Motion graphics work “motion texture 02” on exhibit at Roppongi Art Night 2019
WOW magazine 153 - May. 22nd, 2019
The one-night art festival “Roppongi Art Night 2019” set in Roppongi will be held from May 25th, 2019 (Sat) to the 26th (Sun). WOW will exhibit original motion graphic work “motion texture 02.”
Future Navigation: Teijin Group 100th Anniversary Project
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Permanent exhibition of the art installations “wind_form” and “FLOW” at THE THOUSAND KYOTO
WOW magazine 152 - Apr. 25th, 2019
“THE THOUSAND KYOTO” located near JR Kyoto Station and operated by “Keihan Hotels & Resorts” opened on January 29. “Wind_form” and “FLOW”, original work by WOW will be permanently on display.
HIPANDA OMOTESANDO store features an experiential installation with videos & AR
WOW magazine 151 - Apr. 17th, 2019
On April 14th, 2019 (Sun), Chinese apparel brand HIPANDA opened its largest flagship store in Omotesando. Along with CURIOSITY founder Gwenael Nicolas who managed the store coordination and production, WOW managed overall direction of video & AR for the new in-store experiential installation.
Enjoy the night of Pikatyu Outbreak! by WOW and Rizomatiks Research
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WOW’s New Work “Sense of Wonder” Will Be Shown at Pikachu Outbreak!
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Art garden of light and fog by WOW at Tokyo Midtown
WOW directed the environment and designed the experience at SHIBUYA STREAM
WOW magazine 150 - Apr. 16th, 2019
The project aims to generate new culture in Shibuya and to bring new life to the Southern Area of Shibuya Station. It is targeted at creative people and is intended as a place that provides them with daily inspiration. WOW was in charge of planning the environment and designing the experiences for a giant monitor which is located at the 100-meter walkway connecting the second floor to Shibuya Station, the giant wall projection set up at the entrance and the large staircase connecting the building to Meiji Street.
WOW inc. uses technology to reconstruct intangible natural experiences
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from pokemon to lady gaga, in twenty years WOW studio has animated the world
A performance that unites digital art with Ainu traditional dance, “Akan Yukar - Lost Kamuy”, has begun.
WOW magazine 149 - Mar. 27th, 2019
The Akan Ainu Craft Association and the Japanese Regional DMO, who are working to spread awareness of Ainu traditional culture, formed the NPO, Akan Tourism Association Town Development Promotion Organization in order to develop the tourist area. They are the ones who renewed the program by the Lake Akan Ainu Theater “Ikor”*.
Continuing on from last year, “CHANDON Blossom Lounge” will be held in Tokyo Midtown from March 15th (Fri.) until April 14th (Sun.), 2019. WOW was in charge of the creative direction and image production for the giant Chandon bottle, “Chandon Bouquet,” installed in the center of the grounds.
Tokyo Light Odyssey wins Webby in the FILM & VIDEO category
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YADORU at Media Ambition Tokyo 2019
WOW magazine 147 - Feb. 15th, 2019
From February 23rd (Sat) to March 3rd (Sun) 2019, a technology culture festival to create a future called "Media Ambition Tokyo 2019" will be held. For the first time in Tokyo, WOW will display kokeshi doll projection mapping piece "YADORU" presented at the Yamagata Biennale in September 2018.
Exhibition of “wind form_02” “UNITY of MOTION” at BAY ART 2018 Shenzhen
WOW magazine 146 - Jan. 25th, 2019
We are currently exhibiting our artworks “wind form_02” and “UNITY of MOTION” at BAY ART 2018 Shenzhen now. Please drop by the site when you are in Shenzhen.
Cassini's life passes before it's eyes in NY art exhibition
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360° Movie Tokyo Light Odyssey
Happy New Year 2019 -Sharing with you a piece of WOW this holiday season-
WOW magazine 145 - Jan. 1st, 2019
We have made holiday cards which links videos as our very first artwork of 2019.
In total, there are 12 different designs of the holiday cards that we have created this time.
Tsurutaro Kataoka continues to demonstrate diverse talents as a painter and calligrapher, while also sometimes performing as an actor, at other times as an entertainer.
An Immersive Installation that Celebrates the Life of NASA’s Cassini Satellite
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Adobe and Coca-Cola Go for Gold to Support Special Olympics
Tokyo Michiterasu 2018 “Gateway of Light”
WOW magazine 143 - Dec. 17th, 2018
As the countdown to 2020 begins, and on the cusp of the transition from the Heisei Era to a fresh era, “Gateway of Light” has been created as a “doorway to a new generation” in the Marunouchi area of Tokyo (the entrance to Japan).
WOW collaborates in the event “CURIOSITY CANVAS COLLECTION”, organized by the studio Curiosity, founded in Tokyo by the French designer Nicolas Gwenael.
From December 1 (Friday) to December 25 (Monday), 2017 at Manabia Terrace in Higashine City, Yamagata, WOW opens the WOW ‘POPPO Exhibition’, a digital art exhibition.
The art monument “NEURO_SURGE,” a collaboration between WOW and the in-house team “TEAM 101” responsible for the creation of BRAND SHISEIDO, will be made public from November 20, 2017.
Mono Kokoro Paper Lanterns｜No Maps｜“Tsurutaro Kataoka SHIKISAIKA -Flowers of the four seasons-”
WOW magazine 127 - Oct. 11st, 2017
The new installation “Mono Kokoro Paper Lanterns” is open to the public at Tokyo Midtown DESIGN Touch from Friday, October 13th until Sunday, November 5th.
WOW Showcase -The Necessity of Daily Un-necessities- at Gallery Enzo in Kanazawa
WOW magazine 126 - Sep. 20th, 2017
The WOW Showcase - The Necessity of Life’s Unnecessaries -, held over approximately 2 and a half months from April 2017 at GYRE in Omotesando, will be opening from Saturday 23rd September at Gallery Enzo in Kanazawa.
The exhibition is sponsored by the celebrated Okamura Corporation, best known for their furniture and industrial equipment production, and is a collaboration with Hitoshi Abe (architect / AHA founder / UCLA professor).
WOW will present a work that we created through a collaboration with music producer Takeshi Kobayashi and the internationally-active artist unit DAISY BALLOON at this festival.
WOW Showcase -The Necessity of Daily Un-necessities-
WOW magazine 119 - Apr. 5th, 2017
“WOW Showcase - the Necessity of Daily Un-necessities”, is part of the “WOW20 Project” to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the visual design studio WOW, we will present our latest endeavors in product design upon which we have poured our hearts into.
The latest work to utilize real time tracking and face projection mapping using a state of the art 1000 fps projector and ultra high speed sensing, “INORI-PRAYER-,” has been released.
Built upon the concept of “a place where dreams, technology, and friends meet,” the “laundroid café” - featuring a teaser model version of the world’s first automatic laundry folding robot, “laundroid,” is now open.
The “Hare to Ke Exhibit” will be held at Sendai Mediatheque from March 18 (Sat) to March 22 (Wed), 2017 as part of the 20th anniversary “WOW20 Project.”
“MEDIA AMBITION TOKYO 2017” is a festival of art and technology that unites new ideas and the technology of the future, and will be held from February 11th (Sat) to March 12th (Sun).
WOW and EPOCH have handled direction and production duties on the promotional film “BEYOND THE DREAM”, commemorating the 61st Arima Kinen, to be held on December 25, 2016 (Sun.).
“kagami / Real-Time Face Generator” “Kacho Fugetsu / Real-Time Face Tracking & Projection Mapping”
WOW magazine 108 - Oct. 11st, 2016
“kagami” means a mirror in Japanese. “kagami / Real-Time Face Generator” is an installation, which features “3D mirror,” capable of replicating a person’s face in three dimensions.
