Chandelier with a diameter of 2.7m and ceiling LED of 31m x 10m for Grand Cinema Sunshine will be revealed.
WOW magazine 156 - Jul. 10th, 2019
On July 19 (Fri.), a 12-screen large cinema complex, the “Grand Cinema Sunshine”, will be opening in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Under the direction of WOW, the chandelier (“Light Sculpture”) located in the entrance lobby of the 4th floor of the complex and the large LED display (“Motion Ceiling”) that covers the ceiling of the 12th floor have been procured.
Future Navigation: Teijin Group 100th Anniversary Project
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“BAKERU” starts at JAPAN HOUSE LOS ANGELES / Suntory “Mizu To Ikiru” Digital Art Garden Starts at TOKYO MIDTOWN
WOW magazine 155 - Jul. 1st, 2019
WOW is pleased to announce the world debut of “BAKERU: Transforming Spirits,” a complimentary exhibition inviting visitors to step into the supernatural world of Japanese folk traditions from the northern region of Tohoku, Japan, through the use of large-scale interactive projections with motion capture technology.
Reconstructing the orchestra using technology: “SOUND-FREE CONCERT 2019” and “THE CROSSING UN-ORCHESTRA”
WOW magazine 154 - Jun. 19th, 2019
This year, WOW will participate again in “Yoichi Ochiai X Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Project” as a “video performer.” This year, the first night is titled “Diversity 《Sound-Free Concert 2019》” and the second night is titled “Art 《The Crossing Un-Orchestra》,” and it will be double performances lasting two weeks.
Enjoy the night of Pikatyu Outbreak! by WOW and Rizomatiks Research
AXIS Web Magazine
WOW’s New Work “Sense of Wonder” Will Be Shown at Pikachu Outbreak!
Numero TOKYO
Art garden of light and fog by WOW at Tokyo Midtown
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.”
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
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.
Tokyo Light Odyssey wins Webby in the FILM & VIDEO category
Casa BRUTUS
Come to WOW's amusement park
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.
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”*.
Cassini's life passes before it's eyes in NY art exhibition
Vimeo BEST OF THE MONTH
360° Movie Tokyo Light Odyssey
CHANDON Blossom Lounge 2019 Open in Tokyo Midtown
WOW magazine 148 - Mar. 13rd, 2019
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.
WOW inc creates neuroscience-inspired light show at shiseido ginza store in tokyo
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Shiseido embeds its brand in art – here’s why it makes sense
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NASA’s Doomed Cassini Spacecraft Lives on in an Immersive Art Experience
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.
An Immersive Installation that Celebrates the Life of NASA’s Cassini Satellite
Adobe Creative Connection
Adobe and Coca-Cola Go for Gold to Support Special Olympics
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.
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.
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.
