Japan Contemporaries Series 5 | Juried Open Call | STEPPING INTO A WORLD II curated by Motoichi Adachi and Kyoko Sato

Opening Reception: Thursday, February 15, 2024, 6-8pm

Performance: Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 5:30-8pm
Cleek Schrey, daxophone
Eva Salmerón + Mateo Sancho, art performance
Nobuko, art performance
ANYO HIROTA, michelin star takoyaki performance

Artists:
[Grand Prize] takayuki. o

[First Runner-Up] AKIYOSHI SHIMIZU, Colorful U-go, KAYOKO ISHIKURA, Kazuki Togase, 紫紺SHIKON , 朋嘉TOMOKA

[Second Runner-Up] ANYO HIROTA, flavor kei., HARUMI, kei.kaori, REIKO HARA, yama collage

[Honorable Mention] JUNKO M Pika, Kasumi Ruby, MAKKY, NIM, Nobuko, Shuto, SYOICHI KOBAYASHI,TERUO HORIKOSHI, TOKUDA MANAMI, Tomomi Hayashida, UEDAmasashi, YUYU ICHITOMI

[Guests | NY Front Runners ] Cleek Schrey, Eva Salmerón, Gordon Kindlon, Immanuel Oni, Masato Okano, Mateo Sancho, Max Fujishima, Richard Ford III

This Juried open call exhibition “Stepping Into A World” is the fifth and Times Square Screen Presentation “Stepping Into Times Square” is the sixth installments in a series of shows that aims to collaborate with Emmy Award-winning writer Motoichi Adachi and Kyoko Sato, a renowned curator based in New York known for her expertise in Japanese culture. The overarching goal of this series is to showcase the talent of Japanese and global artists who produce captivating works across various genres and backgrounds, while integrating them into the forefront of the global art scene. By facilitating meaningful interactions and inspiration exchanges between these Japanese artists and leading figures in New York’s artistic community, as well as those working internationally, the series aims to foster a dynamic and impactful artistic dialogue.

Thursday, February 15 - Wednesday, February 21, 2024
[ Feb15-17, 20 12-6pm | Feb 21, 12-4pm | Feb 18,19 Closed]
Gallery Max New York | 552 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
tel. 212-925-7017

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