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NIGHT ART FAIR TAIPEI

  • Andrea Samory
  • Hiroyuki Arikawa (WORKSHOP™)
  • Luigi Honorat

CONTRAST is pleased to announce that we will be participating in the first art fair "NIGHT ART FAIR TAIPEI" from May 11th, Thursday to 14th, Sunday during the annual Taipei Art Week. Founded by Taiwanese artist Chou Shih Hsiung, the fair will be held during the dark hours of the night under the theme of "noir," breaking conventions of the white gallery walls and exploring possibilities within the art industry through new approaches in visual design and time. The venue is located at "Songshan Cultural and Creative Park" which was renovated from a former tobacco factory and is known as a center of art and culture in Taipei. CONTRAST will be exhibiting works by Andrea Samory, Hiroyuki Arikawa (WORKSHOP™), and Luigi Honorat.

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SOPHNET. 2023-2024 A/W COLLECTION

SOPHNET.

SOPHNET. 2023-2024 A/W COLLECTION LOOK BOOK was shot at CONTRAST.

SOPHNET.

In 1998, 『SOPH.』 was founded by Hirofumi Kiyonaga. Under the concept of minimal design, it has started its business seeking for the sophisticated daily wear. With focusing on the surplus details for multi-usages and the quest for the high-tech materials, it has created and developed the collection of functional casual clothes for daily use. After that, SOPH. has been trying to convince that you can feel a kind of Japanese aesthetic beauty through the cloth material containing Binchotan. The philosophy that the comfortable clothes good for urban dwellers should be functional-oriented has so far affected not a little the trend of street fashion and such innovative point of view of 『SOPH.』 has received widespread attention. Afterwards, 『SOPH.』 has been inspired by the creation of Sori Yanagi and Charles and Ray Eames, who are completely out of fashion field, developed its unique collections. After the brand name was changed from 『SOPH.』 to 『SOPHNET.』 in 2002, in collaborations with Tatsuo Miyajima, a well-known contemporary Japanese artist, Julian Opie, a master of English art and Jack Pierson, a US artist; SOPHNET. has successively developed new lines of clothes which evolved from the blend of art and fashion. Recently, 『SOPH.』 has launched the 1st collection of 『NIKE HERITAGE ACG』 in which the great heritage of 『NIKE ACG』 and the essence of SOPHNET.'s 'simplicity' and 'sophistication', are designed to be blended harmoniously. Music, art, industrial design........ 『SOPHNET.』 has established its identity by bringing systematically the essence of various cultures into one fashion field. 『SOPHNET.』combines all the necessary elements for today's mens fashion such like street, outdoor, traditional, and it is still evolving as a leading brand that contributes to full growth of domestic brands.

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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