The pioneers who brought Japanese ceramics into the contemporary art world were Takuro Kuwata @takurokuwata and Tomio Koyama Gallery @tomiokoyamagallery . Kuwata's ceramic works had a very contemporary-art sensibility, and their gaudy, glittering effects were so unique and epoch-making that his followers have sprung up all over the world in the 15 years since his debut. On the other hand, I genuinely like the utilitarian works of Japanese ceramic artists, especially the artists of the "lifestyle craft” movement, which emerged in the 2000s. Over time I have collected about 20,000 such works, and have been organizing exhibitions by calling on my favorite artists whose works are in my collection. Among my favorites are Otani Workshop @ota539 , Yuji Ueda @yuji____ueda , and Aso Kojima, as well as Shin Murata @muratashinwolf , with whom I have now jointly opened a store @tonari_no_murata . Contemporary artist Chiho Aoshima @chiho_aoshima has also started making ceramic works at Murata’s workshop. I have gathered works of all these artists together for an exhibition titled GEIBI KAKUSHIN ("Aesthetic Innovation on Japanese Ceramic Art") at Perrotin Matignon @galerieperrotin in Paris. I myself am also exhibiting paintings inspired by the Qinghua fish paintings of the Tang Dynasty China. In Japan, ceramic art is as vast in quality and quantity as manga and anime. Japanese people love to use ceramics. Even if they are washed and cracked or damaged, they repair and continue to use them. Competition is therefore fierce and there is a rapid turnover in this industry in terms of popularity. I have collected some of the current gems for this show! I hope you will enjoy. #小嶋亜創 translation: @tabi_the_fat

End of the World's @endoftheworldofficial brand-new song "In My Dream" is officially out now. The video was directed by the talented Gene Ivery @geneivery and myself. The concept of the video was started when the amazing Ben Baller @benballer custom-made a stunning piece of Chameleon @takashipom jewelry for us, and we just let our idea ran wild from there. The song “In My Dream” talks about the line between dream and reality and it perfectly connects with this vision that I have in every creative work that I do for End of the World, intersecting what’s real and not in a parallel world concept. I believe this video marked a big step in our journey to move to a larger stage. Also a huge huge thanks to Kondo-san @ryusukek for putting together such a brilliant crew! Click the link in bio to watch the music video. Creative Director Naoki Wada Director / Editor Gene Ivery Account Producer Ikuko Shimizu Producer Ryusuke Kondo Production Manager Billy Kohler Production Coordinator Michael Chasin Production Coordinator Yesha Hayes 1st AD Amy Ergle Set PA/Driver. Matt Kohler Set PA Alec Salerno Covid-19 Compliance Officer Yesha Hayes Intern Risa Shimakura DP Thomas Simon 1st AC Jeanna Kim 2nd AC Nicholas Menio Steadicam Operator Thor Wixom Data Wrangler Antoine Combelles Gaffer Aakash Raj Grip Jean Carlos Falcon Swing Kishan Patel Production Designer Gemma Fenol Set Dresser/Carpenter David Espina Wardrobe Stylist Mariah Harrison Makeup (Fukase & Nakajin) Simon Rihana Hair (Fukase & Nakajin) Andre Gunn Hair/MU (Saori & LOVE) Ayano Sato Set Medic Jessica Fowler Animal Wrangler Karl Miller & LAND MUSIC CREW Chiaki Tanaka, Yoseph Pradana, Nana Murata, Juri Kimura, Shiho Kamei

🍊Art direction and CGI for PKCZ @pkcz_official 's Music Video "煩悩解放運動"🐶🧠🌈 Thank you!! Art Director & CGI：Minori Murata Film Director : Taiga Minami @taiga373 Producer: Takahiro Inoue @sebangou88ban Director of Photography：Koretaka Kamiike @koretakakamiike Assistant Camera : Yusuke Kuga, Hikaru Tsuchida Lighting Director：Wataru Sugimura Colourist : Hajime Kato Prop direction : @bokunou Executive Producer：EXILE HIRO General Producer：VERBAL PKCZ®：EXILE MAKIDAI, VERBAL, DJ DARUMA, ALAN SHIRAHAMA, JOMMY Hair&Make：Chie, Akemi Mizuno, Naomi Muramatsu Stylist：Yasuhiro Watanabe, Rino Oketani Special Thanks： ぼく脳, BLACKBOX³ #pkcz #煩悩解放運動