TEAM： TOKYO WONDER SITE EMERGING ARTISTS ON MEZZANINE
Tokyo Wonder Site has been putting great effort into the continuous support of young artists, in affiliation with the Tokyo Government-hosted "Tokyo Wonder Wall" (launched in 2000), and as part of a global network of galleries and other cultural facilities. For each installment of this "TEAM" series, we have been selecting talented, up-and-coming artists and other creators who distinguished themselves in exhibitions at TWS Hongo, to exhibit their works at TWS Shibuya. "Mezzanine" in the title reflects our wish to provide through these exhibitions the artists with an intermediate platform from where they can hopefully leap to the next, international level. This time, TWS Shibuya will be presenting the works by CHAOS*LOUNGE and Ichiro Endo, in which they share the place and processes with public in various ways.

[ 16 | ARAKAWA Tomonori Solo Exhibition presented by CHAOS*LOUNGE ]

ARAKAWA Tomonori
1983　Born in Tokyo
1999　Graduated from Mitaka Municipal Dai-Yon Junior High School
[Selected Activity]
2010 "NEW CHAOS*LOUNGE NATURE," Takahashi Collection Hibiya, Tokyo
2010 "THE ☆ ARAKAWA Tomonori - The first and last UNIT," UNIT, Tokyo
2010 "ARAKAWA Tomonori Kai," D-LOUNGE, Tokyo
2010 "HAMETSU*LOUNGE," NANZUKA UNDERGROUND Shibuya, Tokyo

CHAOS*LOUNGE
An art group composed by Yohei Kurose, Uso Fujishiro and other.
[Selected Solo Exhibition]
2010 "NEW CHAOS*LOUNGE NATURE," Takahashi Collection Hibiya, Tokyo
2010 "CHAOS*LOUNGE in Taipei," ARKI GALLERIA, Taipei
2010 "HAMETSU*LOUNGE," NANZUKA UNDERGROUND Shibuya, Tokyo
2010 "CHAOS*LOUNGE 2010 in Takahashi Collection," Takahashi Collection Hibiya, Tokyo
2009 "CHAOS*LOUNGE," mograg garage, Tokyo
2009 "CHAOS*LOUNGE (summer)," billiken gallery, Tokyo

[ 17 | WAKUWAKU SHIBUYA coordinated by Ichiro Endo ]

WAKUWAKU SHIBUYA
WAKUWAKU project started as one of the projects in Beppu Contemporary Art Festival 2009 Mixed Bathing World, called“WAKUWAKU Mixed Bathing Apartment.”
This series of project, of which aim is to bring artists together to share their will to express and bring cultural awareness both nationally and internationally, will travel all around Japan to create opportunities, where art connects people and places.
[Selected Activity]
2010　 WAKUWAKU JOBAN-KASHIWA Project 2010
2010　 WAKUWAKU KYOTO Project
2010　 WAKUWAKU Beppu Tower
2009　 WAKUWAKU JOBAN-KASHIWA Project 2009
2009　 WAKUWAKU Mixed Bathing Apartment

Ichiro Endo
Born in Shizuoka. He lives in a car called Go for Future, on which the words ‘go for future’, and people’s (who he meets around the country) dreams are written. With this car, he travels across the country, and keeps sending a message ‘GO FOR FUTURE’.
[Selected Activity]
2010 “Sumida River NOW - a Museum for the Future,” Asahi Beer
2010 “For Love, Peace, and Future,” Art Tower Mito, Ibaraki
2010 Involved in the establishment of the open space: island, Chiba
2009 Launched a kiting project "Future Dragon Big Sky Kite”
2009 “Mixed Bathing World, Beppu Contemporary Art Festival 2009,”
Waku-waku Mixed Bating Apartment, Oita
2009 “TWIST and SHOUT Contemporary Art from Japan,” BACC, Bangkok

* The text provided by Tokyo Wonder Site.

Opened dates: January 13 - February 13, 2011
Venue: Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya