On Saturday March 29 and Sunday March 30, 2003, GEISAI#3 was held at Pacifico Yokohama, Exbition Hall A for the first time. Here we see the beginning of the installation period.
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Exhibitors begin setting up their booths, many of them already experienced at doing so. This time, there were two days to bring works into the venue.
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As always, we built a tower crowned with paper lanterns. And this time, the tower was used as a stage too. GEISAI is, after all, a festival!
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The “King of Shokugan (small box meals with toys inside) , Kaiyodo Executive Director Miyawaki Sennmu. This time, he did a test exhibition of some new Murakami pieces at the hall.
A motorcycle at art? The installation was in progress as this photo was taken.
GEISAI#3 doors open and a wave of visitors rushes inside.
A booth set up by the Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shinbun. They exhibited artwork by two winners of an illustration contest they held.
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KATHY, who received awards from the talent scouts at GEISAI #2, put on a girly performance that caught many visitors’ eyes.
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Cute artworks with a feminine touch were exhibited by unico. Mika Ninagawa even bought a piece.
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These performers wearing gas masks were back for a repeat appearance.
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A large sculpture. Is he getting a signal?
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The booth by yuki and Chissa who were both recipients of Scout Awards at the last GEISAI.