【OPEN THE DOOR Special with 片寄涼太】壁画アーティストユニット・HITOTZUKIのアトリエ - TOKYO LIFE WITH ART- #6

Discover the 'places' where art is born: [OPEN THE DOOR] We bring you the sites where art is created, such as galleries and studios. In this OPEN THE DOOR Special, commemorating the RE:FACTORY event, Ryota Katayose of GENERATIONS, an official supporter of the art fair, visited the studio of HITOTZUKI, a mural artist unit that is active internationally. We aim to make art and artists feel more accessible through this content. *This video is a collaboration project with TOKYO LIFE WITH ART, a special project introducing art-related facilities and people in Tokyo. 00:00 Opening 00:16 Our guests this time are the mural artist unit HITOTZUKI! 01:20 What's your daily routine? 01:37 KAMI and SASU, a married couple, pursue their artistic activities while raising children. 03:26 Married for 20 years, are there any difficulties due to their close relationship? 06:00 They've been creating more works other than murals, what's the reason? 07:06 How long does a project take? The difficulty of murals, which are greatly affected by the weather. 08:20 Moments that lift their spirits during the creation process. 09:19 About MEET YOUR ART FAIR 2023 "RE:FACTORY" ======================================== ◾︎HITOTUZUKI A unit formed in 1999 by artists KAMI and SASU, who had been pursuing their own independent artistic activities. They have received high acclaim around the world, mainly in Europe and the United States, where murals are accepted as art, and in recent years have created many new landscapes in Japan as well. HITOTZUKI has been a leading figure in the Japanese street art scene with a strong presence, but in recent years, he has expanded his activities into various fields, including exhibitions at museums such as "X-COLOR / Graffiti in Japan" (2005 / Mito Art Center) and "Roppongi Crossing: Is Art Possible?" (2011 / Mori Art Museum), mural production realized through crowdfunding by citizens, window displays at GINZA MAISON HERMÈS, and murals at Louis Vuitton Kokura Izutsuya. ◾︎Ryota Katayose In November 2012, he made his major debut as a vocalist for GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE. In 2014, he began his acting career in the drama "GTO". His major acting credits include the dramas "3 Nen A Gumi - Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi desu -" (2019) and "Byoshitsu de Nenbutsu o Tonaenaide Kudasai" (2020), and the films "Ani ni Aisaresugite Komattemasu" (2017), the animated films "Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara" (2019) and "Gozen 0-ji, Kiss Shi ni Kite yo" (2019). In 2019, he was selected as one of "8 Next-Generation Asian Stars" by Variety and the Macau International Film Festival, and from 2021, he became the first Japanese person to serve as a GIVENCHY ambassador, demonstrating his energetic activities overseas. In January 2020, he digitally released his first solo song, "Possible." He is expanding his activities not only as an artist and actor, but also not only domestically but also throughout Asia. ■About TOKYO LIFE WITH ART Funding: Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, Arts Council Tokyo [Life with Art Grant] A limited-time special project that continuously introduces art-related facilities and people in Tokyo. Through content introducing art facilities such as museums and galleries, and online exhibitions by young artists active in Tokyo, the aim is to encourage people to easily visit art facilities and feel closer to art and artists. ======================================== Click here for information on the art fair where Ryota Katayose serves as the official supporter! 【MEET YOUR ART FAIR 2023 "RE:FACTORY"】 Held from March 3rd (Fri) to March 5th, 2023 at the Terada Warehouse G1 Building, MEET YOUR ART FAIR 2023 "RE:FACTORY" is a large-scale art fair that transcends the boundaries of art and music. Enrico Isamu Oyama serves as the main artist and artistic director. The fair features an exhibition-style art fair with over 100 works by 30 up-and-coming artists, and a special live performance of contemporary art and music. Through various collaborations between art and music, which have always been closely intertwined and co-created, the fair aims to broadly convey the current art scene and encourage those who have never experienced art before to engage with it through music and entertainment. [Event Overview] Dates: March 3rd (Fri) - March 5th (Sun), 2023 Hours: 11:00 - 18:00 *Closing at 17:00 on the last day Venue: Terada Warehouse G1 & G3 Buildings (2-6-4 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo) URL: https://avex.jp/meetyourart/fair/ Admission Tickets: General: ¥1,500 (Advance), ¥2,000 (Same-day) Students: ¥1,000 (Advance/Student ID required), ¥1,500 (Same-day/Student ID required) Ticket Sales URL: https://refactory.peatix.com *A talk session is planned at the art fair venue during the event period. *Details of the talk session will be announced as soon as they are decided. *A special live performance is planned at Terada Warehouse G3 Building on March 3rd (Fri), but this ticket does not gr...