See the forefront of XR culture: experience XR works, live performances, talks and unique pop-ups.
Tokyo, Japan 13th January, 2022 – This year’s NEWVIEW EXHIBITION, a major update to the annual NEWVIEW AWARDS ceremony , will be held simultaneously at both the real world venue, Shibuya PARCO, and an all new virtual venue created by STYLY! Through this project, artists and creators from various genres such as design, music, fashion, etc., who are pioneers in XR expression, will participate in the exhibition, and under the theme of “Post-Reality and No-Normal,” they will create contents and performances that transcend, deviate from, and transform reality and normalcy.
In addition to the exhibition of XR works created with artists from across the world, there will also be an exhibition of NEWVIEW AWARDS 2021 finalist works, graduation work exhibitions from each of the NEWVIEW SCHOOL schools, and a unique event including live performance by the genre-specific XR expression community “NEWVIEW CYPHER,”. There will also be a live performance by 0b4k3 (Obake), the winner of the NEWVIEW AWARDS 2020 PARCO Prize.
During the event, there will be an award ceremony for the NEWVIEW AWARDS 2021, and the program “NEWVIEW DOMMUNE” will be broadcast in conjunction with DOMMUNE.
NEWVIEW FEST 2021
Period: 2022/1/21(Fri) – 1/30(Sun)
Venue: Shibuya PARCO
Shibuya PARCO 1F “NAKASHIBU STREET” / 4F “POP UP SPACE” / 10F “ROOFTOP PARK
(15-1 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
VIRTUAL PARCO
Time: 11:00
Shibuya PARCO 11:00 – 20:00 (*according to Shibuya PARCO’s business hours)
Experience VIRTUAL PARCO 24 hours a day, from anywhere.
Participation fee: Free
https://newview.design/en/fest2021/
EXHIBITION
- VIRTUAL VENUE
VIRTUAL PARCO / NEWVIEW GALLERY
VIRTUAL PARCO
A part of Shibuya PARCO (1F / 4F / 10F), the center of Japan pop culture, has been transformed into a 24-hour super-experience venue that can be experienced from all over the world! In conjunction with the actual experiential exhibition, created in AR at the venue as a collaboration with six domestic and international artists, viewers from anywhere in the world can experience the content in VR. Welcome to the unusual Shibuya PARCO, the entrance to the NEWVIEW GALLERY that does not exist in the real world.
A virtual gallery consisting of four exhibition spaces
Gallery on virtual
NEWVIEW GALLERY
A new virtual gallery consisting of four exhibition spaces has been created with artists from the NEWVIEW community from around the world. You can experience the history and forefront of experimental activities based on the concept of “design for super-experience” as artworks.
History of NEWVIEW
Launched in January 2018, this exhibition presents a digest of the history of NEWVIEW, a worldwide experimental project that pioneers, expands, and infects the design of creative expression and experience in three-dimensional space.
NEWVIEW AWARDS FINALIST EXHIBITION
The event will showcase the 26 finalists, selected from 152 entries from 15 countries, for the NEWVIEW AWARDS 2021. The works are selected for their ambitious approach to exploring the perception of reality, physicality, narrative and entertainment.
History of NEWVIEW
Launched in January 2018, this exhibition presents a digest of the history of NEWVIEW, a worldwide experimental project that pioneers, expands, and infects the design of creative expression and experience in three-dimensional space.
NEWVIEW AWARDS FINALIST EXHIBITION
Introducing the 26 finalists selected from 152 entries from 15 countries for the NEWVIEW AWARDS 2021. The works are selected for their ambitious approach to exploring the perception of reality, physicality, narrative and entertainment.
NEWVIEW SCHOOL GRADUATION EXHIBITION
NEWVIEW SCHOOL is a new school of expression for learning XR as a comprehensive art. Graduation works by students from Japan, London, Taipei, and New York will be exhibited. The space is directed by the students.
NEWVIEW CYPHER EXHIBITION
The community NEWVIEW CYPHER is a freestyle XR expression community for creative expression of all genres. Under the slogan “Break The Border,” the lineup features the works of a total of 33 artists who have come together in the three genres of graphics, music, and fashion.
EXHIBITION
- At SHIBUYA PARCO
1F「NAKASHIBU STREET」/ 10F「ROOFTOP PARK」/ 4F「POP UP SPACE」
Collaboration with 6 talented artists.
AR emergence as site-specific art!
1st floor “NAKASHIBU STREET” & 10th floor “ROOFTOP PARK”
Experimental AR works as site-specific art were created in collaboration with 6 artists from Japan and abroad. The AR work will appear on the 1st floor “NAKASHIBU STREET” and 10th floor “ROOFTOP PARK” of Shibuya PARCO. Please come and play with the work that extends and modifies the real scenery, which cannot be seen with the naked eye.
- Artist Lineup
1F “NAKASHIBU STREET
- Lu Yang（Artist)
- Luigi Honorat（Artist)
- Tomoaki Hanzawa（Graphic Designer / Filmmaker)
10F “ROOFTOP PARK
- God Scorpion（Media Artist） with Food Festival a.k.a Foodman
- JACKSON kaki (DJ / Artist)
- SAKI TAKEGAWA (3DCG Designer)
Connect with VIRTUAL PARCO
Pop-up space set up with VR equipment
4F “POP UP SPACE
A pop-up space equipped with VR equipment will open on the 4th floor of Shibuya PARCO during the exhibition period from 1/21 (fri) to 1/30 (sun). It will be a place where you can dive into “VIRTUAL PARCO” and experience the works of “NEWVIEW GALLERY” in VR.
EVENT
OPENING PARTY
2022.01.22（Sat）17:30-22:00 @Live Streaming
https://vimeo.com/663276741
ARTIST TALK
17:50-18:20
Lu Yang (Artist), Luigi Honorat (Artist), God Scorpion (Media Artist), and JACKSON kaki (DJ / Artist), who created works for this FEST, will appear on stage. They will talk about the appeal of XR as a realm of expression for artists.
NEWVIEW CYPHER XR LIVE
18:30-19:00
From the participating artists of NEWVIEW CYPHER “MUSIC”, Eguo (Audiovisual Art / Electronic Music creator) and Hana Watanabe (Visual Artist) will perform their own live XR production! This exciting 30-minute performance is a must-see.
NEWVIEW CYPHER │ OPEN CYPHER
19:10-20:30
OPEN CYPHER”, a presentation battle of XR works, will be held as the culmination of the three seasons of NEWVIEW CYPHER. We will select the No.1 artist in the three genres of “Graphics”, “Music” and “Fashion”.
0b4k3 XR LIVE「CUE」
21:00-22:00
The live performance by 0b4k3, winner of the PARCO Prize at the NEWVIEW AWARDS 2020, will be presented. 0b4k3 is also the organizer of the virtual club “GHOSTCLUB”, and his experimental production that fuses with the real space is a must-see.
Director:0b4k3
Artist:phi16
NEWVIEW AWARDS 2021 CEREMONY
2022.01.29（sat） 16:00ｰ18:00 @Live Streaming
URL:https://vimeo.com/663883696
Live streaming of the NEWVIEW AWARDS 2021 awards ceremony will include the announcement of all the winners.Naohiro Ukawa, the president of the jury, Zowie Broach, a jury member and head of the Royal College of Art Fashion Program, and Akiko Nakayama, a past finalist and internationally active painter who was involved in the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, will also appear on the program. The event will be delivered with live talks.
Emi Kusano (Satellite Young) will be the host.
NEWVIEW DOMMUNE
2022.01.29（sat） 19:30ｰ23:00
COLLABORATION
ANGLE ART MARKET
The experimental virtual store “ANGLE ART MARKET” (ULTRA TOUR by STYLY) will be open for a limited time at the “POP UP SPACE” on the 4th floor of Shibuya PARCO. In addition to experiencing artists’ works in a virtual space, users can take photos of the works from their own angle and size, and print them on T-shirts and tote bags. The created items can be actually purchased.
STYLY Official Site：https://styly.cc/
STYLY GALLERY：https://gallery.styly.cc/
STYLY Mobile：
Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.psychicvrlab.stylymr
App Store | https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/id1477168256?mt=8
NEWVIEW AWARDS 2021
Launched in January 2018 as an experimental project/community to pioneer new creative expression and experience design in 3D space. In addition to setting up experimental works with artists of various genres and activities to present new expressions to society, we are developing the “NEWVIEW AWARDS” and the “NEWVIEW SCHOOL”, an art school for learning XR as a comprehensive art form, to discover, nurture, exchange, and disseminate the next generation of creators.
More details: https://newview.design/awards/
Organizer：NEWVIEW PROJECT
About NEWVIEW
NEWVIEW was launched in January 2018 as an experimental project/community to pioneer new creative expression and experience design in 3D space. In addition to activities to set up experimental works with artists of various genres and present new expressions to society, NEWVIEW AWARDS and NEWVIEW SCHOOL, an art school for learning XR as a comprehensive art form, are being developed to discover, nurture, exchange, and disseminate the next generation of creators.