[London Solo Exhibition 2019 Report] Voices of praise for new trends in Japanese art in London's leading art districts

2019-11-11

Liverpool Street Station is a terminal station located in the northeastern part of the City of London famous as a financial district. This area is called Shoreditch and Brick Lane, and is currently the most vibrant area in London as a cutting-edge fashion district, with trendy select shops, second-hand clothing stores, and cafes lined up, and large-scale markets held every weekend.

The Whitechapel district, which is next to such a hot area, was known as a city with an exotic atmosphere, with many immigrants from various countries living there, lined up with restaurants serving international cuisine. However, in 1901Whitechapel GalleryWith the opening of, galleries and art schools followed suit, and it underwent a transformation as an art district.

青空マーケットの様子 — Various open-air markets are held every day of the week around the station

グラフィティ — Graffiti is drawn on the walls of brick buildings that leave remnants of warehouses and factories

ベーグルショップ — Brick Lane's popular bagel shop

Leyden Galleries, East London's unique gallery

レイデン・ギャラリー — The exterior of the Leyden Gallery is marked by brick construction

Opened in 2013Leyden GalleriesIt is in a new category as a gallery in the Whitechapel district, but the unique curation and cozy atmosphere by Mr. Lindsey, who serves as the owner, and her partner, Mr. Adriana, attracted a lot of attention, and has received high praise as a vibrant and advanced gallery.

リンジー氏とアドリアナ氏 — Lindsey, who is active as a comedian, musician, actor, and artist, and Adriana, an art historian, feminist film researcher, and also teaches at an art college

London Leyden Galleries
‍9/9a Leyden Street London E1 7LE
6 minute walk from Aldgate station; 10 minute walk from Liverpool Street station

Solo exhibitions by oil painting and photography artists will be held in 2019

プライベートビューの様子 — On the day of the private view, the gallery is full of invited guests

A solo exhibition in London that began as part of JAPAN TIDE, a Japanese culture dissemination project that our corporation continues to develop in countries around the world. At this exhibition, which began in 2018 and has been held for the 3rd time, solo exhibitions by 2 artists will be held from 9/10 (Tue) to 21 (Sat). Oil paintings, which have a sharp insight into the inner world of humans and are drawn with a vivid touch, and photographs that pursue expressions that make full use of the dynamics of light were exhibited, and many visitors visited.

リンジー氏によるスピーチ — At the private view (opening party), Lindsey gave a speech

ギャラリー内のバーの様子 — The gallery has a bar attached to it and has a cozy atmosphere. There are also many cases where visitors are familiar with each other

美術評論家のジェームス・ホートン氏(写真左) — Art critic James Horton (right in the photo) visited the venue and gave a review

バーカウンターの様子 — Sparkling sake was served at the bar counter

舞踏の映像が上映されている会場内 — At the venue, a video of the dance performed by the artist was screened, conveying the world view of the work

The voices of visitors to this impressive work are one after another

コメントを綴ってくれる来場者 — Another characteristic of London is that visitors spell out polite comments to writers

Many of the people who visited the oil painting and photography solo exhibitions commented on the excitement of appreciating the works. Here are just a few of them.

来場者 — “There is an image of darkness throughout, but on the other hand, I also felt that the original “light” was rising out of it.”

Among the galleries in Whitechapel, one of London's leading art areas, holding an exhibition at Leyden Gallery, which has a particularly high interest in art and has excellent customers, must have been a meaningful experience for artists. Our corporation will continue to actively hold solo and group exhibitions in the future so that we can introduce new types of Japanese art to London every year, and we will continue to focus our efforts on further disseminating and promoting Japanese culture.

Inquiries about solo and group exhibitions

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◎ Address: Japan Promotion Association Japan Tide Management Office
◎ Address: 4th Floor, Ebina Building, 6-18-10 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001
◎ Telephone: 03-5766-2450/Fax: 03-5766-2451
◎ Email: info@japanpromotion.org

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