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David Elliott, Director of the Mori Art Museum, supervised the selection of four works to grace the Roppongi Hills public areas. An additional three works were selected by architect Fumihiko Maki for installation in and around the striking TV Asahi building which he designed. In Roppongi Hills, a work of art by a world-famous artist or designer is waiting for you to discover just around the next corner. |
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MAMAN
This giant 10-m figure of a spider symbolizes the role of Roppongi Hills as a place where people gather from across the globe to weave new webs of information and interaction. |
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LOUISE BOURGEOIS
2002(1999)／Bronze, stainless steel, marble
9.27 x 8.91 x 10.23(h)m
Courtesy of the artist, Cheim & Read |
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Rose This giant rose, towering over its viewers, stands as the Roppongi Hills symbol of love and beauty |
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ISA GENZKEN
2003(1993)／Steel, aluminium, lacquer
8.0(h)m
Sponsored by Hollywood Beauty Group |
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COUNTER VOID Digital numbers on a glass screen excite the imaginations of passersby. |
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TATSUO MIYAJIMA
2003／Neon tube, glass, IC, aluminum, electric wire, etc.
1 unit: 3.2 x 2.2m x 6 figures
Commissioned by TV Asahi Directed by MAKI AND ASSOCIATES |
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Wall Drawing #948 Bands of color (circles) Colorful, dynamic circles in a work created for the TV Asahi entrance hall. |
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SOL LEWITT
2003／Acrylic paint
1F: 2.7 x 13.4m 2F: 3.0 x 14.8m
Commissioned by TV Asahi |
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roboroborobo (roborobo-en) Child robots appear in various locations around Sakurazaka Park. The eyes of the 44 robots arranged in a towering sculpture light up at nighttime. |
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CHOI JEONG HWA
2003／FRP, stainless steel, fiber light
1.0×1.0×12.0(h)m |
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High Mountain Flowing Water: 3-D Landscape Painting This work has its origins in an anecdote from Chinese history. A familiar primeval landscape of rocky mountains and water in sculptural form. |
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CAI GUO-QIANG
2003／Stone, water
10.1 x 26.8 x 4.0(h)m |
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GUARDIAN STONE A work of simple, unrefined form and materials, yet evocative of complex moods (commissioned by TV Asahi). |
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MARTIN PURYEAR
2003／Shanxi black granite
3.7 x 3.0 x 5.5(h)m |
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Along Roppongi Hills' main street Keyaki-zaka Dori, interior designer Shigeru Uchida has collaborated with 10 designers to create the world’s first “Streetscape Project”. In your next exploration of this dynamic community, take a moment to experience, appreciate, and enjoy the art of the city. |
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Annas Stenar
"Memories of a trip out in the archipelago of Stockholm. That's what my designs are about." (in the artist's words) |
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THOMAS SANDELL
2003年／Corian (cameo white/coffee bean）
0.77 x 1.5 x 0.45(h)m
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I Can't Give You Anything But Love According to the artist, this bench － named after a famous jazz tune － was designed to remove the "element of gravity" from the work. |
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SHIGERU UCHIDA
2003／Stainless, ceramic paint
0.45 x 6.0 x 0.95(h)m |
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Where did this big stone come from?
Where does this river flow into?
Where am I going to?
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KATSUHIKO HIBINO
2003／GRC, coloring, ceramic paint
0.85 x 9.0 x 1.25(h)m
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Arch Bordering sidewalk and road, located between design and architecture |
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ANDREA BRANZI
2003／Concrete, ceramic paint
0.5 x 6.0 x 3.0(h)m
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Evergreen?
Dense ivy grows up from the ground through gaps in multiple infinity loops. |
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RON ARAD
2003／Body: bronze pipe; Leg: steel pipe、bronze plate
1.48 x 6.04 x 2.71(h)m
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ISOLA CALMA
This is a place for those looking for a private, isolated space in streets bustling with people and traffic. |
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ETTORE SOTTSASS
2003／Wall surface: terrazzo; Floor and bar: granite (cardoso); Bench: marble (Bianco Carrara)
2.3 x 7.0 x 2.1(h)m |
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Chair disappears in the rain This chair appears to disappear on rainy days, just as the contours of a piece of glass gradually disappear when it is immersed in water. |
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TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA
2003／Body: glass; Leg: mirror-finished stainless steel; Floor: burner-finished granite
Chair: 0.75 x 0.98 x 0.99(h) x 0.41(sh), Block: 0.5 x 0. 98 x 0.55(h)m, Floor: 1.68 x 5.95m |
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Park Bench
The design concept is that of a bench, pure and simple. The intention is not to arouse curiosity, but to achieve harmony with the environment. |
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JASPER MORRISON
2003／Leg and arm: stainless steel; Back and seat: Japanese cypress
0.44 x 8.58 x 0.75(h)m
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ripples
A large body of water suspended in the "forest" of the city, complete with spreading "ripples." |
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TOYO ITO
2003年／Seat: machined clad steel, nondirectional buff, ceramic paint; Leg: concrete
0.9 x 3.8 x 0.43(h)m |
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day-tripper
Jurgen Bey with Christian Oppewal and Silvin v.d. Velden. Furniture integrated into a waveform as a function of the different postures of human users. |
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DROOG DESIGN /Jurgen Bey with Christian Oppewal and Silvin v.d. Velden
2003／Polyurethane forming FRP, polyester paint, silkscreen
0.75 x 7.0 x 1.41(h)m |
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sKape
sKape is an island of flowing color, designed as an extension of the Tokyo landscape. |
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KARIM RASHID
2003／GRC, urethane paint
0.7 x 9.0 x 1.94(h)m |
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