Art Gallery Cafe, WHAT CAFE to Hold the Exhibition “TOPOLOGY” with DELTA from February 10th

WHAT CAFE will hold an exhibition, “WHAT CAFE EXHIBITION vol.34 WHAT CAFE x DELTA ‘TOPOLOGY'” in collaboration with an art project, DELTA, introducing emerging galleries, directors, and artists based in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto.
For this occasion, young to mid-career directors in the Kanto and Kansai areas are grouped into five “one Kanto-one Kansai” pairs and will create five presentations under the joint direction. The title TOPOLOGY is a speculative system focusing on hidden characteristics sustained through repetitive changes. In this exhibition, collaborations between directors and artists with diversified personalities and backgrounds will be showcased. The title explains this exhibition’s composition and expresses this project’s core concept comprehensively.
While we introduce the latest and ongoing art from various perspectives, we aim to create a space where crosscutting communications can be exchanged by appreciating art expressions containing different values and ideas.

Topology

• Derived from combining the word “topo,” meaning location, and “logy,” denoting an academic field.
• It centers on the concealed properties that remain unchanged through continuous deformations of a given form or space.
• Refers to a specific phase or position in a periodic phenomenon within a cycle.
• In the context of topology, it denotes a structure or configuration assigned to sets to define the concepts of convergence or continuity.

Title: WHAT CAFE EXHIBITION vol.34 WHAT CAFE x DELTA ‘TOPOLOGY
Exhibition dates: February 10th (Sat) – February 25th (Sun), 2024
URL: https://cafe.warehouseofart.org/exhibition/what-cafe-exhibition-vol-34
Venue: WHAT CAFE (2-1-11 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002)
Open hours : 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Close at 5PM on the final day)
Entry fee : Free

Participating Directors (Name of the gallery where they belong / Gallery location)
1) Satoshi Sakuraoka (FINCH ARTS / Kyoto) x Hisatomo Kato (CON_ / Tokyo)
2) Toshimitsu Komoda (Marco Gallery / Osaka) x Ryo Suzuki (EUKARYOTE / Tokyo)
3) Shinsuke Tamaki (The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka) x Koki Ishibashi (KOKI ARTS / Tokyo)
4) Kazutaka Tsutsui (BnA Alter Museum / Kyoto) x Saya Lee (LEESAYA, Tokyo)
5) Shinpei Okada (TEZUKAYAMA GALLERY / Osaka) x Akihito Inoue (AKIINOUE / Tokyo)

Exhibiting Artists (Name of the gallery where they belong / Gallery location)
Mari Tanimoto (FINCH ARTS / Kyoto)
GILLOCHINDOX GILLOCHINDAE, Jihyoung Han, and Taewon Ahn (CON_ / Tokyo)
Joe Takahashi, and Maito Otake (Marco Gallery / Osaka)
Tomonosuke Kurachi (EUKARYOTE / Tokyo)
Jun Fujiyasu, Natsuki Oyagi, and Yui Samejima (The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka)
Kunihiko Katsumata, Koutaro Inoue, and Hiro Tsuchiya (KOKI ARTS / Tokyo)
Shoji Funakawa, and Yusuke Saito (BnA Alter Museum / Kyoto)
Shusuke Tanaka (LEESAYA, Tokyo)
Yuuka Ishii, and Kazuma Koike (TEZUKAYAMA GALLERY / Osaka)
Yu Hishinuma, and Ana Pavón Porras (AKIINOUE / Tokyo)
… and more.

* The schedule may change based on the impact of the infection.
* The exhibit may close during the dates above. Please see the WHAT CAFE website for the latest information.

A space to exhibit and sell artworks by up-and coming artists in Japan. It boasts 800 square meters of luminous, expansive floor space. Works on display are constantly updated––a year-round flow of beauty and cool from the new pantheon of creative visual geniuses. This maximizes the opportunities for artists to be seen, be loved, and sell their work. We hold workshops, events, and meet-ups related to the exhibitions, so you can dive deep and meet like-minded art lovers. It’s a space to experience art with all five senses while enjoying a meal and drinks. Since August 2022, WHAT CAFE has been holding exhibitions based on the concept “ART IS…” It offers a space to reconsider and rediscover what art is to everyone who visits WHAT CAFE.
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