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LACMA

May 12, 2019

Igarashi’s New Music Media poster (1974) will be on display till September 2019 at LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art). This exhibition is to see typographic approaches from the mid-20th century through the present, with the work of many influential international designers including Charles and Ray Eames, April Greiman, Corita Kent, Takenobu Igarashi, Paul Rand, Massimo Vignelli, and Wolfgang Weingart.

Between the Lines: Typography in LACMA’s Collection
May 12 – September 2nd, 2019

Check out the detail on the LACMA website.
LACMA

Takenobu Igarashi: A to Z, fundraising has started!

October 16, 2018

Estimated delivery is Summer 2019

“Takenobu Igarashi: A to Z” focused on three-dimensional characters that Igarashi created during the 1970s and early 1990s.

The publisher is Volume, a crowdfunding platform powered by independent publisher Thames & Hudson in UK.

In the special edition (CUSTOM COVER EDITION), you can select your favorite Igarashi alphabets for the front and back covers. Please see the website for detail information.

Takenobu Igarashi: A to Z on Volume

Thank you for your kindly support.

Sappor Art Museum – The World of Igarashi Takenobu

September 21, 2018

SAPPORO ART MUSEUM

Saturday, October 6 – Sunday, November 25, 2018
Closed on Monday

Open every day until November 3rd, Closed on Monday from November 4th.

Opening time: From 9:45 – 17:00
(Last admission to the Museum is 30 min. before closing time)

Admission:
Adult – 1,000 JPY (Group 800 JPY)
Students with valid ID – 700 JPY
Elementary, Junior high school student – 400 JPY (Group 320 JPY)

Lecture in Taiwan

February 12, 2012

A new terracotta work will be installed in the Xinzhuang Joint Office Tower, Executive Yuan in Taiwan’s Xinzhuang Joint Office Tower, Executive Yuan.

To commemorate this, I will talk about the theme of “making” with images from the time of production in Shigaraki-cho, Shiga Prefecture.

kazenobi

April 29, 2012

Kazenobi will be open the first of May, 2012.
Six new artworks have been added.

kazenobi

Setting Up a Sculpture

April 17, 2012

I am filled with joy on the day of setting up my sculpture, especially when professionals are at work like today.

Mr. Maruyama and his crew are specialists in setting up art works for museums.

They know exactly where to hold, and move in harmonious teamwork, so that I can relax and watch them work.

Fresh out of the kiln

February 08, 2012

The ceramic sculpture is now ready to be installed in the Ota-Ward Gymnasium.

In fact, the installation is now in progress and I am looking forward to its completion.

The Website of Kazenobi Museum

December 23, 2011

Kazenobi Museum

www.kazenobi.org

Machiko Endo introduces my work shown at different sites in Hokkaido through her beautiful photos and wonderful texts.

My deep gratitude to:

Machiko Endo (Content),
Kayoko Takeo-Koehl (Logo design),
Shoko Okano (Web design),
Hideki Okano (Logo animation),
Yasushi Fujisima, Hiroyoshi Usui and Osamu Yamazaki (Administration),

the Mayor and the Superintendent of Education of the town of Shin-Totsukawa and the support of all the people of the region, and clients who commissioned my work,

I thank you all for making it possible!

New works will continue to be added, so please check up from time to time.

The Fascination of Glaze

December 15, 2011

The mysterious world of glaze is like magic. Some contain poison and are dangerous. The porcelain sculpture that I am working on for the Ota-Ward Gymnasium is challenging, seriously working with different types of glaze.

Closed during snow season

December 06, 2011

Kazenobi in Shintotsukawa-cho is closed during snow season.
Will be open again at the beginning of May next year.

Outdoor terra cotta sculpture

December 06, 2011

I have designed a small water garden which consists of a fountain, a terra cotta sculpture, stripe stone floor and a stone bench.

Also have participated in designing the entrance hall interior.

Working at a ceramic studio in Yugawara

December 06, 2011

I have been working on a ceramic sculpture for a gymnasium in Ota ward, Tokyo, having fun at glazing.
The art work will be integrated with 1600 convex mirrors on the wall.

Kazenobi

September 15, 2011

When Yoshino Elementary School closed its doors after 103 years, the agrarian town of Shin-Totsukawa-cho, the neighboring town of Takikawa where I grew up, decided to restore (architectural restoration plan by Yoshihiko Iida) and appropriate the school facility into my atelier and gallery. I wanted it to be a place of communication and experience through sculpture, named Kazenobi (Beauty of the Wind).

Kazenobi is open daily except Mondays from May to October. A tiny shop sells my special art pieces only available here, and one can enjoy exquisite cookies and tea at the café.

photo by machiko endo

Unlike museums and galleries, where one is confronted with art, Kazenobi is a place to spend a pleasant time surrounded by art. For this reason, not too many works are exhibited at the same time. By changing the exhibited works from time to time, one can encounter new artworks and enjoy the change in space. Moreover, admission is limited to a number of people entering at the same time, allowing for a quiet and peaceful time to enjoy the surrounding nature. Locals and visitors from far away come here to seek tranquility in a beautiful environment.

https://www.facebook.com/kazenobi
http://twitter.com/#!/kazenobiyoshino

Paseo Unveiling Ceremony

May 05, 2011

One of four artworks I have been working on in Shigaraki since last year has been installed in the shopping mall at the Sapporo JR Station. This artwork is made of terra-cotta, and the accentuated 103 vertical lines represent trees.

The title is “Terminus Forest” and the size is 118″ height x 709″ width. The unveiling ceremony was held on April 29, 2011. I also designed the underground public square and passage walls. All artwork will be completedin October 2011.

Bibliographic by Jason Godfrey

December 09, 2010

Bibliographic: 100 Classic Graphic Design Books that is the compilation of the best design books of the last 100 years has been published in London. Igarashi Alphabets, published by ABC verlag, is included in this book.

Bibliographic is available on amazon.com
Igarashi Alphabets is available on designshop

The white terra-cotta relief

November 14, 2010

The huge white terra-cotta relief that Igarashi has been working in Shigaraki is now complete. This artwork will be installed at the ‘kazenobi’ museum which is renovated from a closed elementary school building.

The museum will open to the public in Spring/early Summer, 2011, in Hokkaido, Japan.

Igarashi Alphabets

November 01, 2010

An American Apparel store on Main Street in Santa Monica has Igarashi alphabets on the large outdoor wall.

This mural artwork has been produced and designed by Iris Alonzo, a creative director of American Apparel, based on Igarashi’s design in the 1980s.