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Good Music, Fresh Visuals

If you are based in or around Tokyo you should check out the “Tokyo. Ten” exhibition at Meguro’s recently renewed and super trendy boutique hotel – Claska. The show, which runs to July 27th, is the brainchild of W + K Tokyo Lab – a curious hybrid label specializing in music and visuals.

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As the company says: “W+K Tokyo Lab is all about being in Tokyo now, using the power of the city to attract the most innovative creative collaborators from around the world… Simply, it is about good music, fresh visuals and new concepts of creative expression.”

The outfit, whose parent company is cool Portland based creative agency Wieden and Kennedy, asked the various artists who have collaborated with them over the years to think of Tokyo and what the city means to them. The title “Ten” (点) means “points” in Japanese and the show is basically a collection of what they think are the most interesting and inspiring points about the capital.

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The exhibition has some fascinating art work, visuals and music on display and is part of Tokyo Lab’s 5th anniversary celebrations which include the release of a DVD + Book + Blog as well as a live event on July 24th at Tokyo’s Liquid Room featuring some of the label’s artists such as Hifana, DJ Uppercut and Jemapur.

The opening party was a dazzling bash full of celebs, artists, designers and visual creators. While the champagne and chat flowed on the first floor the creative spaces upstairs were full of the latest artwork from the likes of Peter Vattanatham, Ian Lynam and Christopher Hutchinson and were as eclectic and powerful as you get. Mix that with visual remixes of previous albums and majestic tunes and the night can be considered a resounding success.

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TOKYO.TEN : EXHIBITION  
DATE: 2008 06.27 FRI – 07.27 SUN
VENUE: CLASKA GALLERY & SHOP “DO”
VISUAL REMIX OF WKTLAB ARCHIVE + NEW WORKS OF 42 ARTISTS

TOKYO.TEN : LIVE
DATE: 7/24 THU
VENUE: LIQUIDROOM
Appearances by: HIFANA / AFRA & The Incredible Beatbox Band /
DJ Uppercut / Jemapur / CHINZA DOPENESS + more
OPEN : 18:00 / START : 19:00
TICKETS : 3,000 YEN (tax-in, no drink)
INFO : 03-5464-0800
URL : http://www.liquidroom.net

http://www.wktokyolab.com
http://www.tokyolab.com/blog/

Paul McInnes About the Author

Paul McInnes is a fashion and arts journalist based in Tokyo. He is the menswear fashion editor of The Japan Times, the Tokyo editor of Sportswear International, contributes to High Fashion, Dazed Digital, and JC Report.

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