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TOKYO CITY CANVAS

Art Project

2025

TOKYO CITY CANVAS
IMAGINATIVE GARDENS

TOKYO PHOTOGRAPHIC RESEARCH is pleased to present “IMAGINATIVE GARDENS,” a collection of works by three emerging artists for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s cultural project, “TOKYO CITY CANVAS,” which transforms construction fences and other urban surfaces into art canvases. These new pieces by Hideki Umezawa, Akihiko Taniguchi, and Kanade Hamamoto were inspired by their research on Yoyogi Park’s past and present, combining ground-level and aerial perspectives, and focusing on the park’s plants and water features. Come and experience this unique vision of an urban garden.

ARTIST

UMEZAWA HIDEKI, HAMAMOTO KANADE, TANIGUCHI AKIHIKO

Project Team

Director | KOYAMA TAISUKE

URL

https://www.seikatubunka.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/

Period

2025.03 – 2026.03

Venue

Yoyogi Park Central Square

Organized by

Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Directed by

TOKYO PHOTOGRAPHIC RESEARCH

Supported by

Tokyo Metropolitan Government / Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association / Makino Herbarium (MAK), Tokyo Metropolitan University

Source

The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan *Processed Aerial Photographs (Hamamoto Kanade’s work)

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UMEZAWA HIDEKI
HAMAMOTO KANADE
TANIGUCHI AKIHIKO
UMEZAWA HIDEKI
HAMAMOTO KANADE
TANIGUCHI AKIHIKO