A Happy New Year at Gallery kópis Tokyo

Everything comes in threes these days.

On Sunday December 14, 2008, “A Happy New Year” group show opens at Gallery kopis here in Tokyo. In fact, it opens right around the same time the SCBWI Tokyo Illustrator Exhibit will be coming down. If you time it right, you can get to both shows in one day!

“A Happy New Year” (干支　エトセトラ) will showcase work based on New Year’s cards and the chinese zodiac animals. If you’ve been studying your katakana, however, you might have noticed a big ‘ol “etcetera” in the Japanese title. So really, anything goes. Should be fun! My presence at this show will be a bit smaller than at the previous one in August, but for good reason. The artwork from the previous week’s Christmas-themed show will remain alongside the 6 new artists opening this week. It promises to be an eye-popping holiday extravaganza!

The details:

Name: A Happy New Year 「サンタクロースがやってくる！＆干支　エトセトラ・・・」

Place: Kópis Gallery (http://www.g-kopis.com/)
near Kiyosumi-shirakawa station, Tokyo
ph. 03-5639-2381
1-2-12 1F Shirakawa, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0021

closing end-of-the-year party: Saturday, December 20th from 5pm

Dates: December 14 – December 20, 2008 (Gallery closed on Tuesday, the 16th)
Time: 11am to 7pm (from 1pm on the 14th, until 5pm on the 20th)

I will be there on Sunday the 14th, and probably the following Saturday. Email me for times (tho I will likely be late!)

Here’s a link to the gallery (all in Japanese!)

And here’s a map (also in Japanese).

English directions from Kiyosumi-Shirakawa station: Just use exit A3, when you finish climbing the stairs take a left and then another immediate left. When you hit the road, go right and the Kopis Gallery will be on the next corner. Takes about 3 minutes.