05.30[Sat], 31[Sun] , 06.02[Tue]
On Saturday, May 30, Sunday, May 31, and Tuesday, June 2, Art Center NEW (Ongoing Association) will participate in Hello! Shinfo, an event held in the open plaza of the large mixed-use complex “Yokohama Symphostage” in Minato Mirai. The event is designed for everyone to enjoy—adults, children, and people working in the neighborhood alike.
On May 30–31, we will host a booth at the “BOOK PICNIC & MARKET,” offering a relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere, where Art Center NEW will present and sell original goods and ZINEs.
On June 2 (18:00–18:30), we will also organize a talk event as part of “AFTER WORK CHEERS & TALK,” featuring contemporary artist Yusuke Asai as a guest, specially aimed at nearby office workers.
This large-scale event is held in conjunction with Yokohama Port Opening Memorial Day, with a wide range of programs taking place not only at Symphostage but also at various venues across Yokohama, including K-Arena. We warmly invite you to visit Yokohama and join us over the weekend 🍃
Click here for 『 Hello! シンフォ』 press release:
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000016.000149465.html
We will be offering a selection of Art Center NEW original goods and ZINEs created in collaboration with artists. In addition to art merchandise by popular artists, we will present a wide range of self-published works (ZINEs) produced by various creators. We invite you to discover unique pieces that can only be found here.
Event Title: Hello! Shinfo – Book Picnic & Market
Dates: Saturday, May 30 & Sunday, May 31, 2026
Time: 11:00–17:00
Admission: Free
Venue: Yokohama Symphostage Plaza (Gate Plaza 1F / Grand Mall Plaza 2F)
Address: 5-1-2 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 220-0012, Japan
Access: 1-minute walk from Exit 3 or 4 of Shin-Takashima Station (Minato Mirai Line)
Organizer: Yokohama Symphostage Management Association
Planning & Production: Yokohama Fun Company Inc.
We will host a talk event featuring contemporary artist Yusuke Asai, who has worked extensively beyond museums and galleries, engaging in numerous public-space exhibitions and participatory workshops with local communities.
Starting from his perspectives on presenting artworks in public spaces, the conversation will explore broader questions such as “What is art?” and “What is publicness?” It will also touch on his upcoming exhibition, Dialectical Landscape, scheduled to open at Art Center NEW from June 20 (details to be announced soon).
Through this talk, we aim to examine new possibilities for collaboration between art and society, as well as between art and the corporate sector.
Yusuke Asai
Born in Tokyo in 1981, Yusuke Asai creates paintings using a wide range of materials and methods. His practice includes “mud paintings” made with soil and water collected from the site, “Masking Plants” drawn with marker on masking tape, and “Blue Blood Paintings” using Prussian blue derived from deer blood.
In recent years, he has also resumed working seriously with ceramics, a practice he returned to during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moving fluidly between two-dimensional and three-dimensional forms, he continues to deepen expressions unique to working with earth. His works, created from soil—the source of life—carry traces of the diverse microorganisms that once inhabited it, as well as the vitality of plants that have sprouted from it, embodying the very cycles of life rooted in each place.
Event Title: Hello! Shinfo – After Work Cheers & Talk
Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 (Yokohama Port Opening Memorial Day)
Time: 16:00–20:30
Admission: Free
Venue: Yokohama Symphostage Plaza (Grand Mall Plaza, 2F)
Address: 5-1-2 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 220-0012, Japan
Access: 1-minute walk from Exit 3 or 4 of Shin-Takashima Station (Minato Mirai Line)
Organizer: Yokohama Symphostage Management Association
Planning & Production: Yokohama Fun Company Inc.
