📌Water Ripples Exhibition (Shibuya area, Tokyo)

📍 Ripples of Water 2021 - From a Vanishing Landscape - A New Landscape (Aoyama-Shibuya, Tokyo)

This exhibition explores the present, where art blends seamlessly into the city itself, depicting the disappearance of the city's former landscape. Works by domestic and international artists were scattered throughout the Watari Museum of Contemporary Art and 27 locations throughout Aoyama and Shibuya, creating an experience that allowed visitors to discover the beauty hidden behind the city as they walked.

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🗓 Event Period & Operation Information
Dates: August 2 (Mon) - September 5 (Sun), 2021
Opening Hours: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM (Closed: Mondays, except on national holidays)
Admission Fee (Watari-um only): ¥1,200 Adults, ¥1,000 Students, ¥500 Elementary and Middle School Students, ¥900 Seniors, ¥700 Persons with Disabilities (¥1,000 per accompanying person)

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🎨 Participating Artists & Exhibition Style
Participating Artists: Many renowned artists from Japan and abroad, including Christian Boltanski, David Hammons, JR, Kensaku Kakimoto, and Tadashi Kawamata, will be participating.
Distributed exhibitions, primarily outdoors: Galleries were set up throughout the city, including the courtyard of the Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum, Sanyodo Bookstore, Shibuya Ward Office Second Mitake Branch, and Baisoin Temple.

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💡 Recommended Points
Artworks are placed in the "gaps" of the city, allowing visitors to experience the thrill of seeing art intersect with scenery they would normally miss.
Art intersects with memories of the ever-changing cityscape, creating an experience that evokes both nostalgia and a futuristic feel.
A free-flowing walking tour allows visitors to experience the "joy of strolling" as they discover art.

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