ARISAK presents her solo exhibition “Monthly ARISAK vol.X.” For the first time, we exhibit original photographic works featuring guests who are active across many fields, including GYUTAE, OdAkEi, and Taichi Mukai.
ARISAK’s appeal lies in a creative power that goes beyond photographing her subjects: she also takes charge of the art direction—how each subject is staged—leading from the front to help shape the scene of the times.
Monthly ARISAK began from her own wish to “work overseas”: a project in which she builds a full year’s worth of her own shoots as the visuals of a fictional magazine. With professional creators—models, set decorators, hair and makeup artists, and more—coming together to complete each work, we invite you to see the culmination of it all at the gallery.
ARISAK (photo artist / former figure skater / art director)
Inspired by ten years of figure skating, she has continued to make photographs. Often handling art direction at the same time, she has broadened her work—magazines, advertising, and more—with her distinctive Dark Fantasy style. She was named one of VOGUE JAPAN’s ten young Japanese artists to watch. Signing with the leading Italian car brand FIAT, she developed a self-portrait ad campaign under her own direction for about a year. More recently, she was chosen as a former figure skater for the NIKE × sacai commercial.
▼Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/arisak_official/?igshid=ijczk2kzbwl2
▼Vogue
https://www.vogue.co.jp/special-feature/2019-02/15/fiat
[1] Works premiering at this exhibition
At the ＋ART GALLERY venue, we present a venue-exclusive preview: Monthly ARISAK vol.7 featuring influencer and creator “OdAkEi,” and Monthly ARISAK vol.8 featuring former figure skater “Mai Asada”!
[2] About the exhibition and sales
During the exhibition, a selection of works will be sold as photographs and acrylic panels, alongside merchandise such as apparel and posters. Purchases are also available online, exclusively for the duration of this exhibition.
※Online sales begin December 12 at 10:00, at the same time the venue opens.
We also plan to share supportive messages from the collaborators of Monthly ARISAK.
If you’re interested, follow our Instagram and stay tuned!
[3] Special PHOTO BOOTH & distribution of NFT trading cards
We will set up a PHOTO BOOTH for visitors, using the very equipment that was used to shoot “Vol.6 GYUTAE (MOONSHOT)”!
We will also distribute special trading cards exclusive to this project as NFTs—venue-only and in limited quantities.
It’s easy to claim: simply scan the dedicated QR code handed to you by our staff at the venue and register as a member of “APRE X,” which issues NFTs on the blockchain—that’s all it takes to receive your Monthly ARISAK NFT! Come and experience your first NFT for yourself!
※An NFT is a blockchain-based technology that secures and proves that something is one of a kind.
【Event Overview】
Solo Exhibition 「月刊ARISAK vol.X」
Dates: Monday, December 12, 2022 – Friday, December 30, 2022, 10:00 - 21:00 (until 20:00 on the final day)
Venue: ＋ART GALLERY, Shibuya Scramble Square, Shops & Restaurants 14F (2-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002)
Online Store: https://pls-art-shop.com/ (Works are available for purchase, and will also be sold online during the period!)
Participating Artist: ARISAK
Collaborators: TEMANDA, KAi MiWA, Rion Watley, MISATO KOMATSUBARA, TIM KOLETO, Taichi Mukai, OdAkEi, GYUTAE, Mai Asada
Sponsor: APRE Inc. / APRE X ( https://apre-x.com ）
During the exhibition we are also planning events such as a reception and a “manager for a day” feature, which we will announce on our official social media.
