B-OWND, an art and craft platform provided by Tanseisha, will be exhibiting for the first time at SCOPE MIAMI BEACH 2023, which will be held in Miami, USA from Tuesday, December 5th.
Scenes from past "SCOPE MIAMI BEACH" events
"SCOPE MIAMI BEACH 2023" is one of the world's leading art fairs, with over 130 international art galleries exhibiting in a huge venue located on Miami Beach.
At the booth, we will exhibit and sell about 120 pieces by Takahiro Koga, a ceramic artist Produce by B-OWND. You can see many of Takahiro Koga's representative series, including the "NEO MANEKINEKO", which is over 1m in size and was created especially for this exhibition.
In addition, as entrance performances, there will be a live performance by TRiECHOES, a koto x EDM performance group, and an art tea ceremony using tea utensils by Takahiro Koga Produce by TeaRoom, a tea startup with which the venue entered into a business partnership in 2023. This will provide a new Japanese cultural experience that comprehensively approaches the senses of sight, hearing, and taste.
In addition, following our participation in "SCOPE MIAMI BEACH 2023," we will be holding a two-person exhibition of ceramic artist Takahiro Koga and doll maker Hiromine Nakamura at the NowHere Gallery in New York from Thursday, December 14th. In addition to being able to see approximately 100 works that combine traditional Japanese aesthetics with new forms of expression, we also plan to hold an art sake party where sake will be served in sake cups made by the artists.
Since launching its service in 2019, B-OWND has undertaken various initiatives to promote Japanese crafts as art, including holding various events and opening permanent galleries. By working to spread the appeal of Japanese aesthetics overseas, we aim to contribute to raising the international value of Japanese culture.
Overview of "SCOPE MIAMI BEACH 2023"
| Dates | December 5, 2023 (Tuesday) - December 10, 2023 (Sunday) |
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| Venue | SCOPE MIAMI BEACH pavilion (801 Ocean drive Miami beach, FL33139, USA) B-OWND (Tanseisha) Exhibition Booth: G008 "NEO WABI-SABI" |
| Organizer | SCOPE |
| Official Website | https://scope-art.com/ |
<Entrance performance overview>
●TRiECHOES×Takahiro Koga live performance
| Date and Time | Tuesday, December 5, 2023 11:00-12:00/17:00-18:00 *Only VIP invitations on the 5th Friday, December 8, 2023 16:00-17:00 |
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| Venue | The New Contemporary (SCOPE MIAMI BEACH venue) |
| Contents | TRiECHOES is a performance group that combines the koto and EDM, attracting attention from all over the world. The performers will be putting on a special performance wearing works by ceramic artist Takahiro Koga. |
●NEO WABI-SABI tea ceremony
| Date and Time | Tuesday, December 5, 2023 11:00-17:00 *Only VIP invitations on the 5th Wednesday, December 6, 2023 - Friday, December 8, 2023 12:00-17:00 |
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| Venue | The New Contemporary (SCOPE MIAMI BEACH venue) |
| Contents | A tea ceremony by tea startup company TeaRoom. We offer a tea ceremony experience that embodies "NEO WABI-SABI," which encompasses the two currents of Japanese culture: "a culture of simple tranquility" and "a culture of powerful movement." |
Ceramic artist Takahiro Koga and doll maker Hiromine Nakamura Two-person exhibition overview
| title | "Mutant Classic" |
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| Dates | Thursday, December 14, 2023 - Sunday, January 14, 2024 |
| Venue | NowHere Gallery (40 Wooster St., New York, NY10013) |
| Website | https://www.nowhere-nyc.com/ |
| Contents | Approximately 100 pieces by ceramicist Takahiro Koga and doll maker Koho Nakamura will be on display. The works of these two artists, born from a relationship between the past and the present, utilize the techniques unique to craftsmanship, but their style is contemporary art-like, and they exude a strong individuality by blending pop culture such as anime, sports, and fashion with traditional Japanese aesthetics. |
About "B-OWND"
Launched in May 2019, B-OWND is an online marketplace that handles craft works as the highest form of art that expresses Japanese beauty. By carefully introducing artists and their works, the platform aims to connect artists with buyers. In addition, B-OWND allows you to purchase works that come with a blockchain-based digital certificate of authenticity. The fact that you have purchased a work is recorded semi-permanently, and each person's aesthetic sense is engraved in the history of art and crafts.
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B-OWND, an online marketplace that sells craft works as art: https://www.b-ownd.com/