Artist Residence：Ichi Tashiro

Ichi Tashiro
Gallery COMMON

Gallery COMMON collage artist Ichi Tashiro has been working at CONTRAST for his solo exhibition "SERENDIPITY". Ichi Tashiro "Serendipity" Installation View. Photo by Yosuke Torii. Courtesy of Gallery COMMON.

DIRECTION & EDIT：Yoshinori Kataoka (IN FOCUS)
CINEMATOGRAPHY：Kouta Nagasawa (IN FOCUS)
COMPOSITION & SOUND DESIGN：Setsuya KUROTAKI

Ichi Tashiro

Born in 1984. He has been obsessed with making scrapbooks since he was a child, and collecting manga and magazine clippings was his therapy as a boy. It also empowered him to create his own worldview in a strict family environment, allowing him to “free his brain and imagination from the suffocation of the present. At the age of 18, he moved to New York City with only a couple of pieces of clothing and a backpack filled with art supplies, taught himself art, and began his career by selling his work on the street. After 5 years in the New York art scene, he moved to Hong Kong and spent 9 years actively exhibiting in art fairs and exhibitions in Asia and Europe, establishing a presence. He is currently based in Tokyo.

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Gallery COMMON

Founded in 2010 by creative agency en one tokyo and currently under the direction of co-founder Satoru Arai, Gallery COMMON emerged from the street culture of Harajuku as an intimate space for both Japanese and international artists and trendsetters to interact with the local scene.

About CONTRAST: In 2022, CONTRAST opened as a creative space in Yoyogi-Hachiman, Tokyo. The interior, based on a 45-year-old structure, consists of three floors under the concept of "reconstruction," and is managed by IN FOCUS, a digital branding studio that operates under the theme of "We propose new perspectives through a collective pursuit of digital excellence.". The space not only serves as its own creative space but also aims to be widely open to the public, providing a space for continuous and experimental reconstruction by its users, breaking free from limitations. Focusing on various forms of expression and encountering the creators who produce them, we will come to understand the importance of "CONTRAST = comparison" in our endeavors. Operated by IN FOCUS.In 2022, CONTRAST opened as a creative space in Yoyogi-Hachiman, Tokyo. The interior, based on a 45-year-old structure, consists of three floors under the concept of "reconstruction," and is managed by IN FOCUS, a digital branding studio that operates under the theme of "We propose new perspectives through a collective pursuit of digital excellence.". The space not only serves as its own creative space but also aims to be widely open to the public, providing a space for continuous and experimental reconstruction by its users, breaking free from limitations. Focusing on various forms of expression and encountering the creators who produce them, we will come to understand the importance of "CONTRAST = comparison" in our endeavors. Operated by IN FOCUS.

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In 2022, CONTRAST opened as a creative space in Yoyogi-Hachiman, Tokyo. The interior, based on a 45-year-old structure, consists of three floors under the concept of "reconstruction," and is managed by IN FOCUS, a digital branding studio that operates under the theme of "We propose new perspectives through a collective pursuit of digital excellence.". The space not only serves as its own creative space but also aims to be widely open to the public, providing a space for continuous and experimental reconstruction by its users, breaking free from limitations. Focusing on various forms of expression and encountering the creators who produce them, we will come to understand the importance of "CONTRAST = comparison" in our endeavors. Operated by IN FOCUS. In 2022, CONTRAST opened as a creative space in Yoyogi-Hachiman, Tokyo. The interior, based on a 45-year-old structure, consists of three floors under the concept of "reconstruction," and is managed by IN FOCUS, a digital branding studio that operates under the theme of "We propose new perspectives through a collective pursuit of digital excellence.". The space not only serves as its own creative space but also aims to be widely open to the public, providing a space for continuous and experimental reconstruction by its users, breaking free from limitations. Focusing on various forms of expression and encountering the creators who produce them, we will come to understand the importance of "CONTRAST = comparison" in our endeavors. Operated by IN FOCUS.

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Important points: ※ Due to the building's structure, during periods of heavy rainfall, a pumping noise may occasionally occur on B1F as rainwater is pumped up to F1. ※ Electrical capacity of each floor: 100V20A x 3 circuits

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1-49-4-1F & B1F Tomigaya, Shibuya-ku Tokyo, JAPAN 151-0063 Google map1-49-4-1F & B1F Tomigaya, Shibuya-ku Tokyo, JAPAN 151-0063 Google map