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Exploring Roppongi and Tennozu, ii of Tokyo'southward artsiest neighbourhoods

We know it's hard to believe, just Roppongi, Tokyo's glitzy underbelly of pricey alcohol, sleazy clubs and boutique shopping, lives a double life as the city's art hub. The upper-case letter'south most famous amusement district, once known as 'Loftier Touch Town', prides itself on an impressive array of small galleries and big museums – the cultural legacy of gentrification efforts over the last decade.

Further southeast, Tennozu Island is no stranger to the art, or artifice, of transformation from the bottom up either. In fact, the artificial isle was literally dredged up from the depths of Tokyo Bay during the 1920s and '30s. Recently, extensive waterfront planning has seen the hitherto quiet warehouse district re-emerge as a be-muraled town dotted with canalside cafés, loftier-ascent office buildings, hip hotels and fine art galleries.

Roppongi

This yr, Roppongi'south art cred was raised to new heights with the opening of the Complex665 building (half-dozen-v-24 Roppongi, Minato-ku), which houses a trifecta of influential galleries: Tomio Koyama, ShugoArts and Taka Ishii. The building sits on a residential dorsum street tucked abroad from the hustle and bustle of Roppongi, but is difficult to miss thanks to what appears to be a squiggle painted on its side. This symbol is the logo designed for Complex665 by creative person Yoshihisa Tanaka, who imagined how a 'fictional creative person named 665 might sign their own work'.

A major player in Tokyo'south gimmicky fine art scene, Tomio Koyama Gallery moved into the 2d floor of the edifice from their previous location in Sendagaya, employing young architects Toru Murayama and Ayako Kato to design their new ii-room exhibition space. They correspond an impressive roster of artists in Japan, including wunderkind photographer Ryan McGinley, American post-minimalist Richard Tuttle and Yoko Ono.

Also on the second floor is ShugoArts, who have championed the avant-garde of Japanese art since the mid-'80s. Their gallery was designed by architect Jun Aoki, likewise responsible for facelifting the façade of the Louis Vuitton edifice in Ginza. Unlike their flatmates, ShugoArts go on the shop open on Sundays.

Calling dibs on the acme bunk are Taka Ishii Gallery, who represent heavy-hitters like Elmgreen & Dragset, Nobuyoshi Araki, Daido Moriyama and Thomas Demand. Furniture and interior design gurus Broadbean, whose offices occupy the ground floor, were enlisted to design the sleek gallery space on the tertiary flooring, which wonderfully feeds off natural light coming in from the plant terrace.

If you've enjoyed killing a whole flock of birds with one stone, then head over to the Piramide Building (6-six-nine Roppongi, Minato-ku), which is another great example of the tried-and-tested 'power in numbers' model of art collectives. Leading galleries Ota Fine Arts and Wako Works of Art are among its famous tenants.

Rise above the rest both in height and, arguably, in might, the 238-metre Roppongi Hills Mori Belfry is home to the Mori Art Museum, which holds some of Tokyo'southward nigh ambitious and influential exhibitions. A retrospective dedicated to the Indian artist Northward S Harsha will be unveiled in February 2017.

The brainchild of fashion (and fragrance) designer Issey Miyake and fellow pattern greats Taku Satoh and Naoto Fukasawa, 21_21 Design Sight more than underscores Roppongi's function as the focal point of Tokyo's fine art scene. The common focus of their ever-changing lineup of exhibitions is interdisciplinary blueprint.

The National Art Heart (NACT), designed by Kisho Kurokawa of Nakagin Capsule Tower fame, boasts the largest exhibition space of any museum in Japan. Different most of its counterparts, NACT is an 'empty museum', which means it does not have a permanent collection, instead choosing to commission i-off exhibitions – their Monet prove was the 2d near visited exhibition in the world in 2007.

Located in Tokyo Midtown and designed by renowned builder Kengo Kuma, the Suntory Museum of Fine art possesses the biggest drove of Japanese arts and crafts in the land, comprised of a whopping 3,000-plus objects. Their tea ceremonies, staged on the sixth floor every second Thursday, are a must exercise.

And for the 'Peanuts' fans out there, Roppongi has a Snoopy Museum, showcasing Charles M Schulz'south original drawings and art for the beloved serial. A number of the cartoonist'due south early works, vintage collectibles and other materials are also on display.

Tennozu Isle

Backed by the Terrada warehouse company, which does far more just stock Tokyoites' leftover belongings, Tennozu'south new Archi-Depot museum displays a whopping 116 architectural models by Japanese starchitects, including works by Kengo Kuma, Shigeru Ban and Riken Yamamoto. While the exhibition warehouse isn't exactly a sight to behold, the architectural models – depicting both real buildings and unrealised projects – gleam like miniature cabinets of curiosities. After paying a visit to Archi-Depot, you're certain to walk abroad with a renewed appreciation for Tokyo's beautiful buildings, frequently overlooked in the relentless hustle and bustle of our dear metropolis.

Just a stone's throw away from Archi-Depot lies the striking art supplies 'laboratory' Pigment, designed past Kuma and inspired by the look and feel of bamboo. It stocks more than than 4,500 colour pigments, 50 kinds of animal glues, and a number of summit-quality traditional painting tools including over 200 antiquarian ink sticks. The staff are all well-versed in the intricacies of the products and are happy to evidence you how to use them.

Taking a cue from their comrades over in Roppongi, 4 gimmicky fine art galleries recently decided to nestle confronting each other on the third flooring of the Terrada Art Complex. The quartet is comprised of Kodama Gallery, who are getting gear up for a solo show past Japanese artist Gaëtan Kubo opening January 14; Urano, representing domestic talents such as Takahiro Iwasaki, who will be flight the flag for Japan at the 2017 Venice Biennale; Yamamoto Gendai, who count the legendary luminary Richard Serra among their artists; and Yuka Tsuruno Gallery, known for their collaborations with renowned artists Candida Höfer and José Parlá. Lest you forget your surrounds, the galleries are located inside a fully operating warehouse and are only accessible by a service elevator.

Every bit the former and current residents of neighbourhoods like London's Shoreditch and New York's Brooklyn will tell you, gentrification is a double-edged sword that tears through the one-time to make way for the new. Whichever side of the third wave café/local caff divide you're on, the number and density of fine art galleries is often a practiced litmus test for how far a neighbourhood has come downward the line. Less than half an hour apart, Roppongi and Tennozu Isle offer two different cases to study for those interested in the sociocultural effects of Tokyo's urban planning. Or you could simply look at the art.

Terrada's main warehouse (2-half dozen-10 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku) is holding an exhibition on David Bowie from Jan eight to April 9 – be certain to get your tickets in advance.

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Source: https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/art/state-of-the-art

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