[Beau・ti・fied Ta・boo] – A Multi-media Art Exhibition

[Beau・ti・fied Ta・boo] – A Multi-media Art Exhibition

July 9, 2009 - one night only

doors open at 18:30pm (until 24:00)

18 years or older

www.beautified-taboo.com

13 Artists are invited to showcase a multi-layered + multi-cultured world of taboos in beautified ways. Emerging and established artists from different backgrounds and art disciplines, explore and share their interpretations of taboos, which can be the artists’ personal taboo or encompass topics such as sex, religion, politics, food etc.

This eclectic collection of controversial art works will feature Photography, Visual Arts, Fashion, interactive Live Installations and a special Fetish Ballet Performance by the Japanese female dance duo "８６Ｂ２１０".

Featured artists:

1. Alexis Alvarez (Photography, US/JP)

2. Richard Boase (Visual Art, UK)

3. Ed Fox (Photography, US)

4. Florencia Guerberof (Video Performance, ARG/UK)

5. Ryan Hale (Photography, US)

6. Yu Hokazono (Photography, JP)

7. Kawori Inbe (Photography, JP)

8. Jun Kitagawa (Live Painting, JP)

9. Catalina Madrinan (Sculpture/Painting, CO)

10. Skinni Pants (Fashion Installation, US/JP)

11. Massimiliano Schilliro (Photo Installation, IT)

12. Emmi Venna (Live Installation, FIN)

13. "The 13th Artist" (Illustration, GER/US)

The interior of Tokyo’s premier art event venue SUPER DELUXE will be

transformed to mimic a maze giving the visitors an unexpected spatial experience.

“Taboo is existent in everyone’s lives, beliefs and morals and it concerns us all as a part of a society.”

-Vivienne U. H. Doan, Organizer