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2021年02月16日 10:39

(English)project Overview

Photographer Benjamin Lee’s Retrospective Exhibition: The time to unify people through art!

 

 

Hello! I am Benjamin Lee. For many years, I have taken photographs of artists, cultural people, and creators all over the world.

 

This year, I will be holding a retrospective exhibition at Spiral Hall, a cultural and art landmark in Omotesando, central Tokyo.

 

Art photographs are not as accessible in Japan as in other places in the world. I hope to take this opportunity to make art and art photographs more accessible to the Japanese public.

 

I also hope to build a strong support community for this exhibition, which lead me to decide to start this crowdfunding project.

 

Your support and donations will be used to not only rent this place, but also to create a special new photo book. This portable book will show my most memorable works from my career, which you can carry around wherever you go.

 

Let’s bring art closer to our everyday lives. Thank you very much for your support.

 

Benjamin Lee

 

The goal of this project is to showcase the inspirational artists and scintillating luminaries that have been photographed by Benjamin Lee. These men and women have helped positively influence millions not only in Japan, but across the globe, and we would like to acknowledge their passion, influence, and artistry during these difficult times.

 

The exhibition will showcase many of his works from the time Lee was in London to his works in Japan. Along with his celebrity portraits, he will also exhibit his surrealist works as an art photographer. As a portrait, art, and travel photographer, it holds meaning for Lee to exhibit at Spiralwhere many people gather to spread and enjoy art and culture.

 

It is important for Lee to have an exhibition at Spiraldue to its significance as an art mecca and also for him personally. Spiralis a landmark building in Omotesando and Aoyama that everyone knows, and is the center of trends in Tokyo. Since its opening in 1985, Spiralhas been used as a venue for artists and creators who are leading the arts and culture scenes. Spiralis also known for its novelty of its architectural design and it stands out as an open space that anyone can enjoy freely. Lee has even taken a portrait of Mr. Fumihiko Maki, who is the architect of Spiral Hall.

 

Spiralhas been a landmark of Omotesando/Aoyama in central Tokyo and a mecca for art and culture lovers for the past thirty-five years, opening the same year that Lee arrived in Japan. Since then, he has exhibited at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, Sogetsu Hall, and Omotesando Gyre Gallery, all of them iconic arts and culture transmission bases in the Omotesando/Aoyama area. From the trajectory of his career, holding a photo exhibition in Spiralis so significant that it is almost inevitable for him personally, but holding it at this venue has another important meaning.

 

Lee, who visits art fairs around the world every year, is familiar with the depth of the people who gather there and the close relationship between the general public and art. Lee wishes to convey to the Japanese people that art photography exists not only for collectors but for everyone. In Japan, where there are still few opportunities to come into contact with fine-art photography, Spiral Hall, which boasts overwhelming accessibility and spaciousness, and whose theme is the fusion of art and everyday life, is the only venue that can fulfill that wish through this exhibition.

 

We will book the open space of Spiralfor fourteen days, so people are able to come and see Lee’s works anytime during the day. These fourteen days will be a time period where there would be no boundaries between his works and the many cultural figures and artists who surround him, as well as the viewers who visit him. We aim for the exhibition to be a place where new energy is born. During the exhibition, we are planning to have a gallery talk by Lee, a talk show with his portrait models, and live performances of young artists who have not had many chances to perform recently due to the pandemic. We will make it possible for supporters who cannot come to the place to be able to participate through live videos to create a sense of unity among all participants.

 

In addition, Lee will be releasing a photobook suitable for this epoch-making retrospective exhibition. It is a collection of his representative works so far, but it is not a large luxury one, but will be a smaller pocket size book. People who have never been interested in art and those who have purchased only postcards because the photobooks were too heavy, can also carry it with them anytime and anywhere from the idea of giving people a little more familiarity with art. For those who support us through the purchase of this photobook, your name or Instagram account (or other SNS account, name, etc. upon request) will be printed on the special thanks sheet attached to the photobook.

 

It is the greatest hope for Lee that people who share the same feeling of supporting art through this project will be further connected and the circle of support for the Japanese art scene will expand. After all, this is the reason why Lee is asking for crowdfunding support at this time.

 

Lee is currently working on a new art photo project with taiko drummer and artist Eva Kestner as the iconic character, the Harlequin of Love and Hope.

 

リー氏とエヴァ・ケストナー

 

The harlequin is an important character from the Italian theater, Commedia dell’Arte, and a symbol of love, hope, and optimism. The character of the harlequin first appeared in Italian theaters during the beginning of the Renaissance. The harlequin has inspired many artists over the centuries, including Picasso, as seen in his paintings of the harlequin in the early 1900s. This mystical and clever character has many faces and personality traits, sends gifts to the good and fights the evil, but most importantly, you cannot help but love them. In these current difficult times, the harlequin should play a prominent role in the lives of people who need optimism and hope.

 

The Age of the Harlequin

by Durian Sukegawa, writer, poet, and singer

 

“The harlequin can seize the audience’s attention, draw their eyes to herself, and make the other characters on stage appear invisible. The harlequin can change the whole scene, shift the audience’s perception, and suddenly become the main character in but a moment. With merely her piercing gaze, she can imagine and create a new reality. “In these challenging times, what character is more desperately needed than the harlequin? The harlequin sees the true sadness beneath people’s smiling masks, can see what’s never been seen and can hear what’s never been heard before. Thusly is the harlequin so close to people’s hearts. The harlequin knows how to sing a song that makes the world a better and more magical place.”

 

Lee designed the harlequin’s costume, updating it for modern times. Eva wears the costume and the two make surprise appearances throughout the country, where Eva uses her drums to play music full of hope and energy. The harlequin’s appearance is unpredictable and divine, but she has the potential to appear before anyone who wants to meet her, a symbol of optimism and a bright light of hope for our future. At Lee’s exhibition, some of his photographic works of the harlequin, taken in various places across Japan, will be exhibited for the first time.

 

The concept of the harlequin is a project which will allow Lee, who has been inspired by so many, to now express a new art form to help inspire a new generation of young artists. It is for this purpose that it is necessary to make the exhibition accessible to everyone at Spiral Hall.

 

The fourteen days at Spiralwill be a special opportunity where there is no boundary between his works and the many cultural figures and artists who surround him, as well as the viewers who visit the exhibition.

 

We aim for an event where new energy is born. We are preparing many opportunities to have live interactions with photographer Lee, such as a gallery talk by Lee and a talk show with his portrait models. We are also planning live performances by young artists with global perspectives, including a Japanese drum performance by Eva Kestner, also known as The Harlequin of Love and Hope. We will post these details as soon as they are finalized, and supporters who cannot attend in person can join in the festivities through live online shows of each event.

 

Outline of the event

 

・Date :6/15(Tue.)〜6/27(Sun.)

・place:omotesando spiral 5-6-23 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062

・Exhibit contents:the art works bt Benjamin Lee

・price:free

 

※In the unlikely event that the event cannot be held, it will be postponed.Please note that even in that case, the support money received will not be refunded.

 

 

 

Photographer/Artist BENJAMIN LEE 

Profile

 

 

 

From 1969 to 1972, Lee attended Ryerson Polytechnic Institute in Toronto, Canada to study photography.  During his freshman year, he won the grand prize for the Ryerson Photographic Award amongst all the  students in the school. After studying psychology at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, in 1977, he started the Benjamin Lee Studio in Soho, London, United Kingdom. While working with global  advertising agencies, he began taking portraits of renowned individuals, including hat designer Stephen  Jones, lead developer of the hydrogen bomb Edward Teller, violinist Yehudi Menuhin, Sir Henry Moore, Sir  John Hegerdy, fashion designer Bruce Oldfield, Sir Charles Saatchi, and fashion designer Manolo Blahnik. In 1987, he moved to Japan and was introduced by the president of the Royal Academy, Sir Hugh Casson, to  Shikanai Nobutaka, CEO of Fuji Sankei Group and founder of the Hakone Open Air Museum, and  photographed him. He was also commissioned by British Vogue to photograph fashion designer Rei  Kawakubo, designer Issei Miyake, architect Arata Isozaki, designer Eiko Ishioka, and architect Ando Tadao.  In 1989, he photographed sculptor Churyo Sato. In 1996, he exhibited “The World of Churyo Sato” at Fujita  Vente in Tokyo. Lee then published his own photo series: “Odyssey.” He exhibited at the Canadian  Embassy in Tokyo and Isamu Noguchi Plaza in Sogetsu Hall. In 2010, Lee exhibited the Churyo Sato  exhibition at the Miyagi Museum of Art. In 2012, Yayoi Kusama appointed him as her main photographer for  magazines features. He photographed New York and Dubai for Kateigaho’s Travel Story series and also  photographed one hundred top artists from all over the world for Pen Magazines’s new book, “The Creative  Place.” In 2014, Lee made the Universe of an Imagination Exhibition of Yayoi Kusama and published a  catalogue of his works featuring Yayoi Kusama. 

Lee received the British Design Art Direction Award twice, and also the grand prize in the Ilford Portrait Photo  Contest.

His published works include “Odyssey” and Pen Magazines’s “The Creative Place” featuring one hundred top  artists.

 

 

Message from Benjamin Lee

 

 

 

Message

 

Princess Hisako Takamado

 

I have seen many artworks from Benjamin Lee and he communicates the importance of using his  own imagination, as well as encouraging us to use our own imagination when appreciating his  photography. Freedom of expression is something that all of us have and we can all express it  through different art forms. But what I consider a true artist is someone who has the ability to fully  express one’s self by perfectly understanding one’s own talent and perfectly utilizing our own  abilities, like Benjamin does. There is something that appeals to our hearts today when seeing his  work from any year. His art is timeless.

 

Kengo Kuma (Architect)

 

What is so amazing about Benjamin is that he can work professionally and produce high quality  work not only in Japan, but anywhere in the world.

 

Kaori Momoi (Actress)

 

Benjamin really loves people and is an artist who truly respects the Japanese people. He takes  amazing photographs of artists who are held in great importance in Japan (and all over the world),  and really captures their essence. Benjamin has a very charming, cute, and great personality. I  am very happy I can talk to him and be friends with him.

 

Yayoi Kusama (Artist)

 

What superb images he takes! I am very pleased. Benjamin Lee is an artist who has captured the  very essence of my life and my art.

 

Sandro Bottega , CEO BOTTEGA Europe

 

Benjamin Lee is more than a great photographer and artist, he is a friend of the people. When you meet him it seems like you have known each other forever: ..... he expresses confidence, loyalty and vision.

His artworks represent a mixture of contemporaneity and futurism, imagination and reality, horizon and a single vision ...we love him for his originality, his uniqueness, his capability to make real the abstract: his artworks will be a symbol for the future generation, timeless in their symbolism !!! 

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