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"Hat Uncle", experience the exhibition - Outsider Art in the 80-year-old Memorial? ~

From NADiff March 21 in Gallery, exhibition of Eijiro's performer, Miyama to parade the downtown area wearing a self-made objects on the head has begun.

Miyama, who celebrated the Sangju last year, Mie Prefecture Ise born in 1934, was born. As dots the Osaka and Tokyo, such as Japan's flophouse area as day laborers from around 1960, the fixing based in Yokohama Kotobuki-cho in 1993. Performance to walk the streets in their own style, that's what started from the sixtieth birthday imminent in 1994.

Doraemon, hikonyan, ET, etc., set a self-made hat crowded various character dolls overhead, Miyama's working in mysterious attire which is a combination of such as aprons and colored glasses of floral. Many also the hats and costumes are accompanied by their own hand-written messages with keywords such as "Earth", "gap", "Nature", mainly on weekends, around the downtown area of ​​Tokyo neighborhoods such as Chinatown and Ueno.

(C) Tsuzuki Kyoichi

Such Miyama's activities, introduced as often article by its own to release the world tackle the quest of a person "Kijin Study Group" and the name also interviewed the way of life and creative activity of the defunct people Tsuzuki Kyoichi's et al. The size of the self-made hat as the topic is spread also went giant. Exhibition in the exhibition that took place in the "Collection de l'art brut" in Switzerland in 2008. In the current it is positioned in one person to represent the Japan of outsider artists.

(C) Tsuzuki Kyoichi

This exhibition "Kijin study 30 Special Issue: Eijiro Miyama's Sangju memorial" to the combined thing. The venue, such as the new work from Hello Kitty color cone in the foundation until the earth of objects has been closely layout, lined hat works of 10 points. Visitors during the there is also a possible hat wear, together with such as a face Hamepaneru that were cut part of Miyama's face, photography also a possible.
And say outsider art, not receiving a traditional art education, such as children and intellectual disabilities are often especially refers to the production activities and their work, which continues still own no destined to announce. Production activities of Miyama, who started from the time 60-year-old in such times, "奈抜 and ticked off on their tameness (= wacky, sic) went toward the direction", such as hand-written message, general also from us with such common sense, it is interesting to put out the occasional face part or can sympathize or can somehow understand. Also, such as wearable hat and shooting for the panel, I feel the spirit of hospitality that I want to go and enjoy the people who came to see.

State of the venue

The outsider art, from a special thing that was beyond the scope of understanding of who the general public, common sense, to those that can relate to enjoy anyone. Through Miyama's view of the world of the exhibition tell, why not try again staring at the outside part that is trapped in his own?

During the exhibition, NADiff A / P / A / R / T1 floor is: In addition zine "Kijin research" and back issues of "Kijin research 30 Special Issue Eijiro Miyama's Sangju Memorial", also related books such as Tsuzuki's book deal. Talk event by Kijin study Society on April 11, also carried out (16: 30, admission fee of 1,000 yen, reservations required).


Overhead big bang!
Hat Uncle Eijiro Miyama 80-year-old Memorial large exhibition

○ Period: 2015 March 21 (Saturday) to April 24 (Friday)
○ hours: 12: 00~20: 00 ※ Monday closed on (the following day if Monday is a national holiday)
○ Venue: NADiff Gallery
Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 1-18-4 NADiff A / P / A / R / T underground first floor
03-3446-4977
○ Fee: Free
○ official:http://www.nadiff.com/gallery/miyamaeijiro.html

Editorial Yokota

Born in 1980, Kanagawa prefecture. Shibuya since he moved to Tokyo in the period in the university is a sacred place of culture. While now belong to the Shibuya culture project editing unit, is the straw sandals life of two feet to act as a caregiver.

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