On August 18th, the Shibuya Station Block West Wing Construction Temporary Fence Art Project, created by artist Ota Kosuke, opened to the public at the construction site of the Shibuya Station Block Development Plan.

The project, which was selected for "TOKYO CITY CANVAS," a cultural initiative promoted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to spread the art scene throughout the city, is a public-private partnership co-created by Tokyu and the Shibuya Station Area Management General Incorporated Association, and is supported by Shibuya Ward.

8月18日から一般公開が始まった「渋谷駅街区西棟工事仮囲いアートプロジェクト」

The project's theme is "Shibuya Culture Jungle - Letting Diversity Shine." Through art, the project aims to raise awareness of modern society's challenges, such as multicultural coexistence, gender awareness, and understanding of disabilities. The project's aim to create a society where people with diverse values and backgrounds can accept each other and thrive overlaps with Shibuya Ward's philosophy of "a city that transforms differences into strength."

作品の掲出場所は現在、「渋谷スクランブルスクエア西棟」の建設工事を進む渋谷駅街区

キャンバスは、今年3月に移設された「JR渋谷駅西口」に向かう通路を囲む白い仮囲い

第1弾となる今回は、渋谷駅から渋谷フクラスの間に通じる通路沿い、渋谷スクランブルスクエア西棟新築工事の北側仮囲いをキャンバスに見立て、太田宏介さんの既存作品の中から「花」「コウモリ」など動植物をテーマにした約15点を展示する。

ギラギラした夏の太陽に負けない鮮やかな色彩と力強いフォルムが特徴の太田さんの作品

無機質で殺風景だった工事仮囲いに明るさと華やぎをもたらす動植物をテーマとしたアート

高さ3メートル、幅約25メートルにわたる巨大な仮囲いを、鮮やかな色彩と生命感あふれるフォルムが埋め尽くし、同所を行き交う通行人の目を引く。

アーティスト・太田宏介さん。TBS系ドラマ「ライオンの隠れ家」に登場した絵も太田さんが描いた

Ota was born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1981. He was diagnosed with autism and intellectual disability as a child, but discovered painting when he began attending art classes at age 11, and held his first solo exhibition at age 15. Since then, he has held solo exhibitions across the country, and his free-spirited and original style has been highly praised both in Japan and abroad. He has been attracting increasing attention in recent years, with a solo exhibition and live painting event scheduled for January 2025 at Seibu Shibuya, and his works being used as paintings by characters in the TBS drama "Lion's Lair."

This project aims to bring creativity and color to the "urban margin" of the construction site, creating an exhibition space open to the city. Even during construction, it will provide a place where anyone can encounter art, and deliver an opportunity to feel diversity and empathy in everyday life.

The second installment is scheduled to be released around the end of November 2025. Ota will actually walk around Shibuya and create new drawings that capture the atmosphere and scenery of the city with his own sensibilities, further decorating the temporary enclosure. Once completed, the exhibition is expected to further highlight the individuality and diversity of the Shibuya area.

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