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ESOW solo exhibition
Today we went to catch an exhibition by street artist ESOW, held at Tri Gallery in Ochanomizu. His works are often easily recognizable by the caricaturesque characters. This solo exhibition is titled 「大人のESOW展」 ("otona no ESOW ten", or "adult ESOW exhibition"), as it features slightly more serious works and also his drawings on pottery.
We bought a painting showing ESOW's main character standing over Asakusa with his finger on the top of the upcoming world's tallest tower Tokyo Sky Tree. It can be seen on the Tri Gallery site. This has to be one of the first appearance of the Sky Tree in art? :) ESOW's crew seems heavily focused around the Asakusa area.
As soon as we said we wanted to buy the artwork, he pulled out blank stickers and started drawing. We were very happy to leave with these great gifts:
ESOW's solo exhibition ends this Sunday January 24. Tri Gallery is open from 12:00 to 19:00.
Soon will follow exhibitions by other members of the RDK crew (緑道會 = Ryokudoukai) he's part of. MIM exhibits from February 13 to 27, and SKEM from March 6 to 20, both at Bar SiSi in Tsukiji, from 12:00 to 23:00.
See more photos of ESOW's works in my Flickr gallery.
Larger sizes and more photos at Flickr
Posted on January 24, 2010 at 02:04 | Tweet
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