Japan Media Arts Festival: JoJo's Hirohiko Araki “Fashion is a Part of Each Character”

Japan Media Arts Festival: JoJo's Hirohiko Araki “Fashion is a Part of Each Character”

An exhibit of works awarded at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival will open from Feb 5 to 16. In Roppongi with the primary venue as the National Art Center, Tokyo.

Awarded artworks based on four categories (art, entertainment, animation and manga) selected from 4,347 applicants are on display. The exhibits include the artworks of the grand prizes, recommendations by the judges and testimonials. The space is set up without partitions and the artworks are interspersed among one another. The layout design with countless numbers of white threads hanging from the ceiling was handled by architect Ryuji Nakamura.

The private viewing held on Feb 4 was attended by the awarded artists. Hirohiko Araki, who won the grand prize for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 8 “Jojolion” commented, “JoJo has been ongoing as a series for over 25 years now. I am happy for both accomplishments.”

The manga is well known for its fashionable characters, the use of brilliant colors and its collaboration with Gucci. “Fashion is a part of each of the characters. Those wearing hats will keep them on, even in the ocean. The colors used were influenced by the designs of Versace, Moschino, Missoni and other Italian brands that were very trendy in the 80s when the series began,” explained Mr. Araki.

“I think the piece influences the life and minds of the readers in some way or another. I’d be happy if the manga indirectly affected Japan in a positive way,” said the 53-year old with a youthful expression. It is still undecided on how long the series will continue. The exhibit displays original drawings and sounds which served as inspiration sources.

The other grand prizes went to “Approved for Adoption” by Jung Henin and Laurent Boileau (animation), “crt mgn” by Carsten Nicolai (art) and “Sound of Honda / Ayrton Senna 1989” by Kaoru Sugano, Sotaro Yasumochi, Yu Orai, Nadya Kirillova, Kyoko Yonezawa, Kosai Sekine, Taeji Sawai and Daito Manabe (entertainment).

During the exhibit period, screenings at Tokyo Midtown, Cinem@rt Roppongi and the event bar SuperDeluxe, talk events, live performances and more are planned.

【Event Information】
The 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Exhibit
Venue: The National Art Center, Tokyo (others: Tokyo Midtown, Cinem@rt Roppongi and SuperDeluxe)
Address: 7-22-2, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Date: Feb 5 to 16
Time: 10 am to 6 pm (until 8 pm on Fridays)
Closed: Feb 12
Free admission

Source:FASHION HEADLINE

Photo by Masashi Akiba ©FASHION HEADLINE

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