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ZINE/ZAKKA/FREE PAPER/GALLERY/RISO GRAPH
1F area 01 + area 02
Street observer, Meiji culture researcher, illustrator, essayist, etc...
Hayashi Joji
This and That Exhibition
November 2, 2022 (Wed) - November 6, 2022 (Sun)
12:00 - 20:00
*Joji Hayashi will be present until 6 PM. *During the slideshow, visitors without reservations will only be allowed to view a portion of the slideshow and will be limited to a maximum of 30 minutes. Thank you for your understanding.
We will be displaying all of your titles and positions.
Street observer, illustrator, essayist,
And researchers of Meiji culture, etc.
Mr. Joji Hayashi holds many titles,
This solo exhibition will showcase all of those titles and responsibilities.
The venue was designed to recreate Joji Hayashi's studio as closely as possible.
We will display and sell as much as we are able to.
*Some items are for display only.
Also, during the five-day session,
We will be holding three slideshows.
◎Part 1: Enjoying Meguro Ward as a Street Observer
◎Part 2: Handpicked material from articles contributed to the magazines "Mainichi Graph" and "Sarai" ◎Part 3: Postcards and travel episodes from the bestselling book "Travel Diary: The Joy of Postcards" *This is not a series.
Even if you only participate in one,
You can enjoy participating in all three events.
Other items include pebbles from the soles of shoes worn during a legendary European journey,
Up until the previous solo exhibition piece, "Where is the demon?",
We will be exhibiting a collection of works by Joji Hayashi, including "this and that."
Please look forward to it.
Text: SUT / Photography: Ryo Inoue
◎Date: November 3, 2022 (Thursday, National Holiday)
◎Time: 13:00 to 16:00 (about 3 hours)
◎Capacity: 10 people (first-come, first-served basis) ◎Participation fee: 3,000 yen (tax included), includes snacks and tea
I've been walking around Tokyo's 23 wards for half a century as a form of street observation. My first walk through Meguro Ward was on May 25, 2004. I'll look at how I've found enjoyment in walking around Meguro Ward over the years, from a street observation perspective, along with the photos I've taken. Let's focus on my own way of enjoying it.
アンカー 1
◎Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022
◎Time: 13:00-16:00 (about 3 hours)
◎Capacity: 10 people (first-come, first-served basis) ◎Participation fee: 3,000 yen (tax included), includes snacks and tea
These articles are based on ideas from a notebook titled "Try out something nobody else has thought of," which I put into practice using magazine interviews. It was a job that combined my hobby and profit, typical of the bubble era. I was able to travel abroad and spend money on small things. It may have been a bubble, but it didn't disappear; it became a treasure.
◎Date: Sunday, November 6, 2022
◎Time: 13:00-16:00 (about 3 hours)
◎Capacity: 10 people (first-come, first-served basis) ◎Participation fee: 3,000 yen (tax included), includes snacks and tea
It all started with a postcard sent to a friend who was hospitalized due to illness. From his travels, he would draw illustrations and write short messages about the day's events and send them. At some point, it became a way to check in on his wife's well-being. We've selected some of the nearly 300 postcards he's sent so far to share with you. It's a wonderful thing that "anyone can do."
Hayashi Joji
Illustrator, essayist, Meiji culture researcher, street observer
Born in Nerima Ward, Tokyo in 1947.
I've loved drawing since I was in elementary school, starting in 1954.
In 1960, he showed glimpses of his research-obsessed nature while in the upper grades of elementary school.
1968: Entered Musashino Art University / Became familiar with walking around town with a camera.
In 1970, I encountered manhole covers in a magazine I found in a used bookstore.
November 12, 1970: First photograph of a manhole cover - Aratama Waterworks.
February 29, 1972: First photograph of something that looks like something else.
Joined Sanrio in 1972 and was in charge of designing Snoopy.
In 1977, I left Sanrio and became a freelancer.
In 1981, the death of his mother prompted him to decide to publish a book about manhole covers.
1981: Started reading Meiji-era newspapers.
In 1984, the book "Manhole Covers: Japan Edition" was published and became a topic of discussion.
In 1986, I co-founded the Street Observation Society with Fujimori, Akasegawa, Minami, Matsuda, and others.
In 1988, he wrote his first serialized column for Mainichi Graph.
The series began in 1989, coinciding with the launch of the magazine Sarai.
2002: Founded and joined the Japan Picture Postcard Association.
2006: Participated in the 10th Venice Biennale of Architecture, Japan Pavilion, "Fujimori Architecture and Street Observation."
2013: Published "Travel Diary - The Joy of Postcards".
October 5, 2016: Publication of "The Age of Civilization Has Arrived"
[As a measure against COVID-19]
Entry is by mask only, and we ask that you disinfect your hands with alcohol upon entering the store. Furthermore, during the state of emergency, we will limit the number of people allowed in the store at one time to four. Please refer to SUT's infection control guidelines for more information.
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