exhibition Overview
Title: CCC Art Lab × icon × ROOTOTE Collaboration Vol.2
Venue: Ginza Tsutaya Books, 5F Book Section
Period: May 6 (Wen) to Apr 2 (The), 2024
Hours: 10:00-20:00
Venue: Ginza Tsutaya Books, 5F Book Section
Period: May 6 (Wen) to Apr 2 (The), 2024
Hours: 10:00-20:00
Concept
CCC Art Lab × icon × ROOTOTE Collaboration Volume 2: Art Photo Tote Bags Featuring 13 Contemporary Photographers
Print Works by Masumi Shiohara, Misato Kurimune, Kenji Hirasawa, and Yuji Susaki on Display and Sale
CCC Art Lab presents the second collaboration with icon CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY and ROOTOTE at Ginza Tsutaya Books, showcasing art photo tote bags that transform contemporary photography into intimate, portable galleries. This exhibition features tote bags printed with works by four distinguished photographers—Masumi Shiohara, Misato Kurimune, Kenji Hirasawa, and Yuji Susaki—alongside their original print works. Additionally, we present bags featuring works by photographers who participated in the acclaimed icon CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY exhibition held at Kyoto Tsutaya Books from February to March, expanding the dialogue between image and everyday experience.
Experience art through multiple dimensions: contemplate, collect, and carry the essence of contemporary photography.
Participating Artists
Ryo Owada, PHOTOGRAPHERHAL, Tomohide Ikeya, Moeko Suzuki, Kenji Hirasawa, Masumi Shiozawa, Yuma Nishimura,
and others.
Ryo Owada, PHOTOGRAPHERHAL, Tomohide Ikeya, Moeko Suzuki, Kenji Hirasawa, Masumi Shiozawa, Yuma Nishimura,
and others.
Art Works Featured:
FEATURED PRINT EXHIBITION ARTISTS
Masumi Shiohara, Misato Kurimune, Kenji Hirasawa, Yuji Susaki
ART PHOTO TOTE BAG ARTISTS
Masumi Shiohara, Misato Kurimune, Kenji Hirasawa, Yuji Susaki, Ryo Owada, PHOTOGRAPHERHAL, Tomohide Ikeya, Moeko Suzuki, HASEO, Tsubasa Fujikura, Shuichi Maiyama, Yuma Nishimura, Kumi Oguro
Sales Information:
Signed bags (Owada, PHOTOGRAPHERHAL, Ikeya): ¥6,600 (tax included)
Other artist bags: ¥5,500 (tax included)
Materials: Cotton with heat transfer printing
Size: H38×W30×D9cm
ARTIST PROFILES
ARTIST PROFILES
Masumi Shiohara Born 1974, Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture. Fruit farmer and plant breeder.
Shiohara bridges agricultural practice with artistic expression, photographing both cultivated fruits and unique hybrid varieties born from his breeding experiments. Working in the fields by day and dedicating nights to photography, he transforms the winter dormant season into periods of intensive image editing and presentation. His work explores the intersection of botanical science and aesthetic contemplation.
Shiohara bridges agricultural practice with artistic expression, photographing both cultivated fruits and unique hybrid varieties born from his breeding experiments. Working in the fields by day and dedicating nights to photography, he transforms the winter dormant season into periods of intensive image editing and presentation. His work explores the intersection of botanical science and aesthetic contemplation.
Misato Kurimune Born 1988, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. Completed Master's Program in Printmaking, Graduate School of Arts, Kyoto Seika University, 2013.
Currently nurturing emerging artists at Kyoto Seika University's Faculty of Arts, Kurimune employs mixed media techniques, drawing over her own photographs to persistently question the essence of beauty, existence, time, and life. Her recent work examines the nature of "seeing" within our information-saturated, internet-mediated society, expanding expressive possibilities through corporate collaborations.
Currently nurturing emerging artists at Kyoto Seika University's Faculty of Arts, Kurimune employs mixed media techniques, drawing over her own photographs to persistently question the essence of beauty, existence, time, and life. Her recent work examines the nature of "seeing" within our information-saturated, internet-mediated society, expanding expressive possibilities through corporate collaborations.
Kenji Hirasawa Born 1982, Tokyo. Photographer and contemporary artist based in Tokyo and London.
Graduate of Keio University Faculty of Environment and Information Studies and Royal College of Art Photography MA. After mastering remote sensing with artificial satellites, Hirasawa began creating works themed around "humanity" and "life" using thermographic cameras. His practice encompasses installation, video, and the active integration of new media and technologies, with extensive participation in solo and group exhibitions internationally.
Graduate of Keio University Faculty of Environment and Information Studies and Royal College of Art Photography MA. After mastering remote sensing with artificial satellites, Hirasawa began creating works themed around "humanity" and "life" using thermographic cameras. His practice encompasses installation, video, and the active integration of new media and technologies, with extensive participation in solo and group exhibitions internationally.
Yuji Susaki After graduating from Nihon University College of Art Photography Department in 1988, Susaki moved to New York, where he expanded his practice beyond photography to include printmaking and oil painting. Returning to Japan in 1992, he began his career as a photographic artist while simultaneously working in advertising, fashion, and music photography.
Exhibition Overview
Venue: Ginza Tsutaya Books - GINZA SIX 6F BOOK Section
Exhibition Period: Mar 6 (Wen) - Apr 2 (The), 2024
Hours: 10:00-20:00
*※Final day closes at 18:00
Organizer: Kyoto Tsutaya Books
Cooperation: icon CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY, ROOTOTE, CCC
Exhibition Period: Mar 6 (Wen) - Apr 2 (The), 2024
Hours: 10:00-20:00
*※Final day closes at 18:00
Organizer: Kyoto Tsutaya Books
Cooperation: icon CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY, ROOTOTE, CCC
