Bonsai, the ancient Japanese art of cultivating miniature trees, traditionally symbolizes a harmonious blend of nature and human artistry through its refined forms. However, The artist Komatsu Yoshiaki, renowned for his innovative technique of deconstructing and reassembling objects into works of art, is transforming this tradition. Inspired by kaiju—Japanese monsters known for their dramatic and exaggerated features—Komatsu’s latest exhibition, ULTRA AXIS, boldly combines traditional bonsai with the imaginative world of Japanese monsters.

Tokyo-based architect Keiko Kitagawa present Tokyo Alter Studies, a mixed-media exhibition that focuses on Tokyo's urban landscape and its future through photographic artworks and architectural models.

“Lemon Roads” features a stunning collection of artworks displayed on the labels of Jinny Lemon Sour, a refreshing new beverage, at our open air gallery, the Jinny Street Gallery. “Lemon Roads" brings together the diverse and dynamic works of 42 artists from around the world who have participated to the online open call issued by Jinny Street Gallery to celebrate the launch of the Jinny Lemon Sour. As you stroll through Jinny Street Gallery and its neighborhood, you'll be immersed in an array of visual narratives, each telling a unique story of personal and artistic journeys, each one of them connected to the topic of Lemons and artistic self expression .

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「Lemon Roads」展では、新発売のJinny Street Galleryオフィシャルドリンク「Jinny Lemon Sour」のラベルをキャンバスとして使用したアート作品を展示します。この作品は、Jinny Street Galleryがオンラインで世界中から募集した42名のアーティストによるものです。

7月6日から、Jinny Street Galleryを散歩しながらJinny Lemon Sourを味わい、42人のアーティストがレモンをテーマに描いた独自の物語をご覧ください。

For many city dwellers, Japan is a country of high buildings, an up-tempo lifestyle, with a cute countryside that feels like an afterthought. However, for Dutch artist Maan Limburg, the country stands for desolation and empty houses.
 Limburg started photographing the places she encountered while traveling the countryside in 2018 and 2019. She found an incredible number of abandoned houses, factories, hotels, and restaurants - all full of memories of people long gone. Her images of these locations will be shown in the exhibition Without Us, which features selected works of her project The Lost World.

This show is a reminder that we need trees, not just in the Imperial Palace, but all along our streets, boulevards, avenues, and parks. They are worth our examination, love, and gratitude. We are better off with their shade and shelter, a place under the sun. They are the antidote to endless doom-scrolling-- reminding us of the passage of seasons and our finite moment on Earth. Ask yourself how many more times will you smell the spring flowers or trample maple leaves underfoot? — Sean Lotman

We invite six artists to share their connection with Tokyo on our first anniversary. Tokyo Flâneur Vol. 2 is another take on our inaugural exhibition focusing on walking, wandering, exploring, and sharing stories about Tokyo. Walk with us to explore the multimedia art of Johan Brooks, Veronika Ikonnikova, Task Innami, Mateusz Urbanowicz, Lorenzo Menghi, and Toto Tvalavadze.

Michibiki, symbolized by 導き in Japanese, embodies guidance and the path ahead. In this exhibition, we celebrate the concept of being drawn to an object or place, unveiling unimagined paths.

Thirty-six local artists share their own stories.

Precious Waste is a mixed-media exhibition that proposes jewelry pieces, photography, and recycled material to guide the passengers through the transformation of a trashed object into artistic creations in a journey of 28 street lamps.

Altars - From People to People is a site-specific exhibition prepared by multimedia artist Sante Visioni. Utilizing the unique setup offered by Jinny Gallery, the artist decided to transform each available space of the exhibition into an altar-like display. The exhibition aims at becoming a public celebration of people, where the artist acts just as a facilitator of the connection between those who want to honor somebody and those who will pay respect to them.

I have a great affection for that fragment of a memory. That scene that I framed inside a photograph, that instantly becomes part of me. The memory of a person who saw my photography, it becomes part of that person. The instant a photograph comes to life, its scene belongs to the past. The instant I look at a photograph, that belongs to the world. It becomes something, a common memory between me and who else shared it with me. I hold dear that ephemeral instant of the past connected to a memory. I believe each past has that precious instant.

An expression of ideas. We often live multiple lives. Multiple ideas and thoughts sharing one space, mixing with each other but yet still separate.

"Streets in Bits" will present the work of 9 street photographers from Tokyo, Nagano, and Osaka to show three to four pieces each from their work. Each piece is made up of three different street photographs. These three images are like small "bits" from the urban panorama photographers captured through their sensibility and perspective. Together they express the individuality of each one of the exhibiting artists.

The exhibition showcases the interpretation of 42 artists on the connection between impermanence and time.

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Same old town. Same old streets, where the time goes by.

No one glances at the clock in the city anymore, constantly checking their phones.

I notice a shoe that lies abandoned on the street. Since when did I start to think this was normal?

If you focus, these small oddities lurking in the city may completely change your perspective.

Sidewalks are suitable for walkers. They are very crowded places. The footprints quickly vanish without leaving any trace. The flaneur traces their paths elsewhere. They wander between the narrow streets and the city's buildings; immersed in tranquility, he walks in silence. Zig-zagging through the people, searching for a glimpse of light in urban chaos. Then, stepping off the sidewalk, looking for a story to tell.

Seven artists, each presenting six photographs, all of them to tell one personal meandering story of theirs from Tokyo.