GEISAI#4 Photo Report

  • GEISAI#4 was held at Tokyo Big Sight, West hall Four again for the second straight year. No matter how many times we see it, we’re still impressed with the sheer size of the space..
  • In what has now become a regular sight, two charter buses full of exhibitors from Osaka arrive at the hall. The groups this time were White Cube and Rocket Bus Tours.
  • Exhibitor after exhibitor came pouring off the buses, getting ready for GEISAI#4.
  • Exhibitors begin setting up booths.
  • Kaiyodo’s booth was selling the Shokugan, SUPERFLAT MUSEUM NY Edition, produced by Takashi Murakami.。
  • Kaiyodo Executive Director Miyawaki Sennmun and chairman Takashi Murakami as they begin set up of their limited edition Art Shokugan.
  • With installation finished, the exhibitors relax. Their passion was beginning to heat up the venue itself.
  • On the morning of September 14, Murakami’s radio program “FM GEIJYUTSU DOJO” recorded and broadcast from the venue. The person on the right is the director Otsuka Muto.
  • Just before the opening. This is the longest line of visitors we’ve seen yet. 。
  • With an hour until opening, staff members gather to put themselves in the GEISAI spirit.
  • As the doors opened, visitors rushed into the hall! The venue was abuzz with energy.
  • Kaiyodo’s booth set a remarkable record by selling out all 6000 art shokugan kits in only forty minutes.