Aoyama’s Spiral Awakens the Contemporary Art Scene
The building, completed in 1985 by architect Fumihiko Maki, regularly attracts artists and artisans passing through the Japanese capital.
© GO TOKYO, Tokyo tourism office
Spiral is the meeting place for souls wishing to wander the shadowy backstreets of the Aoyama district in the heart of Tokyo.
Injecting art into daily life
The building, completed in 1985 by architect Fumihiko Maki, has become one of the capital’s locations where art and everyday life meet. This cultural complex comprises design and craft boutiques, restaurants, exhibition spaces, and a yoga studio. Shows and conferences are also frequently held there.
Spiral (1985), is a cultural complex located in Aoyama, Tokyo. The exhibition schedule can be found on its website and on its Instagram page.
Address: 5-6-23 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062.
‘SICF18 PLAY’, photo by Katsuhiro Ichikawa
‘SICF18 EXHIBITION’, photo by Katsuhiro Ichikawa
© Creative Commons
TRENDING
-
A House from the Taisho Era Reveals Its Secrets
While visiting an abandoned building, Hamish Campbell discovered photographs the owner had taken of the place in the 1920s.
-
The Taboo-Breaking Erotica of Toshio Saeki
The master of the 1970s Japanese avant-garde reimagined his most iconic artworks for a limited box set with silkscreen artist Fumie Taniyama.
-
With Meisa Fujishiro, Tokyo's Nudes Stand Tall
In the series 'Sketches of Tokyo', the photographer revisits the genre by bringing it face to face with the capital's architecture.
-
Masahisa Fukase's Family Portraits
In his series ‘Family’, the photographer compiles surprising photos in which he questions death, the inescapable.
-
Hajime Sorayama's Futuristic Eroticism
The illustrator is the pioneer for a form of hyperrealism that combines sensuality and technology and depicts sexualised robots.