About

Acknowledged as the representative of Tokyo’s sub-and countercultures, Harajuku has redefined values central to the understanding of art itself: aesthetic and community, uniqueness and exclusivity, ownership and consumption.

These movements and practices have been appropriated by many and yet, perhaps due to their young and uniquely Japanese post-war existential underpinnings, have been brushed aside as exotic social phenomenons and remain largely alienated from the Western sphere of art.

Through our curation for Taipei Dangdai 2022, we hope to represent our decade-long presence in Harajuku. …